Statistics and census information
The Statistics and census information pages contain information about Lambeth and its residents which will be of interest to students, teachers and businesses.
About Lambeth - some key facts
- Lambeth is one of 13 boroughs that make up inner London. It is the second largest inner London Borough with an official population of 272,000 (2006 mid-year estimate).
- Covering an area of around 10.5 square miles, Lambeth measures seven miles north to south and about two and a half miles east to west.
- There are five town centres in Lambeth: Brixton, Clapham and Stockwell, North Lambeth (including Waterloo, Vauxhall, Kennington), Norwood and Streatham.
- The 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) places Lambeth as the 5th most deprived borough in London and 19th most deprived in England. Those living in the most deprived areas are spread throughout the borough but are particularly concentrated in Coldharbour ward between, Railton Road and the Moorlands Estate; the Crown Lane area of Knights Hill ward and the Angell Town Estate. The most affluent areas include the Thames-side part of Bishops ward and the Dulwich borders area of Thurlow Park.
- The borough is divided into 21 wards, represented by 63 elected Councillors. You can find out more about individual wards on the pages listed in the right-hand column of this page.
- 38% of Lambeth's population are from ethnic minority backgrounds, and 50% are white British. (2001 Census)
- 11.4% of the population are aged over 60, whilst 19.9% are aged under 18. (2006 Mid-Year Estimate)
- Over 130 languages are spoken in the borough. After English, the two main languages spoken are Yoruba and Portuguese. (2008 Pupil Survey data)
- Lambeth's population is forecast to grow by 12.9% in the next twenty years to 2028 (GLA 2007 Round population projections)
- In 2007, there were around 10,000 businesses in Lambeth; but more than three-quarters of these had fewer than five employees (ABI 2007). In fact according to the 2007 Lambeth Economic Digest 99.65% of businesses in the borough are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Conversely, in the north of the borough there is a cluster of large firms, 48 of which employ more than 200 employees; among these are the national headquarters of IBM, Shell, and the ITV network. Nearly all employees employed in the borough work in the service industry (94%), with roles in public sector, education and health particularly prevalent.
- Only 67% of Lambeth’s working age residents were classified as employed in 2006/2007, compared with 69% across London and 74% nationally and in May 2007 17% were benefit claimants.
More statistics and key facts about Lambeth’s economy, environment, health and social wellbeing are available in the June 2008 State of the Borough Report .
Area profiles for the 21 wards and five town centres in Lambeth, using data from the 2001 Census, and detailed 2001 Census data about Lambeth.
The index of multiple deprivation (IMD) is based on the concept of measuring different dimensions of deprivation individually, and then combining them to give an overall rank.
Here you will find more detailed information on the results for Lambeth of the 2001 Census and news concerning the 2011 Census.
Apart from the Census, we hold information, called datasets, from many other sources, covering areas such as population estimates and projections, income, employment, unemployment, health and deprivation.