InstantAtlas™ Server 6 Wakefield Ward Profile Selection: Pontefract North 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. Pontefract North Ward is situated towards the north east of the district and includes a large part of the town of Pontefract. There is greenspace to the north west of the town, including Pontefract Racecourse. Selected landmarks: Pontefract castle and museum Pontefract market Pontefract race course and park 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 Pontefract North Ward is 16,017 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 Pontefract North Ward Total population (2014) 16,017 people Total male population (2014) 7,843 people Total female population (2014) 8,173 people Source: Office for National Statistics Population Groups (% of total population) Pontefract North Ward Wakefield England People aged 0-15 (2014) 19.3% (3087 people) 18.5% 19.0% People aged 16-29 (2014) 17.3% (2783 people) 16.9% 18.3% People aged 30-44 (2014) 19.5% (3140 people) 18.9% 19.9% People aged 45-64 (2014) 26.6% (4275 people) 27.3% 25.3% People aged 65 and over (2014) 17.2% (2755 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) Pontefract North Ward Wakefield England White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 94.4% (14947 people) 92.8% 79.8% White: Irish 0.2% (36 people) 0.3% 1.0% White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.1% (15 people) 0.1% 0.1% White: Other White 1.8% (282 people) 2.3% 4.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 0.4% (61 people) 0.3% 0.8% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 0.1% (12 people) 0.1% 0.3% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 0.2% (25 people) 0.3% 0.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 0.2% (35 people) 0.2% 0.5% Asian/Asian British: Indian 0.4% (58 people) 0.5% 2.6% Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 0.4% (65 people) 1.5% 2.1% Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 0.0% (7 people) 0.0% 0.8% Asian/Asian British: Chinese 0.2% (38 people) 0.3% 0.7% Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 0.7% (108 people) 0.4% 1.6% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 0.6% (95 people) 0.6% 1.8% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean (% of total population) 0.1% (9 people) 0.1% 1.1% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black (% of total population) 0.0% (4 people) 0.1% 0.5% Other ethnic group: Arab (% of total population) 0.1% (15 people) 0.1% 0.4% Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 0.1% (19 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 Pontefract North Ward born outside Britain are shown below, although only a selected group of countries/continents are included. Country of Birth (% of total population) Pontefract North Ward Wakefield England A10: Lithuania (2011) 0.1% (15 people) 0.1% 0.2% A10: Poland (2011) 1.1% (174 people) 1.3% 1.1% A10: Romania (2011) 0.0% (4 people) 0.0% 0.2% A10: Other EU accession countries (2011) 0.2% (23 people) 0.4% 0.7% Africa (2011) 0.8% (118 people) 0.8% 2.4% India (2011) 0.3% (44 people) 0.3% 1.3% Pakistan (2011) 0.1% (22 people) 0.6% 0.9% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics In Pontefract North Ward, 2.7% of the population have a main language that is not English, and of this group, 2.0% cannot speak English at all. Proficiency in English Pontefract North Ward Wakefield England % of people for whom English is not their main language 2.7% (407 people) 3.5% 8.0% % English not main language: can speak English very well 39.6% (161 people) 29.0% 41.5% % English not main language: can speak English well 37.8% (154 people) 41.4% 37.7% % English not main language: cannot speak English well 20.6% (84 people) 24.5% 17.4% % English not main language: cannot speak English 2.0% (8 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 Pontefract North Ward 6.2% of people didn't answer the question and 23.1% 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) Pontefract North Ward Wakefield England Christian (2011) 69.3% (10966 people) 66.4% 59.4% Muslim (2011) 0.7% (104 people) 2.0% 5.0% Hindu (2011) 0.2% (25 people) 0.3% 1.5% Sikh (2011) 0.2% (26 people) 0.1% 0.8% Jewish (2011) 0.1% (9 people) 0.0% 0.5% Buddhist (2011) 0.2% (27 people) 0.2% 0.5% Other religion (2011) 0.2% (26 people) 0.3% 0.4% No religion (2011) 23.1% (3662 people) 24.4% 24.7% Religion not stated (2011) 6.2% (986 people) 6.4% 7.2% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics Household Structure The 2011 Census shows that there are a total of 6,830 households in Pontefract North 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) Pontefract North Ward Wakefield England One person household: Aged 65 and over (2011) 10.9% (745 households) 13.0% 12.4% One person household: Other (2011) 18.1% (1239 households) 16.7% 17.9% One family only: All aged 65 and over (2011) 7.4% (506 households) 8.5% 8.1% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No children (2011) 13.7% (938 households) 14.1% 12.3% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children (2011) 14.7% (1006 households) 14.1% 15.3% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent 5.8% (397 households) 6.4% 5.6% (% of all households) (2011) One family only: Cohabiting couple: No children (2011) 7.0% (475 households) 5.7% 5.3% One family only: Cohabiting couple: Dependent children (2011) 6.0% (407 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) 8.2% (560 households) 7.6% 7.1% One family only: Lone parent: All children non-dependent (2011) 3.3% (223 households) 3.4% 3.5% Other household types: With dependent children (2011) 1.5% (99 households) 2.0% 2.7% Other household types: All full-time students (2011) 0.0% (1 households) 0.0% 0.6% Other household types: All aged 65 and over (2011) 0.3% (20 households) 0.2% 0.3% Other household types: Other (2011) 2.6% (174 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.