Figge's Marsh Demographics (Merton, England)

Figge's Marsh is a ward in Merton of London, England and includes areas of Collier's Wood, Lower Mitcham and Streatham Vale.

In the 2011 census the population of Figge's Marsh was 11,240 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Figge's Marsh is 34, while the median age is lower at 32.

54.2% of people living in Figge's Marsh were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 7.1% Sri Lanka, 4.1% Ghana, 2.9% Jamaica, 2.5% India, 2.1% Pakistan, 1.5% Nigeria, 1.3% South America, 1.2% Ireland, 1.0% Philippines.

70.7% of people living in Figge's Marsh speak English. The other top languages spoken are 8.1% Tamil, 4.9% Polish, 2.0% Urdu, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.0% Gujarati, 1.0% Akan, 1.0% French, 0.7% Bulgarian, 0.7% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Figge's Marsh is 57.0% Christian, 13.5% No religion, 11.7% Hindu, 9.9% Muslim, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh. 731 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

38.0% of people are married, 7.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 34.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.0% are separated or divorced. There are 573 widowed people living in Figge's Marsh.

The top occupations listed by people in Figge's Marsh are Elementary 14.9%, Elementary administration and service 13.8%, Professional 13.8%, Skilled trades 12.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.8%, Sales and customer service 11.3%, Sales 9.7%, Associate professional and technical 9.6%, Caring personal service 9.3%.