Dashboard for the parish of Lower : St James in the Deanery of WITH DARWEN Parish census and deprivation summary 2. Worshipping Community, 2014-2018 Parish population (2011): 7110 1. Attendance summary, 2009-18 Parish Diocese National 600 % aged 0-17 26% 21% 21% 50 600 % aged 18-44 39% 35% 37% 500 45 500 40 % aged 45-64 27% 26% 25% % aged 65 & over 8% 18% 16% 400 400 35 30 % Christian 69% 67% 59% 300 300 25 % non-Christian religion 5% 8% 9% 20 200 200 15

Parish deprivation rank (IMD, 2015): 1565

Number people of Number people of 100 Number people of 10 100 5 (1=most deprived parish in the Church of , 12,425=least deprived) 0 0 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 For more detailed census & deprivation info: see http://arcg.is/1RaS4CS 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Christmas Easter age 0-17 age 18-69 https://www.churchofengland.org/researchandstats Average week, October Usual Sunday age 70+ age unspecified Joiners Leavers and http://www2.cuf.org.uk/poverty-england/poverty-map Worshipping Community Number of churches in parish (2018): 1 Parish code: 530110

3. Usual Sunday attendance, 2009-18 4. Average weekly attendance, October, 2009-18 5. Percentage children, 2009-18 Services for schools 160 500 50% identified from 2013 450 140 40% 400 120 350 30% 100 300 20%

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40 0% Number people of Number people of 100 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20 50 0 0 Usual Sunday (aged <16) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Average week, October, excluding school services (aged < 16) Adults Children Adults Children Adults, School Children, School Worshipping community (aged < 18)

6. Baptisms, marriages, & funerals, 2009-18 7. Electoral roll, 2009-18 This dashboard contains figures as submitted by churches currently in the parish 35 160 Attendance statistics: taken from annual Statistics for Mission returns. Average weekly attendance: attendance at Sunday and midweek church services & fresh 30 140 expressions in October; Figs 1 & 5 do not include attendance at services for schools. 120 25 Easter: Easter Eve & Easter Day; Christmas: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. 100 Baptisms: all baptisms & thanksgivings. 20 80 Marriages: marriages and services of prayer & dedication after civil marriages. 15 Funerals: those held in church & at crematoria/cemeteries. Number 60 Worshipping Community information has been collected from 2012 onwards. 10 40 Number ofpeople Census data: taken from the 2011 national Census. 5 20 Deprivation statistics: IMD taken from the English Indices of Deprivation, published 0 0 by the Department for Communities & Local Government, Sept 2015. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 The above statistics have been mapped onto parish boundaries so are approximations. N.B Electoral roll For more information, see: Baptisms Marriages Funerals Electoral roll renewal: 2013 https://www.churchofengland.org/researchandstats

Variations in attendance from year to year may be the result of changes in the number of churches that submitted returns, or changes in parish/benefice structure. Number of churches included in returns: 2009 1; 2010 1; 2011 1; 2012 0; 2013 1; 2014 0; 2015 1; 2016 1; 2017 1; 2018 1. Follow us on Twitter: Produced by the Research and Statistics Unit, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ. Date of production: 30/8/19 @cofestats Every effort has been made to ensure that data are reliable. We would be grateful to be notified of any significant errors or omissions by email to [email protected]