InstantAtlas™ Server 6 Wakefield Seven Area Profile Selection: Castleford 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 Castleford 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 the lowest in the district and is rising slowly again after falling during much of 2015. The age profile of the population is slightly younger than the district average. The proportions of people in the older age groups are slightly lower than the district average, but the size of these older groups has increased over the past 10 years. At the time of the 2011 census 3.8% of the population were from an ethnic minority. Across the district as a whole the figure was 7.2%. At the same time, there were around 450 people from the new EU Accession States (e.g. Poland) living in Castleford. Levels of poverty in Castleford are the highest of all the seven areas. According to the Index of Multiple Deprivation (2015), 23% of people live in neighbourhoods among the top-10% most-deprived in England. Employment and Skills Over recent years the amount of employment based in Castleford has been increasing - 5% between 2014 and 2015. Castleford's jobs profile is characterised by significantly larger than average amounts of manufacturing (19% of jobs). While retail is the second highest provider of local employment (14% of jobs). At the time of the 2011 Census 7.7% of working age people were recorded as being long-term sick or disabled, compared to a district average of 5.9%. The occupation profile of people living in Castleford is slightly biased towards lower skilled work. The unemployment benefit claiming rate has been falling, but youth unemployment is higher than average. Claiming has increased since New Year, but this is a common, seasonal trend. At the time of the 2011 Census around 12% of adults had a Level 4 qualification (e.g. a degree). Across the district as a whole the value was around 18% of adults. In 2015, the headline GCSE pass rate was only slightly lower than the district average and was a marked improvement on the 2014 results. Housing and Infrastructure At the time of the 2011 Census around 26% of households were renting their home from a social landlord. This was slightly higher than the district average. Levels of fuel poverty are slightly higher than the district average, affecting around 1,700 households. Sales of homes fell sharply at the start of the economic downturn. Since then the volume of sales has started to increase again and in 2015 the volumes were boosted by the sale of 167 new homes. At the time of the 2011 Census the proportion of households with no car or van (31.6%) was higher than the district average (26.9%). Over the last eight years there has been a general downward trend in number road traffic accidents that resulted in casualties, with a marked reduction in 2013. Health A higher than average number of people (13.4%) have long-term health conditions that limit their day-to-day activities a lot. Around 1,300 people are providing 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. Castleford has the low levels of breastfeeding, and by 6 to 8 weeks only 28% of mothers were still breastfeeding. 28% of adults smoke, and Castleford has slightly above average prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary heart disease. Life expectancy is slightly lower than the district average. Community Safety The deliberate secondary fire rate is higher than the district rate. The number of deliberate fires fell sharply in 2012/13, as was the case across the district as a whole, and the number of fires stayed around this low level. Perceptions of most types of anti-social behaviour are currently the worst of all the seven areas - drug use/dealing is second-worst. The ASB incident rate in 2015 was higher than the district average. Levels of vehicle crime have stabilised, but burglary rates fluctuate and are generally higher than the district average. Environment and Climate Change Domestic gas consumption is continuing to reduce. Perceptions of rubbish and litter problems rose significantly over the 12 months to December 2015. 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 Castleford as a place to live (68.9%) 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 Castleford is 39,912 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 Castleford Total population (2014) 39,912 people Total male population (2014) 19,528 people Total female population (2014) 20,384 people Source: Office for National Statistics Population Groups (% of total population) Castleford Wakefield England People aged 0-15 (2014) 19.0% (7588 people) 18.5% 19.0% People aged 16-29 (2014) 18.3% (7859 people) 16.9% 18.3% People aged 30-44 (2014) 19.6% (8417 people) 18.9% 19.9% People aged 45-64 (2014) 26.4% (11378 people) 27.3% 25.3% People aged 65 and over (2014) 17.0% (6766 people) 18.4% 17.6% Source: Office for National Statistics Population Change The table below shows how the age profile of Castleford 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 20.2 19.0 Aged 16-29 16.4 18.3 Aged 30-44 23.5 19.6 Aged 45-64 24.2 26.4 Aged 65+ 15.9 17.0 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) Castleford Wakefield England White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 96.2% (37138 people) 92.8% 79.8% White: Irish 0.2% (58 people) 0.3% 1.0% White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.1% (30 people) 0.1% 0.1% White: Other White 1.4% (531 people) 2.3% 4.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 0.3% (126 people) 0.3% 0.8% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 0.1% (26 people) 0.1% 0.3% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 0.1% (51 people) 0.3% 0.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 0.1% (50 people) 0.2% 0.5% Asian/Asian British: Indian 0.3% (101 people) 0.5% 2.6% Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 0.2% (78 people) 1.5% 2.1% Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 0.0% ( people) 0.0% 0.8% Asian/Asian British: Chinese 0.3% (104 people) 0.3% 0.7% Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 0.1% (52 people) 0.4% 1.6% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 0.4% (171 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% (15 people) 0.1% 0.5% Other ethnic group: Arab (% of total population) 0.1% (20 people) 0.1% 0.4% Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 0.1% (32 people) 0.2% 0.6% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics The 2011 Census also provides information about people's country of birth.