InstantAtlas™ Server 6 Wakefield Ward Profile Selection: Featherstone Ward Introduction The Wakefield district is divided into 21 wards, with each ward being represented by three councillors. Councillors are elected by residents of the district and are responsible for making decisions about local services and budgets, such as Council Tax, on behalf of the local community. Each councillor serves for a period of four years. The ward boundaries are reviewed periodically, and the current boundaries were last altered in 2004. Featherstone Ward is situated in the centre of the District and contains the town of Featherstone and the settlements of Purston Jaglin, North Featherstone, Sharlston, Streethouse and Ackton. The northern edge of the ward is bounded by the M62 motorway. Selected landmarks: Purston Park The Big Fellas Stadium, home of Featherstone Rovers RLFC Featherstone sculpture wall Profile created: 9/1/2017 Population Profile Population Size The most accurate population estimates are produced every ten years from the Census. These are updated annually using administrative data to produce mid- year population estimates. The mid-2014 estimates show that the size of the resident population in Featherstone Ward is 16,899 people. The tables below shows the percentage breakdown by age groups and gender. The actual number of people in each age group is shown in brackets. Population Size Featherstone Ward Total population (2014) 16,899 people Total male population (2014) 8,175 people Total female population (2014) 8,724 people Source: Office for National Statistics Population Groups (% of total population) Featherstone Ward Wakefield England People aged 0-15 (2014) 19.1% (3232 people) 18.5% 19.0% People aged 16-29 (2014) 17.3% (2826 people) 16.9% 18.3% People aged 30-44 (2014) 18.0% (2929 people) 18.9% 19.9% People aged 45-64 (2014) 26.7% (4353 people) 27.3% 25.3% People aged 65 and over (2014) 18.4% (3109 people) 18.4% 17.6% Source: Office for National Statistics Ethnicity and Language Wakefield district has become more ethnically diverse over the past 10 years. In 2001, the district's ethnic population represented just 3.3% of the total population, but the 2011 Census shows this has risen to 7.2%. This proportion, though, is much lower than the England average of 20.2%. A large part of the district increase in the ethnic minority population has been due to immigration from Eastern Europe, particularly from Poland. There has also been continued immigration from South Asia, and a small but growing number of people immigrating from Africa. The ethnic mix for this area is shown in the table below. Population by Ethnicity (% of total population) Featherstone Ward Wakefield England White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 97.1% (15477 people) 92.8% 79.8% White: Irish 0.2% (29 people) 0.3% 1.0% White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.1% (11 people) 0.1% 0.1% White: Other White 0.9% (136 people) 2.3% 4.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 0.2% (25 people) 0.3% 0.8% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 0.1% (9 people) 0.1% 0.3% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 0.2% (30 people) 0.3% 0.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 0.2% (25 people) 0.2% 0.5% Asian/Asian British: Indian 0.3% (49 people) 0.5% 2.6% Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 0.2% (36 people) 1.5% 2.1% Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 0.0% ( people) 0.0% 0.8% Asian/Asian British: Chinese 0.2% (33 people) 0.3% 0.7% Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 0.2% (32 people) 0.4% 1.6% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 0.2% (25 people) 0.6% 1.8% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean (% of total population) 0.0% (7 people) 0.1% 1.1% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black (% of total population) 0.0% (1 people) 0.1% 0.5% Other ethnic group: Arab (% of total population) 0.0% (5 people) 0.1% 0.4% Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 0.1% (16 people) 0.2% 0.6% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics The 2011 Census also provides information about people's country of birth. This presents us with a better understanding of the size of newly arrived immigrant communities within the district. District-wide, the 2011 Census showed that people from the ten European Union Accession States (A10) made up the largest group of people born outside Britain. The numbers of people in Featherstone Ward born outside Britain are shown below, although only a selected group of countries/continents are included. Country of Birth (% of total population) Featherstone Ward Wakefield England A10: Lithuania (2011) 0.0% (6 people) 0.1% 0.2% A10: Poland (2011) 0.4% (59 people) 1.3% 1.1% A10: Romania (2011) 0.0% (1 people) 0.0% 0.2% A10: Other EU accession countries (2011) 0.2% (30 people) 0.4% 0.7% Africa (2011) 0.3% (44 people) 0.8% 2.4% India (2011) 0.2% (26 people) 0.3% 1.3% Pakistan (2011) 0.1% (8 people) 0.6% 0.9% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics In Featherstone Ward, 1.2% of the population have a main language that is not English, and of this group, 5.0% cannot speak English at all. Proficiency in English Featherstone Ward Wakefield England % of people for whom English is not their main language 1.2% (179 people) 3.5% 8.0% % English not main language: can speak English very well 40.2% (72 people) 29.0% 41.5% % English not main language: can speak English well 38.0% (68 people) 41.4% 37.7% % English not main language: cannot speak English well 16.8% (30 people) 24.5% 17.4% % English not main language: cannot speak English 5.0% (9 people) 5.1% 3.3% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics Religion The 2011 Census questions on religion were not compulsory to answer, and in Featherstone Ward 5.8% of people didn't answer the question and 23.5% of people stated that they didn't follow a religion. The religions that people do follow are shown in the table below. Religion (% of total population) Featherstone Ward Wakefield England Christian (2011) 69.8% (11128 people) 66.4% 59.4% Muslim (2011) 0.3% (46 people) 2.0% 5.0% Hindu (2011) 0.2% (35 people) 0.3% 1.5% Sikh (2011) 0.0% (6 people) 0.1% 0.8% Jewish (2011) 0.0% (5 people) 0.0% 0.5% Buddhist (2011) 0.2% (26 people) 0.2% 0.5% Other religion (2011) 0.3% (39 people) 0.3% 0.4% No religion (2011) 23.5% (3741 people) 24.4% 24.7% Religion not stated (2011) 5.8% (920 people) 6.4% 7.2% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics Household Structure The 2011 Census shows that there are a total of 6,925 households in Featherstone Ward. Household composition classifies households according to the relationships between the household members. A cohabiting couple family consists of two people of any sex who are living together as a couple, with or without their child(ren), but who are not married or in a same­sex civil partnership. A dependent child is a person aged 0 – 15 in a household (whether or not in a family) or aged 16 – 18 in full­time education and living in a family with his or her parent(s). Household Composition (% of all households) Featherstone Ward Wakefield England One person household: Aged 65 and over (2011) 13.8% (955 households) 13.0% 12.4% One person household: Other (2011) 15.6% (1081 households) 16.7% 17.9% One family only: All aged 65 and over (2011) 9.0% (620 households) 8.5% 8.1% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No children (2011) 13.8% (955 households) 14.1% 12.3% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children (2011) 12.5% (867 households) 14.1% 15.3% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent 6.5% (450 households) 6.4% 5.6% (% of all households) (2011) One family only: Cohabiting couple: No children (2011) 5.0% (348 households) 5.7% 5.3% One family only: Cohabiting couple: Dependent children (2011) 6.2% (431 households) 5.2% 4.0% One family only: Cohabiting couple: All children non-dependent (2011) 0.6% (40 households) 0.6% 0.5% One family only: Lone parent: Dependent children (2011) 9.0% (626 households) 7.6% 7.1% One family only: Lone parent: All children non-dependent (2011) 3.7% (258 households) 3.4% 3.5% Other household types: With dependent children (2011) 1.9% (129 households) 2.0% 2.7% Other household types: All full-time students (2011) 0.0% ( households) 0.0% 0.6% Other household types: All aged 65 and over (2011) 0.3% (21 households) 0.2% 0.3% Other household types: Other (2011) 2.1% (144 households) 2.6% 4.5% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics Levels of Deprivation As is the case across the country, there are parts of the Wakefield district where more people tend to be poorer, or less healthy, or more likely to be out of work. The English Indices of Deprivation are the most detailed and frequently used measure of deprivation. The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is calculated for every neighbourhood in England every three years, and it combines many variables, grouped into seven themes: Income Employment Health deprivation and disability Education, skills and training Barriers to housing and services Crime Living environment The IMD 2015 shows that conditions have worsened for some of the district’s most deprived areas relative to deprivation elsewhere in England.