London Borough of Hillingdon

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Demographics

Size: 115.69 km2

Population: 243,006 (48.3% male/51.7% female)*

Population Density:  21 people per hectare; the 3rd least populated of all boroughs*

Age Breakdown: 6.5% 75+, 72.3% 16-74, 21.2% under 16*

Ethnicity Breakdown: 79.1% White, 20.9% BME*

Religion: 64.1% Christian, 13.4% no religion, 22.5% other*

Education: 65 primary schools, 18 secondary schools,
6 non-mainstream schools+ 

Employment: 63.8% employment rate* #

*National Census 2001+Hillingdon Council # National Average 2001: 60.6%

Interesting Borough Facts

  • Hillingdon is the 2nd largest London borough by area
  • Sir Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize winner and discoverer of penicillin, lived in Hillingdon
  • Hillingdon is home to Heathrow Airport, the world’s third busiest airport
  • Hillingdon has 1.4 registered vehicles per household, the highest ratio in London
  • The borough boasts 800 acres of countryside, several rivers and the Grand Union Canal

Facts courtesy of London Councils' Ten Interesting Things Publication

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