Old Laund Booth 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 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 Old Laund Booth Pendle England Total % % % All All 1574 0-15 242 15.4% 20.5% 18.7% 16-24 126 8.0% 12.0% 12.0% 25-49 465 29.5% 32.0% 35.0% 50-64 / 50-59 294 18.7% 16.4% 14.9% 65 / 60 and over 447 28.4% 19.1% 19.3% Males All 780 0-15 126 16.2% 21.1% 19.5% 16-24 76 9.7% 12.6% 12.5% 25-49 230 29.5% 32.2% 35.5% 50-64 177 22.7% 20.0% 18.0% 65 and over 171 21.9% 14.1% 14.5% Females All 794 0-15 116 14.6% 19.8% 18.0% 16-24 50 6.3% 11.5% 11.6% 25-49 235 29.6% 31.9% 34.4% 50-59 117 14.7% 12.9% 12.0% 60 and over 276 34.8% 23.9% 24.0% (Source: Office for National Statistics) Main Points: - 28.4% of the Old Laund Booth population are aged 60 and over (females) or 65 and over (males). This is 9.3% and 9.1% above the Pendle and national averages respectively. - 34.8% of females in the ward are aged 60 and over. This is over 10% higher than the Pendle and national averages. 1.2. Marital Status Old Laund Booth Pendle England Single (never married) 21.61% 26.11% 30.23% Married 50.30% 43.54%43.50% Remarried 9.49% 9.24% 7.35% Separated 1.88% 2.72% 2.40% Divorced 6.70% 9.51% 8.21% Widowed 10.02% 8.88% 8.31% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - Over 50% of the Old Laund Booth population are married, which is above the Pendle and national averages. - 10.02% of the ward population are widowed, which is higher than the Pendle and national averages. 2 1.3. Ethnicity Old Laund Booth Pendle England White 95.46% 84.94%90.92% Mixed 0.44% 0.68% 1.31% Indian 0.50% 0.25% 2.09% Pakistani 3.03% 13.42%1.44% Bangladeshi 0 0.04% 0.56% Other Asian 0 0.35% 0.48% Black / Black British 0 0.11% 2.30% Chinese or Other 0.57% 0.22% 1.08% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - Over 95% of the Old Laund Booth population are of white ethnicity, which is above the Pendle and national averages. - 3.03% of the ward population are of Pakistani ethnicity. This is above the national average but over 10% lower than the Pendle average. 1.4. Social Grade Old Laund Booth Pendle England Large employers / higher managerial 5.46% 2.61% 3.50% Higher professional 7.00% 3.00% 5.11% Lower managerial and professional 23.72% 14.76% 18.73% Intermediate 9.22% 7.30% 9.48% Small employers and account workers 11.52% 7.59% 6.98% Lower supervisory and technical 4.86% 8.05% 7.11% Semi-routine 7.34% 13.71% 11.65% Routine 5.63% 12.93% 9.02% Never worked 1.19% 4.78% 2.72% Long term unemployed 0.34% 0.89% 1.01% Full-time student 4.10% 5.65% 7.03% Not classifiable 19.62% 18.73% 17.66% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - 36.18% of the Old Laund Booth population are in professional or managerial positions. This is above the Pendle and England averages of 20.37% and 27.34% respectively. - 1.19% of the ward population have never worked, which is below the Pendle and national averages. 3 2. Labour Market 2.1. Economic Activity Ward No's Ward Pendle GB All People Economically Active 797 79.3% 70.7% 74.0% In Employment 771 76.7% 66.3% 69.8% ~ Employees 602 59.9% 57.4% 61.0% ~ Self Employed 169 16.8% 8.9% 8.8% Unemployed 26 3.3% 6.2% 5.7% Males Economically Active 426 86.6% 79.2% 81.4% In Employment 415 84.3% 73.6% 76.0% ~ Employees 298 60.6% 60.4% 63.1% ~ Self Employed 117 23.8% 13.2% 12.9% Unemployed 11 2.6% 7.0% 6.5% Females Economically Active 371 72.3% 62.2% 66.8% In Employment 356 69.4% 59.0% 63.7% ~ Employees 304 59.3% 54.4% 59.0% ~ Self Employed 52 10.1% 4.6% 4.7% Unemployed 15 4.0% 5.2% 4.7% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - 79.3% of the Old Laund Booth population are economically active, which is above the Pendle and Great Britain averages. - 16.8% of the ward population are self-employed, which is nearly double the Pendle and Great Britain averages. 2.2. Economic Inactivity Ward No's Ward Pendle GB All People Economically Inactive 208 20.7% 29.3% 26.0% ~ Retired 73 7.3% 4.7% 4.5% ~ Student 30 3.0% 4.2% 5.3% ~ Other 105 10.4% 20.4% 16.2% Males Economically Inactive 66 13.4% 20.8% 18.6% ~ Retired 23 4.7% 3.0% 3.0% ~ Student 15 3.0% 4.3% 5.3% ~ Other 28 5.7% 13.5% 10.4% Females Economically Inactive 142 27.7% 37.8% 33.2% ~ Retired 50 9.7% 6.3% 6.1% ~ Student 15 2.9% 4.2% 5.2% ~ Other 77 15.0% 27.3% 21.9% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - 7.3% of Old Laund Booth residents are retired, which is above the Pendle and Great Britain averages. 4 - Moreover, 9.7% of females in the ward are retired. 2.3. Employment Occupations Ward No's Ward Pendle GB Managers and senior officials 162 21.0% 13.4% 14.8% Professional 136 17.6% 8.7% 11.1% Associate professional & technical 125 16.2% 11.0% 13.9% Administrative & secretarial 83 10.8% 10.4% 13.3% Skilled trades 81 10.5% 13.9% 11.6% Personal services 51 6.6% 7.6% 7.0% Sales and customer services 36 4.7% 7.9% 7.8% Process plant and machine operatives 44 5.7% 15.2% 8.6% Elementary occupations 53 6.9% 12.1% 11.9% (Source: 2001 Census) Main Points: - 54.8% of workers in Old Laund Booth are in professional or managerial occupations. This is above the Pendle and Great Britain averages of 33.1% and 39.8% respectively. - More specifically, 21% of employed residents in the ward are in managerial or senior official occupations. 2.4. Key Out-of-Work Benefits 2.4.1. Total JSA Claimants November 2010 Ward No's Ward Pendle GB All People 10 1.0% 3.1% 3.5% Males 6 1.2% 4.3% 4.9% Females 4 0.8% 1.9% 2.1% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) Main Points: - 1% of the Old Laund Booth population claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance in November 2010. This is lower than the Pendle and Great Britain averages. 2.4.2. JSA Claimants by Age and Duration November 2010 Ward No's Ward Pendle GB By Age of Claimant (years) 18 to 24 0 20.0% 33.0% 28.5% 25 to 49 5 60.0% 52.6% 55.7% 50+ 0 20.0% 13.8% 15.5% By Duration of Claim (months) 0 to 6 10 100.0% 75.4% 66.9% 6 to 12 0 0.0% 15.3% 16.1% 12+ 0 0.0% 9.3% 16.9% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) Main Points: - All 10 JSA claims in November 2010 in Old Laund Booth lasted less than 6 months. 5 2.4.3. Benefit Claimants May 2010 Ward No's Ward Pendle GB Total Claimants 65 6.7% 17.8% 14.7% ~ Job Seekers 5 0.5% 3.2% 3.5% ~ ESA and Incapacity Benefits 35 3.6% 9.5% 6.7% ~ Lone Parents 5 0.5% 1.6% 1.7% ~ Carers 10 1.0% 1.6% 1.1% ~ Other Income Benefits 0 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% ~ Disabled 5 0.5% 1.0% 1.0% ~ Bereaved 5 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% Key Out-of-Work Benefits 45 4.6% 14.9% 12.4% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) - In May 2010, 4.6% of the Old Laund Booth population were claiming key out-of-work benefits. This was 3 times lower than the Pendle average. 2.4.4. Income Support (August 2010) Ward No's Ward Pendle GB Total Claimants 10 3,100 1,831,780 ~ Aged 16-24 0 0% 14.5% 14.5% ~ Aged 25-49 5 50% 59.7% 50.7% ~ Aged 50-59 5 50% 25.5% 22% ~ Aged 60 and over 0 0% 0.6% 0.5% ~ Male 0 0% 37.4% 34.3% ~ Female 10 100% 62.6% 65.7% (Source: Department for Work and Pensions) Main Points: - The small number of claimants in Old Laund Booth makes the breakdown of age and gender fairly insignificant.