
InstantAtlas™ Server 6 Wakefield Seven Area Profile Selection: Normanton and Featherstone Statistics, charts and maps describing Wakefield's Area Working areas. Introduction A wide variety of social, economic and cultural conditions exist across the Wakefield district, and these combine to create a patchwork of distinctive communities and neighbourhoods. These differences may prompt agencies to deliver services in particular ways and the priorities for local people in one area may be different to those of people living in another area. The Wakefield Together area working model has been developed to reflect and address the differences that exist across the district. For the purposes of area working, the district is divided into seven areas: Castleford; Normanton and Featherstone; Pontefract and Knottingley; South East; Wakefield Central; Wakefield North West; and Wakefield Rural. Some of the seven areas also include ‘priority neighbourhoods’ where intelligence suggests that specific targeted support is required. There are 12 priority neighbourhoods in the district overall. The Council’s Performance and Intelligence Team, collaborating with partners, has developed a set of more detailed reports to focus on each of the seven areas in turn. This report focuses on the Normanton and Featherstone area. The aim of the report is to help people understand local conditions and the changes that occur over time. The report draws on both quantitative and qualitative information from a wide range of sources – both national and local. Profile created: 9/1/2017 Key Points Population Profile The proportion of people satisfied with their local area as a place to live is very close to the district average and has been for several years. The age profile of the population is very similar to the district average and has aged over the past 10 years - older people now make up a higher proportion of the population than they used to. At the time of the 2011 Census, 4.8% of the population were from an ethnic minority compared to 7.2% across the district as a whole. Around 450 people living in the area were born in Poland. Across the area as a whole 9% of people are living in neighbourhoods amongst the top-10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015). The most deprived parts of Normanton and Featherstone are the Priory Estate, Featherstone; and the Woodhouse, Smirthwaite and Newfields estates, Normanton Employment and Skills Over recent years the amount of employment based in Normanton and Featherstone had remained fairly constant, but it rose in 2014 and then a further 8% between 2014 and 2015. Normanton and Featherstone's jobs profile is characterised by significantly larger than average amounts of transport and storage (18% of jobs), while manufacturing is the second highest provider of local employment (15% of jobs). The occupation profile is very similar to the district average, with 17% of local people working in elementary occupations. The unemployment benefit claiming rate has been falling at a similar rate to elsewhere. Youth unemployment is lower than average. The qualifications profile of people from Normanton and Featherstone is very similar to the district average but is less well qualified compared to the England average. Housing and Infrastructure The tenure profile for households in Normanton and Featherstone is very similar to the district average, with around 24% of people renting from a social landlord. Around 1,300 households are affected by fuel poverty - the proportion of all households is slightly lower than the district average. Sales of homes fell sharply at the start of the economic downturn. Since then the volume of sales has started to increase slowly. There were 81 new homes sold in 2015. At the time of the 2011 Census the proportion of households with no car or van (26.9%) was the same as the district average. Over the last eight years there has been a general downward trend in number road traffic accidents that resulted in casualties. There was an increase in casualties in 2012, but numbers have fallen again since. Health The 2011 Census showed a general health and caring profile that was similar to the district average. Rates of breastfeeding initiation are around the district average, but this itself is low. Nearly 60% of adults are overweight or obese and around 28% of adults smoke. Community Safety Anti-social behaviour perception trends have been around the district average, although views that noise is a problem have increased. The ASB incident rate in 2015 was slightly higher than the district average. The burglary rate is currently around the district average. There are occasional peaks in vehicle crime, but offence rates are generally around the district average. Environment and Climate Change Average domestic gas consumption has fallen over the past four years. Perceptions of rubbish and litter problems are close to the district average. This summary was written in Oct 2016 using the latest data available at that time. Some of the data in this profile may have changed since then. The summaries are revised every six months. Area Satisfaction In the 12 months to Mar-2016 satisfaction with Normanton and Featherstone as a place to live (74.8%) was lower than the district average (79.1%). The trend over time is shown in the chart below. Q1 Overall, how satisfied are you with your local area as a place to live? 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 Normanton and Featherstone is 40,840 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 Normanton and Featherstone Total population (2014) 40,840 people Total male population (2014) 19,883 people Total female population (2014) 20,957 people Source: Office for National Statistics Population Groups (% of total population) Normanton and Featherstone Wakefield England People aged 0-15 (2014) 18.7% (7647 people) 18.5% 19.0% People aged 16-29 (2014) 17.3% (6509 people) 16.9% 18.3% People aged 30-44 (2014) 18.7% (7068 people) 18.9% 19.9% People aged 45-64 (2014) 27.2% (10257 people) 27.3% 25.3% People aged 65 and over (2014) 17.8% (7263 people) 18.4% 17.6% Source: Office for National Statistics Population Change The table below shows how the age profile of Normanton and Featherstone has changed between 2004 and 2014. (Percentages may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding.) % of population Age group 2004 2014 Aged 0-15 20.9 18.7 Aged 16-29 15.5 17.3 Aged 30-44 23.6 18.7 Aged 45-64 24.6 27.2 Aged 65+ 15.2 17.8 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) Normanton and Featherstone Wakefield England White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 95.2% (38040 people) 92.8% 79.8% White: Irish 0.3% (113 people) 0.3% 1.0% White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.2% (87 people) 0.1% 0.1% White: Other White 1.9% (748 people) 2.3% 4.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 0.2% (84 people) 0.3% 0.8% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 0.1% (28 people) 0.1% 0.3% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 0.2% (96 people) 0.3% 0.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 0.1% (55 people) 0.2% 0.5% Asian/Asian British: Indian 0.3% (137 people) 0.5% 2.6% Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 0.3% (121 people) 1.5% 2.1% Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 0.0% ( people) 0.0% 0.8% Asian/Asian British: Chinese 0.4% (156 people) 0.3% 0.7% Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 0.2% (87 people) 0.4% 1.6% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 0.3% (122 people) 0.6% 1.8% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean (% of total population) 0.0% (17 people) 0.1% 1.1% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black (% of total population) 0.0% (11 people) 0.1% 0.5% Other ethnic group: Arab (% of total population) 0.0% (15 people) 0.1% 0.4% Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 0.1% (33 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 Normanton and Featherstone born outside Britain are shown below, although only a selected group of countries/continents are included. Country of Birth (% of total population) Normanton and Featherstone Wakefield England A10: Lithuania (2011) 0.1% (22 people) 0.1% 0.2% A10: Poland (2011) 1.1% (447 people) 1.3% 1.1% A10: Romania (2011) 0.0% (5 people) 0.0% 0.2% A10: Other EU accession countries (2011) 0.3% (137 people) 0.4% 0.7% Africa (2011) 0.4% (173 people) 0.8% 2.4% India (2011) 0.2% (75 people) 0.3% 1.3% Pakistan (2011) 0.1% (40 people) 0.6% 0.9% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics Religion The 2011 Census questions on religion were not compulsory to answer, and in Normanton and Featherstone 6.2% of people didn't answer the question and 23.6% of people stated that they didn't follow a religion.
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