Upminster - Demography

Demography

Upminster compared (2001 Census)
Statistic	Upminster	Cranham	Havering	London	England
Ethnic group
White	12,354	11,930	213,421	5,103,203	44,679,361
Asian	133	120	4,088	866,693	2,248,289
Black	59	64	3,139	782,849	1,132,508
Mixed	87	78	2,298	226,111	643,373
Chinese/Other	41	19	827	70,928	231,424
Population
Total	12,674	12,242	224,248	7,172,091	49,138,831
Density(/hectare)	5.62	18.67	19.97	45.62	3.77
Households	4,946	5,111	91,722	3,015,997	20,451,427

The Havering committee area for Upminster is defined as the wards of Upminster and Cranham. Demographic data is produced by the Office for National Statistics for these wards. All of Upminster is contained within these wards, however they also cover the connected settlement of Cranham and the rural outlier of North Ockendon. In 2001 the population of Upminster ward was 12,674 and Cranham ward was 12,242, giving a total population of 25,098. 80.95% in Upminster and 81.73% in Cranham report their religion as Christian, compared to 76.13% for Havering, 58.23% in London and 71.74% in England. 10.08% in Upminster and 10.46% in Cranham report having no religion, compared to 13.18% in Havering, 15.76% in London and 14.59% in England. With a black and minority ethnic population of 3% in 2001, Cranham and Upminster wards have the lowest Simpson index for ethnic diversity in London. The level of home ownership is atypically high compared to the rest of London and England, with over 90% of housing tenure under owner-occupation in both wards.