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FAQs

• How ethnically diverse is Newham?
• How religiously diverse is Newham?

How ethnically diverse is Newham?

Newham has the highest proportion of non-White ethnic groups in the country, with 61 per cent of the population drawn from Mixed, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Chinese or other ethnic group. (Brent has the highest proportion of ethnic population when White British is excluded.) Newham has the second highest proportion of Asian population in England and Wales, with the second largest proportion of Bangladeshis in England and Wales (Tower Hamlets leads in both these statistics). It also has the second highest proportion of Black Africans in England and Wales.

How religiously diverse is Newham?

Newham has the fourth smallest proportion of Christians in England and Wales, 47 per cent. Its second largest religious group is Muslim, with 24 per cent of the population compared to the London statistic of 8 per cent, and Newham's Muslim community comprise the second largest proportion of Muslims in England and Wales.

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