Gooshays Demographics (Havering, England)

Gooshays is a ward in Havering of London, England and includes areas of Harold Hill, Harold Court, Harold Park, Gallows Corner and Noak Hill.

In the 2011 census the population of Gooshays was 14,692 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Gooshays is 36, while the median age is lower at 35.

88.1% of people living in Gooshays were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.0% Nigeria, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% Ghana, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% India, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% South Africa.

95.0% of people living in Gooshays speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Lithuanian, 0.7% Polish, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Yoruba, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Albanian, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Romanian.

The religious make up of Gooshays is 58.1% Christian, 30.6% No religion, 1.7% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.4% Jewish, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh. 1,121 people did not state a religion. 32 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

36.5% of people are married, 12.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 31.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.4% are separated or divorced. There are 873 widowed people living in Gooshays.

The top occupations listed by people in Gooshays are Skilled trades 15.7%, Administrative and secretarial 14.1%, Elementary 12.9%, Elementary administration and service 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.4%, Administrative 10.6%, Sales and customer service 10.2%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Professional 9.5%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.1%.