Demography
Geography
Bexley...
- Is situated in the south east of London
- Borders the Thames to the north, the boroughs of Greenwich to the west, Bromley to the south and County of Kent to the east
- Covers an area of 23 square miles (6,400 hectares)
- Has existed as a borough since the 1960's
- Has four major district centres - Crayford, Erith, Sidcup and Welling
- Is one of the greenest boroughs in London with over 100 parks and open spaces
- Bexleyheath has experienced a major expansion in the recent past and the shopping mall has recently undergone major refurbishment, resisting the challenge of Bluewater, and is considered one of the most viable town centres in London.
- Has nine Primary Employment Areas (not all of which are located in town centres)
- Is close to the M25, and A2
- Is close to Channel Tunnel and high-speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link station at Ebbsfleet
- The nearest Thames River crossing is the Dartford QEII Bridge.
Key figures from 2011 census for the borough of Bexley
Please follow the Census information pages under 'related articles' on the right.
2011 Census population
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) carried out the 2011 UK Census on 27 March 2011 and the estimated population in Bexley in 2011 is 232,000.
ONS also provides this data broken-down by age and gender as below. The gender split is 52% female and 48% male. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and therefore do not sum to the total.
| 2011 Census Population (ONS) | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | % (Total) | |
0 - 9 | 14,900 | 14,300 | 29,200 | 13% |
10 - 19 | 15,600 | 15,200 | 30,800 | 13% |
20 - 29 | 14,100 | 14,900 | 28,800 | 12% |
30 - 39 | 14,100 | 15,400 | 29,500 | 13% |
40 - 49 | 17,000 | 18,700 | 35,700 | 15% |
50 - 59 | 13,800 | 14,100 | 27,900 | 12% |
60 - 69 | 10,900 | 11,800 | 22,700 | 10% |
70 - 79 | 7,200 | 9,000 | 16,300 | 7% |
Over 80s | 4,000 | 7,000 | 11,000 | 5% |
Total | 111,600 | 120,400 | 231,900 | 100% |
| 48% | 52% | |||
Previous population estimates are below:
2010 -228,200
2009- 225,900
2008- 225,000
2007- 223,400
2006- 222,600
2005- 221,900
2004- 220,500
2003- 219,700
2002- 219,000
2001- 218,307
Households
| Households with at least one usual resident | 92,600 |
| Persons | 232,000 |
| Household residents | 230,900 |
| Communal establishment residents | 1,100 |
Office of National Statistics will release Census data by ethnicity and ward in phases between 2012 - 2014. For previously estimated data for Bexley broken down by ethnicity, Ward and sub-ward. Please follow the 'related links' (on the right) for ONS full details to see Bexley's population by:
- Age and sex
- Ethnic group
- Ward
- Sub-ward (named super output area)
Population projections (2010)
Greater London Authority (GLA) provide projection estimates. The following information are projections produced for 2010. A summary table of projections can be found below and the datasets can be found by following the link 'Greater London Authority - population projections data' under related links.
2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
Population (2010) | 219,054 | 218,939 | 220,223 | 221,975 |
Sex (2010) | ||||
Male | 105533 (48.2%) | 105,758 (48.3%) | 106,557(48.4%) | 107,453 (48.4%) |
Female | 113,521 (51.8%) | 113,181 (51.7%) | 113,666 (51.6%) | 114,523 (51.6%) |
Ethnicity (2010) | ||||
White | 200,124 (91.4%) | 194,072 (88.6%) | 190,213 (86.4%) | 187,809 (84.6%) |
Black Caribbean | 1,776 (0.8%) | 2,329 (1.1%) | 2,761 (1.3%) | 3,101 (1.4%) |
Black African | 4,105 (1.9%) | 7,523 (3.4%) | 10,287 (4.7%) | 12,444 (5.6%) |
Black Other | 1,673 (0.8%) | 2,562 (1.2%) | 3,442 (1.6%) | 4,208 (1.9%) |
Indian | 5,574 (2.5%) | 5,342 (2.4%) | 5,236 (2.4%) | 5,181 (2.3%) |
Pakistani | 363 (0.2%) | 409 (0.2%) | 438 (0.2%) | 456 (0.2%) |
Bangladeshi | 389 (0.2%) | 467 (0.2%) | 552 (0.3%) | 617 (0.3%) |
Chinese | 1,554 (0.7%) | 1,351 (0.6%) | 1,232 (0.6%) | 1,163 (0.5%) |
Other Asian | 2,055 (0.9%) | 2,510 (1.1%) | 2,901 (1.3%) | 3,209 (1.4%) |
Other | 1,440 (0.7%) | 2,372 (1.1%) | 3,162 (1.4%) | 3,787 (1.7%) |
Ward (2010) | ||||
Barnehurst | 10,300 (4.7%) | 10,200 (4.7%) | 10,150 (4.6%) | 10,250 (4.6%) |
Belvedere | 10,900 (5.0%) | 10,900 (5.0%) | 11,000 (5.0%) | 11,400 (5.1%) |
Blackfen and Lamorbey | 10,450 (4.8%) | 10,400 (4.7%) | 10,350 (4.7%) | 10,300 (4.6%) |
Blendon and Penhill | 10,450 (4.8%) | 10,350 (4.7%) | 10,300 (4.7%) | 10,250 (4.6%) |
Brampton | 10,400 (4.7%) | 10,350 (4.7%) | 10,250 (4.7%) | 10,200 (4.6%) |
Christchurch | 10,450 (4.8%) | 10,400 (4.7%) | 10,500 (4.8%) | 10,750 (4.8%) |
Colyers | 10,650 (4.9%) | 10,600 (4.8%) | 10,500 (4.8%) | 10,600 (4.8%) |
Crayford | 10,350 (4.7%) | 10,300 (4.7%) | 10,400 (4.7%) | 11,000 (5.0%) |
Cray Meadows | 10,350 (4.7%) | 10,300 (4.7%) | 10,400 (4.7%) | 10,400 (4.7%) |
Danson Park | 10,350 (4.7%) | 10,300 (4.7%) | 10,550 (4.8%) | 10,450 (4.7%) |
East Wickham | 10,400 (4.7%) | 10,350 (4.7%) | 10,300 (4.7%) | 10,300 (4.6%) |
Erith | 9,850 (4.5%) | 10,250 (4.7%) | 10,800 (4.9%) | 11,400 (5.1%) |
Falconwood and Welling | 10,550 (4.8%) | 10,550 (4.8%) | 10,550 (4.8%) | 10,500 (4.7%) |
Lesnes Abbey | 11,000 (5.0%) | 10,900 (5.0%) | 10,950 (5.0%) | 10,850 (4.9%) |
Longlands | 9,650 (4.4%) | 9,650 (4.4%) | 9,750 (4.4%) | 9,750 (4.4%) |
North End | 10,500 (4.8%) | 10,500 (4.8%) | 10,500 (4.8%) | 10,650 (4.8%) |
Northumberland Heath | 10,500 (4.8%) | 10,550 (4.8%) | 10,550 (4.8%) | 10,500 (4.7%) |
St. Mary's | 10,050 (4.6%) | 10,050 (4.6%) | 10,100 (4.6%) | 10,050 (4.5%) |
St. Michael's | 10,700 (4.9%) | 10,650 (4.9%) | 10,550 (4.8%) | 10,500 (4.7%) |
Sidcup | 10,450 (4.8%) | 10,400 (4.8%) | 10,400 (4.7%) | 10,350 (4.7%) |
Thamesmead East | 10,750 (4.9%) | 10,900 (5.0%) | 11,300 (5.1%) | 11,550 (5.2%) |
Ward figures are rounded to the nearest 50.
Source: GLA 2010, links found on the right hand side
