Bromley
London · England 329,991 Population (2021 Census)
66.5% White British (2021)
39.8% White British (2041 projected)
25.1% White British (2051 projected)
Ethnic composition
Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.
white british 66.5%
white other 9.9%
asian 8.3%
black 7.6%
mixed 5.4%
other 2.3%
Projected 2051
white british 25.1%
white other 14.3%
asian 18.0%
black 9.1%
mixed 11.3%
other 22.3%
Diversity index
diverse Shannon entropy: 0.64 · Dissimilarity: 8.9
Religion
Census 2021 religious composition with projections.
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Country of birth
UK-born (2021) 79.7%
Foreign-born (2021) 20.3%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 54.1%
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 91.9%
notEnglishPct 16.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Service demand pressure
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum3/20
School15/20
Language0/20
Housing17/20
Economic profile
Avg employment rate54.7%
Avg home ownership57.3%
Avg social rent11.3%
Degree or above36.3%
No qualifications11.4%
Housing demand projection
Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.
Ownership (2021)57.3%
Social rent (2021)11.3%
Private rent (2021)15.5%
Ownership (2041)47.8%
Social rent (2041)10.4%
Social rent change-0.9pp
High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.
School demographics
DfE School Census 2024/25. 51,950 pupils.
WBI pupils51.4%
Minority pupils48.6%
EAL growth (projected)+15.1pp
WBI gap (school vs population)15.1pp
Schools are 15pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 91.9%
notEnglishPct 16.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+26.7pp
Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.
Asylum and immigration data
Asylum seekers on support, hotel costs, grant rates, and the True Cost of Asylum for this area.
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