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Tower Hamlets

According to the 2021 census, Tower Hamlets had a total of 310,306 usual residents residing in 120,539 households, indicating an average household size of 2.6. The borough covers an area of 32.0 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 15,702.9 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 32.0 years.

Religion: In Tower Hamlets, the ‘Muslim’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 39.93% of the population, ‘No religion’ population follows at 26.63% and ‘Christian’ is 3rd with 22.31%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in Tower Hamlets is ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’, constituting 44.43% of the total population. The ‘White’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 39.4%, while ‘Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African’ accounts for 7.31%.

Economic activity: 63.44% of Tower Hamlets’s population is economically active. The primary job roles are ‘Professional occupations’ and ‘Associate professional and technical’

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Health: Majority of the population are in very good health. Most common age groups are those aged 35 to 49 years and aged 50 to 64 years. Additionally, 32.01% of its inhabitants is married and 58.28% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (50.87%). Most of the properties in Tower Hamlets are flats, with the majority of the ownership either being private rented or social rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, Tower Hamlets crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 148.59. Most common crime types are ‘Anti-social behaviour’, ‘Violence and sexual offences’ and ‘Other theft’.

Tower Hamlets in comparision with nearby boroughs.

When we analyze the percentage distribution of population and households in Tower Hamlets, we see that it surpasses many of the nearby boroughs in the following metrics.

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 25 to 34 years- Rank (3)
    • Aged 16 to 19 years- Rank (7)
  2. Economic activity status:
    • Economically active and a full-time student- Rank (2)
  3. Ethnic group:
    • Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh- Rank (2)
  4. General health:
    • Very bad health- Rank (4)
    • Bad health- Rank (8)
  5. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Never married and never registered a civil partnership- Rank (5)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Flats- Rank (3)
    • Converted building. Eg school, church- Rank (3)
    • Caravan or other mobile structure- Rank (5)
  2. Household composition:
    • Other household types- Rank (3)
  3. Household deprivation:
    • Household is deprived in three dimensions- Rank (4)
    • Household is deprived in two dimensions- Rank (8)
  4. Tenure of household:
    • Shared ownership- Rank (1)
    • Social rented- Rank (4)
    • Private rented- Rank (6)

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Demographics
Household

Property types in Tower Hamlets

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Flats 97,258 80.68
Terraced 10,654 8.84
Converted building. Eg school, church 4,210 3.49
Converted or shared house 2,757 2.29
Semi-detached 2,744 2.28
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 1,601 1.33
Detached 1,127 0.93
Caravan or other mobile structure 191 0.16

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Flats 3 22.09
Converted building. Eg school, church 3 1.95
Caravan or other mobile structure 5 0.0
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 15 2.05
Terraced 22 53.16
Converted or shared house 22 4.46
Detached 23 3.01
Semi-detached 23 13.28

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Property ownership in Tower Hamlets

  1. Private rented – 38.16% (46,000)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 35.78% (43,126)
    2. Other private rented – 2.38% (2,874)
  2. Social rented – 35.87% (43,237)
    1. Other social rented – 22.02% (26,540)
    2. Rents from council or Local Authority – 13.85% (16,697)
  3. Owned – 23.13% (27,883)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 15.31% (18,459)
    2. Owns outright – 7.82% (9,424)
  4. Shared ownership – 2.61% (3,143)
    1. Shared ownership – 2.61% (3,143)

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  1. Shared ownership – rank – 1 (0.90%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 1 (0.90%)
  2. Social rented – rank – 4 (24.47%)
    1. Other social rented – rank – 1 (15.27%)
    2. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 11 (9.21%)
  3. Private rented – rank – 6 (35.74%)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 5 (33.78%)
    2. Other private rented – rank – 11 (1.95%)
  4. Owned – rank – 26 (38.69%)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 19 (21.02%)
    2. Owns outright – rank – 26 (17.67%)

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Families in Tower Hamlets

  1. Single family household – 50.87% (61,312)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 23.96% (28,878)
      1. Dependent children – 14.31% (17,254)
      2. No children – 7.20% (8,674)
      3. All children non-dependent – 2.45% (2,950)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – 12.61% (15,199)
      1. No children – 10.25% (12,355)
      2. With dependent children – 2.07% (2,499)
      3. All children non-dependent – 0.29% (345)
    3. Lone parent family – 10.66% (12,853)
      1. With dependent children – 6.60% (7,961)
      2. All children non-dependent – 4.06% (4,892)
    4. Other single family household – 2.52% (3,042)
      1. Other family composition – 2.52% (3,042)
    5. All aged 66 years and over – 1.11% (1,340)
  2. One person household – 31.97% (38,530)
    1. Other – 27.16% (32,744)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 4.80% (5,786)
  3. Other household types – 17.17% (20,696)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 13.06% (15,744)
    2. With dependent children – 4.11% (4,952)

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  1. Other household types – rank – 3 (6.36%)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 3 (3.60%)
    2. With dependent children – rank – 13 (2.75%)
  2. One person household – rank – 11 (34.78%)
    1. Other – rank – 7 (25.03%)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 26 (9.76%)
  3. Single family household – rank – 18 (58.86%)
    1. Other single family household – rank – 3 (1.05%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 3 (1.05%)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 9 (14.21%)
      1. No children – rank – 5 (6.11%)
      2. With dependent children – rank – 19 (6.81%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 23 (1.30%)
    3. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 15 (21.72%)
      1. Dependent children – rank – 12 (9.86%)
      2. No children – rank – 14 (8.01%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 24 (3.85%)
    4. Lone parent family – rank – 21 (17.67%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 18 (12.86%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 24 (4.80%)
    5. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 26 (4.20%)

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Tower Hamlets household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 55,936 46.4
Household is deprived in one dimension 38,337 31.8
Household is deprived in two dimensions 18,685 15.5
Household is deprived in three dimensions 7,054 5.85
Household is deprived in four dimensions 527 0.44

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is deprived in three dimensions 4 7.66
Household is deprived in two dimensions 8 20.48
Household is deprived in four dimensions 11 0.8
Household is deprived in one dimension 16 36.91
Household is not deprived in any dimension 18 34.15

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Household sizes in Tower Hamlets

Household Size Total % of Households
1 person in household 38,531 31.97
2 people in household 37,437 31.06
3 people in household 17,229 14.29
4 people in household 12,514 10.38
5 people in household 7,442 6.17
6 people in household 4,036 3.35
7 people in household 1,747 1.45
8 or more people in household 1,603 1.33

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
6 people in household 5 1.05
7 people in household 5 0.75
8 or more people in household 5 0.2
5 people in household 8 4.56
2 people in household 10 30.45
1 person in household 11 34.8
4 people in household 20 10.62
3 people in household 21 17.58

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Age groups of Tower Hamlets residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 35 to 49 years 69,956 22.54
Aged 50 to 64 years 33,199 10.7
Aged 25 to 34 years 31,988 10.31
Aged 10 to 15 years 20,675 6.66
Aged 4 years and under 19,090 6.15
Aged 5 to 9 years 17,658 5.69
Aged 16 to 19 years 15,085 4.86
Aged 65 to 74 years 10,379 3.34
Aged 75 to 84 years 5,024 1.62
Aged 85 years and over 2,068 0.67

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 25 to 34 years 3 6.27
Aged 16 to 19 years 7 4.39
Aged 35 to 49 years 11 20.66
Aged 4 years and under 12 7.44
Aged 5 to 9 years 15 7.19
Aged 10 to 15 years 16 8.23
Aged 50 to 64 years 26 17.74
Aged 65 to 74 years 26 7.88
Aged 75 to 84 years 26 3.4
Aged 85 years and over 26 0.84

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Gender breakdown in Tower Hamlets

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Male 155,869 50.23
Female 154,437 49.77

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Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Male 3 49.7
Female 24 50.3

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Tower Hamlets Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 164,359 52.97
Good health 99,697 32.13
Fair health 31,182 10.05
Bad health 11,172 3.6
Very bad health 3,896 1.26

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Very bad health 4 1.41
Bad health 8 5.74
Good health 10 33.83
Fair health 15 16.27
Very good health 17 42.75

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Relationship status amongst Tower Hamlets Residents

  1. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 58.28% (147,392)
  2. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 32.01% (80,955)
    1. Married – 31.58% (79,866)
      1. Opposite sex – 31.01% (78,414)
      2. Same sex – 0.57% (1,452)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.43% (1,089)
      1. Same sex – 0.31% (781)
      2. Opposite sex – 0.12% (308)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 5.04% (12,738)
    1. Divorced – 4.97% (12,561)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.07% (177)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 2.68% (6,787)
    1. Widowed – 2.67% (6,757)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.01% (30)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 1.98% (5,013)
    1. Separated, but still married – 1.95% (4,930)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.03% (83)

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  1. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 5 (46.32%)
  2. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 18 (32.44%)
    1. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 13 (0.23%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 10 (0.11%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 12 (0.11%)
    2. Married – rank – 18 (32.22%)
      1. Same sex – rank – 7 (0.49%)
      2. Opposite sex – rank – 18 (31.73%)
  3. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 25 (3.44%)
    1. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 9 (0.06%)
    2. Separated, but still married – rank – 25 (3.38%)
  4. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 26 (13.64%)
    1. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 5 (0.03%)
    2. Divorced – rank – 26 (13.61%)
  5. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 26 (4.16%)
    1. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 9 (0.00%)
    2. Widowed – rank – 26 (4.16%)

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Tower Hamlets residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 69.32% (215,094)
    1. United Kingdom – 53.20% (165,081)
    2. EU countries – 13.89% (43,117)
      1. European Union EU14 – 9.77% (30,302)
      2. European Union EU8 – 2.39% (7,411)
      3. European Union EU2 – 1.39% (4,304)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.35% (1,100)
    3. Non-EU countries – 2.22% (6,896)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 2.22% (6,896)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 21.88% (67,881)
  3. Africa – 4.24% (13,161)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 3.49% (10,816)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 1.03% (3,196)
  6. British Overseas – 0.05% (158)

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  1. Middle East and Asia – rank – 4 (2.14%)
  2. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 11 (0.15%)
  3. British Overseas – rank – 15 (0.02%)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 18 (0.49%)
  5. Europe – rank – 23 (96.20%)
    1. EU countries – rank – 15 (9.19%)
      1. European Union EU14 – rank – 8 (2.34%)
      2. European Union EU2 – rank – 14 (1.15%)
      3. European Union EU8 – rank – 16 (5.54%)
      4. All other EU countries – rank – 17 (0.15%)
    2. Non-EU countries – rank – 19 (0.60%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 19 (0.60%)
    3. United Kingdom – rank – 20 (86.42%)
  6. Africa – rank – 23 (0.99%)

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Passport records of Tower Hamlets residents

  1. Europe – 85.14% (264,196)
    1. United Kingdom – 68.17% (211,534)
    2. Other Europe – 15.98% (49,593)
      1. EU Member countries – 14.83% (46,015)
        1. Italy – 4.44% (13,788)
        2. Other EU countries – 3.38% (10,478)
        3. France – 1.58% (4,911)
        4. Spain – 1.58% (4,899)
        5. Portugal – 0.91% (2,816)
        6. Poland – 0.86% (2,664)
        7. Romania – 0.85% (2,626)
        8. Germany – 0.66% (2,042)
        9. Lithuania – 0.58% (1,791)
      2. Rest of Europe – 1.15% (3,578)
        1. Other Europe – 0.91% (2,813)
        2. Turkey – 0.25% (765)
    3. Ireland – 0.99% (3,069)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 7.22% (22,400)
    1. Southern Asia – 4.56% (14,136)
    2. Eastern Asia – 1.60% (4,960)
    3. South-East Asia – 0.78% (2,417)
    4. Middle East – 0.19% (603)
    5. Central Asia – 0.09% (284)
  3. No passport held – 4.36% (13,535)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 1.66% (5,146)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 1.02% (3,155)
    2. Central and South America – 0.64% (1,991)
  5. Africa – 0.92% (2,856)
    1. Central and Western Africa – 0.38% (1,189)
    2. South and Eastern Africa – 0.30% (929)
    3. North Africa – 0.24% (738)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.70% (2,172)

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Middle East and Asia – rank – 4 (0.53%)
    1. Central Asia – rank – 2 (0.00%)
    2. Southern Asia – rank – 4 (0.26%)
    3. Eastern Asia – rank – 6 (0.07%)
    4. South-East Asia – rank – 7 (0.15%)
    5. Middle East – rank – 13 (0.04%)
  2. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 11 (0.04%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 15 (0.24%)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 14 (0.20%)
    2. Central and South America – rank – 16 (0.04%)
  4. No passport held – rank – 16 (24.00%)
  5. Europe – rank – 20 (74.90%)
    1. Other Europe – rank – 11 (8.98%)
      1. EU Member countries – rank – 11 (8.93%)
        1. Italy – rank – 1 (0.46%)
        2. Lithuania – rank – 7 (1.01%)
        3. France – rank – 9 (0.13%)
        4. Germany – rank – 11 (0.26%)
        5. Spain – rank – 12 (0.04%)
        6. Portugal – rank – 14 (0.22%)
        7. Romania – rank – 14 (0.84%)
        8. Other EU countries – rank – 15 (4.28%)
        9. Poland – rank – 18 (1.68%)
      2. Rest of Europe – rank – 12 (0.04%)
        1. Other Europe – rank – 9 (0.02%)
        2. Turkey – rank – 15 (0.02%)
    2. United Kingdom – rank – 16 (65.76%)
    3. Ireland – rank – 21 (0.15%)
  6. Africa – rank – 21 (0.29%)
    1. North Africa – rank – 8 (0.02%)
    2. Central and Western Africa – rank – 18 (0.24%)
    3. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 19 (0.02%)

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Ethnic groups in Tower Hamlets

  1. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 44.43% (137,856)
    1. Bangladeshi – 34.59% (107,333)
    2. Chinese – 3.31% (10,279)
    3. Indian – 3.27% (10,135)
    4. Other Asian – 2.18% (6,768)
    5. Pakistani – 1.08% (3,341)
  2. White – 39.40% (122,266)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 22.94% (71,177)
    2. Other White – 14.56% (45,187)
    3. Irish – 1.15% (3,567)
    4. Roma – 0.72% (2,225)
    5. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.04% (110)
  3. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 7.31% (22,693)
    1. African – 4.95% (15,373)
    2. Caribbean – 1.59% (4,930)
    3. Other Black – 0.77% (2,390)
  4. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 4.97% (15,409)
    1. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 1.68% (5,206)
    2. White and Asian – 1.41% (4,374)
    3. White and Black Caribbean – 1.16% (3,593)
    4. White and Black African – 0.72% (2,236)
  5. Other ethnic group – 3.89% (12,082)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 2.74% (8,494)
    2. Arab – 1.16% (3,588)

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 2 (2.71%)
    1. Bangladeshi – rank – 1 (0.62%)
    2. Chinese – rank – 3 (0.18%)
    3. Pakistani – rank – 15 (0.04%)
    4. Indian – rank – 18 (0.40%)
    5. Other Asian – rank – 23 (1.48%)
  2. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 22 (2.14%)
    1. White and Asian – rank – 18 (0.57%)
    2. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 19 (0.60%)
    3. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 21 (0.57%)
    4. White and Black African – rank – 22 (0.40%)
  3. Other ethnic group – rank – 22 (1.83%)
    1. Arab – rank – 11 (0.46%)
    2. Any other ethnic group – rank – 24 (1.37%)
  4. White – rank – 23 (92.22%)
    1. Roma – rank – 6 (0.49%)
    2. Other White – rank – 18 (7.72%)
    3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 21 (0.44%)
    4. Irish – rank – 22 (0.46%)
    5. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 24 (83.11%)
  5. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 24 (1.10%)
    1. African – rank – 21 (0.86%)
    2. Caribbean – rank – 21 (0.22%)
    3. Other Black – rank – 23 (0.02%)

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Religions in Tower Hamlets

Religion Total % of Usual residents
Muslim 123,912 39.93
No religion 82,635 26.63
Christian 69,223 22.31
Not answered 21,318 6.87
Hindu 6,298 2.03
Buddhist 2,961 0.95
Other religion 1,652 0.53
Jewish 1,341 0.43
Sikh 966 0.31

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
Muslim 1 1.52
Buddhist 10 0.31
Sikh 14 0.0
Hindu 16 0.75
Jewish 16 0.02
No religion 17 49.7
Not answered 20 4.81
Other religion 22 0.66
Christian 26 42.22

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Employment and unemployment amongst Tower Hamlets Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 63.44% (160,439)
    1. In employment – 58.74% (148,548)
      1. Employee – 49.87% (126,123)
        1. Full-time – 39.77% (100,574)
        2. Part-time – 10.10% (25,549)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 7.64% (19,314)
        1. Full-time – 4.04% (10,216)
        2. Part-time – 3.60% (9,098)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 1.23% (3,111)
        1. Full-time – 0.81% (2,055)
        2. Part-time – 0.42% (1,056)
    2. Unemployed – 4.70% (11,891)
  2. Economically inactive – 32.56% (82,343)
    1. Student – 9.57% (24,195)
    2. Looking after home or family – 8.43% (21,324)
    3. Retired – 5.82% (14,714)
    4. Other – 4.73% (11,951)
    5. Long-term sick or disabled – 4.02% (10,159)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 3.99% (10,097)
    1. In employment – 2.71% (6,842)
      1. Employee – 2.35% (5,943)
        1. Part-time – 1.75% (4,430)
        2. Full-time – 0.60% (1,513)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.33% (828)
        1. Part-time – 0.25% (644)
        2. Full-time – 0.07% (184)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.03% (71)
        1. Part-time – 0.02% (57)
        2. Full-time – 0.01% (14)
    2. Unemployed – 1.29% (3,255)

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 2 (1.95%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 1 (0.43%)
    2. In employment – rank – 3 (1.52%)
      1. Employee – rank – 2 (1.49%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 2 (1.09%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 3 (0.40%)
      2. Self-employed without employees – rank – 10 (0.03%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 5 (0.03%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 12 (0.00%)
      3. Self-employed with employees – rank – 11 (0.00%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 7 (0.00%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 10 (0.00%)
  2. Economically inactive – rank – 13 (38.42%)
    1. Looking after home or family – rank – 2 (7.25%)
    2. Student – rank – 4 (4.13%)
    3. Other – rank – 8 (4.90%)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 10 (7.65%)
    5. Retired – rank – 26 (14.48%)
  3. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 14 (59.63%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 6 (5.45%)
    2. In employment – rank – 16 (54.19%)
      1. Employee – rank – 7 (47.28%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 8 (33.26%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 17 (14.02%)
      2. Self-employed with employees – rank – 26 (1.00%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 16 (0.20%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 26 (0.80%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 26 (5.91%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 25 (2.21%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 26 (3.70%)

Comparing Tower Hamlets wards.

Socio-economic statistics for Tower Hamlets

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 52,827 20.89
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 47,718 18.87
Never worked and long-term unemployed 34,572 13.67
Full-time students 33,067 13.08
Semi-routine occupations 19,905 7.87
Intermediate occupations 19,747 7.81
Routine occupations 18,179 7.19
Small employers and own account workers 17,956 7.1
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 8,912 3.52

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Never worked and long-term unemployed 2 11.5
Full-time students 2 5.79
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 11 4.13
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 15 7.57
Semi-routine occupations 15 19.27
Routine occupations 17 17.78
Intermediate occupations 19 10.18
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 21 15.74
Small employers and own account workers 24 8.06

Comparing Tower Hamlets wards.

Occupation groups in Tower Hamlets

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 49,021 31.55
Associate professional and technical 27,819 17.9
Managers, directors and senior officials 20,628 13.27
Elementary 12,537 8.07
Administrative and secretarial 11,184 7.2
Sales and customer service 10,470 6.74
Caring, leisure and other service 9,276 5.97
Skilled trades 7,508 4.83
Process, plant and machine operatives 6,949 4.47

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Rank of Tower Hamlets when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 6 8.81
Sales and customer service 8 12.31
Associate professional and technical 9 12.46
Process, plant and machine operatives 13 11.17
Administrative and secretarial 14 7.62
Managers, directors and senior officials 15 7.11
Elementary 15 14.06
Skilled trades 16 9.94
Caring, leisure and other service 22 16.53

Comparing Tower Hamlets wards.