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Brierfield Profile Contents 1. Population 1.1. 2009 Estimates 1.2. Marital Status 1.3. Ethnicity 1.4. Social Grade 2. Labour Market 2.1. Economic Activity 2.2. Economic Inactivity 2.3. Employment Occupations 2.4. Key Out-of-Work Benefits 2.4.1. Jobseeker’s Allowance Claimants 2.4.2. JSA Claimants by Age and Duration 2.4.3. Benefit Claimants 2.4.4. Income Support 3. Health 3.1. Limiting Long-Term Illness 3.2. Disability Living Allowance Claimants 3.3. Incapacity Benefit / Severe Disablement Allowance 3.4. Under 18 Conception Rates 4. Crime 5. Housing 5.1. Household Types 5.2. Tenure 5.3. People per Household 5.4. Number of Rooms per Household 5.5. Persons per Room 5.6. Housing Stock 6. Education 6.1. Key Stage 2 Results 6.2. Adult Qualifications 1 1. Population 1.1. 2009 Estimates Brierfield Pendle England Total % % % All All 5186 0-15 1225 23.6% 20.5% 18.7% 16-24 705 13.6% 12.0% 12.0% 25-49 1533 29.6% 32.0% 35.0% 50-64 / 50-59 779 15.0% 16.4% 14.9% 65 / 60 and over 944 18.2% 19.1% 19.3% Males All 2548 0-15 611 24.0% 21.1% 19.5% 16-24 380 14.9% 12.6% 12.5% 25-49 739 29.0% 32.2% 35.5% 50-64 472 18.5% 20.0% 18.0% 65 and over 346 13.6% 14.1% 14.5% Females All 2638 0-15 614 23.3% 19.8% 18.0% 16-24 325 12.3% 11.5% 11.6% 25-49 794 30.1% 31.9% 34.4% 50-59 307 11.6% 12.9% 12.0% 60 and over 598 22.7% 23.9% 24.0% (Source: Office for National Statistics) Main Points: - Compared to the rest of the borough the ward has a significantly larger 0-15 year old population with that proportion 3% above the Pendle average. - The most under-populated age group in relation to the national average is the 25-49 bracket (29.6% compared to 35%). 1.2. Marital Status Brierfield Pendle England Single (never married) 24.68% 26.11% 30.23% Married 46.39% 43.54% 43.50% Remarried 7.96% 9.24% 7.35% Separated 3.51% 2.72% 2.40% Divorced 7.78% 9.51% 8.21% Widowed 9.68% 8.88% 8.31% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - The percentage of people in the ward who are married is higher than both the Pendle and national averages. - However, the proportion of residents who are separated is slightly above the averages. 2 1.3. Ethnicity Brierfield Pendle England White 63.34% 84.94% 90.92% Mixed 1.04% 0.68% 1.31% Indian 0.32% 0.25% 2.09% Pakistani 34.23% 13.42% 1.44% Bangladeshi 0.13% 0.04% 0.56% Other Asian 0.54% 0.35% 0.48% Black / Black British 0.23% 0.11% 2.30% Chinese or Other 0.17% 0.22% 1.08% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - Nearly 35% of the ward is of Pakistani ethnicity which is over 20% higher than the Pendle average. - Subsequently, the white population in Brierfield is lower than both the Pendle and national averages. 1.4. Social Grade Brierfield Pendle England Large employers / higher managerial 1.85% 2.61% 3.50% Higher professional 2.72% 3.00% 5.11% Lower managerial and professional 11.83% 14.76% 18.73% Intermediate 6.52% 7.30% 9.48% Small employers and account workers 6.40% 7.59% 6.98% Lower supervisory and technical 6.40% 8.05% 7.11% Semi-routine 12.95% 13.71% 11.65% Routine 13.43% 12.93% 9.02% Never worked 9.89% 4.78% 2.72% Long term unemployed 1.10% 0.89% 1.01% Full-time student 7.33% 5.65% 7.03% Not classified 19.58% 18.73% 17.66% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - The number of Brierfield residents who have never worked is more than double the Pendle average and nearly 4 times the national average. - The proportion of full-time students is also above average, which is possibly related to the number of young people in Brierfield. - Of those working, the most common types of occupations are routine and semi-routine (both percentages higher than comparative averages). 3 2. Labour Market 2.1. Economic Activity Ward No's Ward Pendle GB All People Economically Active 2011 64.2% 70.7% 74.0% In Employment 1816 57.9% 66.3% 69.8% ~ Employees 1592 50.8% 57.4% 61.0% ~ Self Employed 224 7.1% 8.9% 8.8% Unemployed 195 9.7% 6.2% 5.7% Males Economically Active 1,169 74.5% 79.2% 81.4% In Employment 1,029 65.5% 73.6% 76.0% ~ Employees 872 55.5% 60.4% 63.1% ~ Self Employed 157 10.0% 13.2% 12.9% Unemployed 140 12.0% 7.0% 6.5% Females Economically Active 842 53.8% 62.2% 66.8% In Employment 787 50.3% 59.0% 63.7% ~ Employees 720 46.0% 54.4% 59.0% ~ Self Employed 67 4.3% 4.6% 4.7% Unemployed 55 6.5% 5.2% 4.7% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - The percentage of economically active residents in Brierfield is nearly 6% below the Great Britain average. When broken down by gender, just 53.8% of female residents are economically active compared to the Great Britain average of 66.8%. - 12% of the male population were unemployed at the time of the 2001 Census which is nearly double the national average of 6.5%. 2.2. Economic Inactivity Ward No's Ward Pendle GB All People Economically Inactive 1,123 35.8% 29.3% 26.0% ~ Retired 144 4.6% 4.7% 4.5% ~ Student 164 5.2% 4.2% 5.3% ~ Other 815 26.0% 20.4% 16.2% Males Economically Inactive 401 25.5% 20.8% 18.6% ~ Retired 52 3.3% 3.0% 3.0% ~ Student 91 5.8% 4.3% 5.3% ~ Other 258 16.4% 13.5% 10.4% Females Economically Inactive 722 46.2% 37.8% 33.2% ~ Retired 92 5.9% 6.3% 6.1% ~ Student 73 4.7% 4.2% 5.2% ~ Other 557 35.6% 27.3% 21.9% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - Over a third of the Brierfield population were economically inactive at the time of the 2001 Census. 4 - Despite the high percentage of economic inactivity in Brierfield, the number of retired residents and students is in line with comparative averages. 2.3. Employment Occupations Ward No's Ward Pendle GB Managers and senior officials 207 11.4% 13.4% 14.8% Professional 151 8.3% 8.7% 11.1% Associate professional & technical 189 10.4% 11.0% 13.9% Administrative & secretarial 175 9.6% 10.4% 13.3% Skilled trades 241 13.3% 13.9% 11.6% Personal services 147 8.1% 7.6% 7.0% Sales and customer services 162 8.9% 7.9% 7.8% Process plant and machine operatives 308 17.0% 15.2% 8.6% Elementary occupations 236 13.0% 12.1% 11.9% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - The proportion of process plant and machine operatives is double that of the Great Britain average. - The percentages for managers and senior officials, professionals, associate professional and technical, and administrative and secretarial were all lower in Brierfield when compared to the national averages. 2.4. Key Out-of-Work Benefits 2.4.1. Total JSA Claimants January 2011 Ward No's Ward Pendle GB All People 130 4.0% 3.3% 3.7% Males 92 5.5% 4.7% 5.2% Females 38 2.4% 2.0% 2.3% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) Main Points: - The proportion of Brierfield’s working-age population claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance is slightly higher than the Pendle and Great Britain averages. 2.4.2. JSA Claimants by Age and Duration January 2011 Ward No's Ward Pendle GB By Age of Claimant (years) 18 to 24 40 30.0% 32.6% 27.9% 25 to 49 75 59.2% 53.8% 56.3% 50+ 15 10.0% 13.1% 15.5% By Duration of Claim (months) 0 to 6 100 78.0% 75.5% 68.5% 6 to 12 20 12.8% 15.1% 16.3% 12+ 10 9.2% 9.4% 15.2% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) Main Points: - Of those residents in Brierfield claiming JSA, the proportion aged 18-24 and 25-49 are both higher than the national averages. 5 2.4.3. Benefit Claimants May 2010 Ward No's Ward Pendle GB Total Claimants 695 21.1% 17.8% 14.7% ~ Job Seekers 115 3.5% 3.2% 3.5% ~ ESA and Incapacity Benefits 365 11.1% 9.5% 6.7% ~ Lone Parents 60 1.8% 1.6% 1.7% ~ Carers 80 2.4% 1.6% 1.1% ~ Other Income Benefits 25 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% ~ Disabled 45 1.4% 1.0% 1.0% ~ Bereaved 5 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% Key Out-of-Work Benefits 565 17.2% 14.9% 12.4% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) Main Points: - Of the key out-of-work benefits there are nearly 5% more Brierfield residents claiming than compared to the Great Britain average. 2.4.4. Income Support (August 2010) Ward No's Ward Pendle GB Total Claimants 245 3,100 1,831,780 ~ Aged 16-24 35 14.3% 14.5% 14.5% ~ Aged 25-49 145 59.2% 59.7% 50.7% ~ Aged 50-59 65 26.5% 25.5% 22% ~ Aged 60 and over 0 0% 0.6% 0.5% ~ Male 100 40.8% 37.4% 34.3% ~ Female 145 59.2% 62.6% 65.7% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) Main Points: - 40.8% of the income support claimants in Brierfield are male, which is above the Pendle and national averages.