1 Blacko and Higherford Profile Contents 1. Population.............................................................................................................................. 3 1.1. 2011 actuals.................................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Marital Status .................................................................................................................. 3 1.3. Ethnicity .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.4. Social Grade ................................................................................................................... 4 2. Labour Market ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.1. Economic Activity............................................................................................................ 5 2.2. Economic Inactivity ......................................................................................................... 5 2.3. Employment Occupations ............................................................................................... 6 2.4. Key Out-of-Work Benefits ............................................................................................... 6 3. Health .................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1. Limiting Long-Term Illness.............................................................................................. 8 3.2. Disability Living Allowance Claimants (August 2012) ..................................................... 8 3.3. Incapacity Benefit / Severe Disablement Allowance....................................................... 8 4. Crime ..................................................................................................................................... 9 5. Housing ............................................................................................................................... 10 5.1. Household Types .......................................................................................................... 10 5.2. Tenure........................................................................................................................... 10 5.3. People per Household .................................................................................................. 11 5.4. Number of Rooms per Household ................................................................................ 11 5.5. Persons per Room ........................................................................................................ 11 5.6. Housing Stock............................................................................................................... 12 6. Education............................................................................................................................. 13 6.1. Key Stage 2 Results ..................................................................................................... 13 6.2. Adult Qualifications ....................................................................................................... 13 2 1. Population 1.1. 2011 actuals Blacko Pendle England Total % % % All All 1800 0-15 261 14.6% 20.5% 18.9% 16-24 125 6.9% 11.2% 11.9% 25-44 411 22.9% 26.5% 27.5% 45-64 580 32.2% 25.7% 25.4% 65 and over 423 23.5% 16.1% 16.4% Males All 879 0-14 121 13.8% 19.9% 18.4% 15-24 73 8.3% 12.6% 13.5% 25-49 279 31.7% 33.7% 35.2% 50-64 220 25.0% 19.2% 18.1% 65 and over 186 21.1% 14.6% 14.7% Females All 921 0-14 128 13.9% 18.5% 17.0% 15-24 64 6.9% 12.5% 12.7% 25-49 272 29.5% 32.8% 34.5% 50-64 220 23.9% 18.8% 18.0% 65 and over 237 25.7% 17.5% 17.9% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points: - Blacko & Higherford has 23.5% of its residents aged 65 or over. This is over 7% higher compared to the Pendle and national averages. 1.2. Marital Status Blacko & Higherford Pendle England Single (never married) 20.9% 31.2% 34.6% Married 60.8% 48.1% 46.6% In a registered same sex civil partnership 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Separated 1.8% 2.9% 2.7% Divorced 8.3% 10.2% 9.0% Widowed 8.0% 7.5% 6.9% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points: - Over 60% of the Blacko and Higherford ward are married which is 12% higher than the Pendle average and over 14% higher than the national average. - In line with this statistic, the proportion of single and divorced residents in the ward is lower than for both Pendle and England. 3 1.3. Ethnicity Blacko Pendle England White 97.1% 79.9% 85.4% Mixed/multiple ethnic groups 0.7% 1.1% 2.3% Asian/Asian British 1.9% 18.8% 7.8% Black/African/Black/Caribbean/Black 0.1% 0.1% 3.5% Other ethnic group 0.2% 0.2% 1.0% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points: - The proportion of Blacko & Higherford residents who are of White ethnicity is greater than the Pendle and national averages. - Aside from White residents, 1.9% of the ward population are of Asian ethnicity but this is lower than the Pendle and England averages. 1.4. Social Grade Blacko Pendle England Large employers / higher managerial 16.20% 7.02% 10.41% Lower managerial and professional 31.12% 17.19% 20.92% Intermediate 13.11% 10.85% 12.79% Small employers and account workers 14.32% 10.01% 9.42% Lower supervisory and technical 5.20% 7.83% 6.88% Semi-routine 8.21% 16.81% 13.97% Routine 5.88% 15.19% 11.00% Never worked and long term unemployed 1.81% 8.33% 5.61% Not classified 4.14% 6.76% 9.01% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points: - Over a quarter of the ward population are in lower managerial and professional occupations, which is over 13% higher than the Pendle average. - Conversely, less than 15% of Blacko and Higherford residents are in either semi-routine or routine occupations. This is over 16% lower than the Pendle average and 10% lower than nationally. 4 2. Labour Market 2.1. Economic Activity Blacko Blacko Pendle England All People Economically Active 946 52.6% 47.8% 51.3% In Employment 875 48.6% 42.4% 45.5% ~ PT employees 155 8.6% 10.1% 10.1% ~ FT employees 530 29.4% 25.9% 28.3% ~ Self employed 190 10.6% 6.4% 7.2% Unemployed 35 1.9% 3.4% 3.2% Student 36 2.0% 2.0% 2.5% Males Economically Active 509 57.9% 53.5% 55.6% In Employment 469 53.4% 47.5% 49.3% ~ PT employees 27 3.1% 5.6% 4.5% ~ FT employees 311 35.4% 32.0% 34.6% ~ Self employed 131 14.9% 9.8% 10.2% Unemployed 26 3.0% 4.1% 3.9% Student 14 1.6% 1.9% 2.4% Females Economically Active 437 47.4% 42.4% 47.1% In Employment 406 44.1% 37.6% 41.9% ~ PT employees 128 13.9% 14.4% 15.4% ~ FT employees 219 23.8% 20.1% 22.3% ~ Self employed 59 6.4% 3.1% 4.2% Unemployed 9 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% Student 22 2.4% 2.1% 2.7% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points: - The proportion of residents economically active in Blacko and Higherford is over 4% higher than the Pendle average and 1% higher than nationally. 2.2. Economic Inactivity Blacko Blacko Pendle England All People Economically Inactive 381 21.2% 24.2% 22.1% ~ Retired 290 16.1% 10.9% 10.0% ~ Student 19 1.1% 3.0% 4.3% ~ Looking after home 34 1.9% 4.1% 3.2% ~ LT sick/ disabled 26 1.4% 4.4% 3.0% ~ Other 12 0.7% 1.8% 1.6% Males Economically Inactive 156 17.7% 19.3% 18.4% ~ Retired 120 13.7% 9.5% 8.7% ~ Student 9 1.0% 2.8% 4.4% ~ Looking after home 3 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% ~ LT sick/ disabled 15 1.7% 4.6% 3.2% 5 ~ Other 9 1.0% 1.5% 1.5% Females Economically Inactive 225 24.4% 29.0% 25.7% ~ Retired 170 18.5% 12.2% 11.3% ~ Student 10 1.1% 3.1% 4.1% ~ Looking after home 31 3.7% 7.3% 5.7% ~ LT sick/ disabled 11 1.2% 4.1% 2.8% ~ Other 3 0.3% 2.2% 1.7% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points: - Over 16% of residents in Blacko and Higherford are retired. This is 5% above the Pendle average and 6% above the national average. 2.3. Employment Occupations Blacko Blacko Pendle England Managers and senior officials 182 20.1% 10% 11% Professional 222 24.5% 13% 18% Associate professional & technical 86 9.5% 10% 13% Administrative & secretarial 110 12.2% 10% 12% Skilled trades 101 11.2% 14% 11% Personal services 69 7.6% 11% 9% Sales and customer services 51 5.6% 9% 8% Process plant and machine operatives 33 3.6% 12% 7% Elementary occupations 51 5.6% 11% 11% (Source: 2011 Census) Main Points: - Of the Blacko and Higherford residents in employment, almost 25% are Professional. This is over 10% higher than the Pendle average. - Just 5.7% are in elementary occupations, which is around half the proportion for Pendle and England as a whole. 2.4. Key Out-of-Work Benefits 2.4.1. Total JSA Claimants January 2013 Blacko Blacko Pendle England All People 6 0.3 2.2% 2.4% Males 5 0.6 1.5% 1.6% Females 1 0.1 0.7% 0.8% (Source: Nomis web, claimant count) Main Points: - JSA claimants in the ward is low with the proportion half that of the Pendle and Great Britain averages. 2.4.2. JSA Claimants by Age and Duration January 2013 Blacko Blacko Pendle England By Age of Claimant (years) 6 18 to 24 0 0% 31% 27% 25 to 49 0 67% 55% 57% 50+ 0 33% 15% 17% By Duration of Claim (months) 0 to 6 0 50% 57% 57% 6 to 12 0 17% 16% 16% 12+ 0 33% 27% 28% (Source: Nomis web, claimant count) Main Points: - There are no claimants aged 18 to 24 in Blacko and Higherford. - 33% of claims last longer than 12 months which is more than the Pendle average and the national average. 2.4.3. Benefit Claimants 2012 Blacko Blacko Pendle England Job Seekers 10 0.6% 2.3% 2.4% ESA and Incapacity Benefits 35 1.9% 5.5% 3.9% Lone Parents 0 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% Other Income Benefits 0 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% Total Out-of-Work Benefits