InstantAtlas™ Server 6 Wakefield Ward Profile Selection: South Elmsall and South Kirkby 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. South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward is situated in the far south east of the district. The ward contains the small towns of South Kirkby and South Elmsall. There are significant industrial estates at Langthwaite Grange, South Kirkby, and at Dale Lane, South Elmsall. The East Coast Mainline railway runs through the middle of the ward. Selected landmarks: South Elmsall Market Frickley Country 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 South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward is 17,757 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 South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward Total population (2014) 17,757 people Total male population (2014) 8,823 people Total female population (2014) 8,934 people Source: Office for National Statistics Population Groups (% of total population) South Elmsall and South Kirkby W Wakefield England ard People aged 0-15 (2014) 19.9% (3528 people) 18.5% 19.0% People aged 16-29 (2014) 17.9% (3174 people) 16.9% 18.3% People aged 30-44 (2014) 18.7% (3331 people) 18.9% 19.9% People aged 45-64 (2014) 26.3% (4668 people) 27.3% 25.3% People aged 65 and over (2014) 17.5% (3110 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) South Elmsall and South Kirkby W Wakefield England ard White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 95.5% (16835 people) 92.8% 79.8% White: Irish 0.2% (26 people) 0.3% 1.0% White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.0% (2 people) 0.1% 0.1% White: Other White 3.0% (524 people) 2.3% 4.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 0.3% (51 people) 0.3% 0.8% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 0.2% (27 people) 0.1% 0.3% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 0.1% (17 people) 0.3% 0.6% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 0.1% (20 people) 0.2% 0.5% Asian/Asian British: Indian 0.2% (28 people) 0.5% 2.6% Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 0.0% (7 people) 1.5% 2.1% Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 0.0% (1 people) 0.0% 0.8% Asian/Asian British: Chinese 0.1% (12 people) 0.3% 0.7% Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 0.1% (12 people) 0.4% 1.6% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 0.2% (26 people) 0.6% 1.8% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean (% of total population) 0.1% (13 people) 0.1% 1.1% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black (% of total population) 0.1% (8 people) 0.1% 0.5% Other ethnic group: Arab (% of total population) 0.1% (8 people) 0.1% 0.4% Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 0.0% (7 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 South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward born outside Britain are shown below, although only a selected group of countries/continents are included. Country of Birth (% of total population) South Elmsall and South Kirkby W Wakefield England ard A10: Lithuania (2011) 0.0% (5 people) 0.1% 0.2% A10: Poland (2011) 2.2% (383 people) 1.3% 1.1% A10: Romania (2011) 0.1% (8 people) 0.0% 0.2% A10: Other EU accession countries (2011) 0.3% (57 people) 0.4% 0.7% Africa (2011) 0.2% (35 people) 0.8% 2.4% India (2011) 0.1% (19 people) 0.3% 1.3% Pakistan (2011) 0.0% (3 people) 0.6% 0.9% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics In South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward, 3.0% of the population have a main language that is not English, and of this group, 5.1% cannot speak English at all. Proficiency in English South Elmsall and South Kirkby W Wakefield England ard % of people for whom English is not their main language 3.0% (507 people) 3.5% 8.0% % English not main language: can speak English very well 23.7% (120 people) 29.0% 41.5% % English not main language: can speak English well 46.2% (234 people) 41.4% 37.7% % English not main language: cannot speak English well 25.0% (127 people) 24.5% 17.4% % English not main language: cannot speak English 5.1% (26 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 South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward 6.5% of people didn't answer the question and 23.4% 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) South Elmsall and South Kirkby W Wakefield England ard Christian (2011) 69.4% (12228 people) 66.4% 59.4% Muslim (2011) 0.3% (45 people) 2.0% 5.0% Hindu (2011) 0.0% (5 people) 0.3% 1.5% Sikh (2011) 0.1% (9 people) 0.1% 0.8% Jewish (2011) 0.0% (5 people) 0.0% 0.5% Buddhist (2011) 0.1% (10 people) 0.2% 0.5% Other religion (2011) 0.3% (48 people) 0.3% 0.4% No religion (2011) 23.4% (4127 people) 24.4% 24.7% Religion not stated (2011) 6.5% (1147 people) 6.4% 7.2% Source: 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics Household Structure The 2011 Census shows that there are a total of 7,509 households in South Elmsall and South Kirkby 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) South Elmsall and South Kirkby W Wakefield England ard One person household: Aged 65 and over (2011) 13.5% (1014 households) 13.0% 12.4% One person household: Other (2011) 16.2% (1215 households) 16.7% 17.9% One family only: All aged 65 and over (2011) 8.2% (617 households) 8.5% 8.1% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No children (2011) 12.6% (948 households) 14.1% 12.3% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children (2011) 13.5% (1012 households) 14.1% 15.3% One family only: Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent 7.0% (525 households) 6.4% 5.6% (% of all households) (2011) One family only: Cohabiting couple: No children (2011) 4.6% (343 households) 5.7% 5.3% One family only: Cohabiting couple: Dependent children (2011) 6.6% (498 households) 5.2% 4.0% One family only: Cohabiting couple: All children non-dependent (2011) 0.6% (45 households) 0.6% 0.5% One family only: Lone parent: Dependent children (2011) 8.6% (645 households) 7.6% 7.1% One family only: Lone parent: All children non-dependent (2011) 3.5% (264 households) 3.4% 3.5% Other household types: With dependent children (2011) 2.3% (171 households) 2.0% 2.7% Other household types: All full-time students (2011) 0.0% ( households) 0.0% 0.6% Other household types: All aged 65 and over (2011) 0.2% (15 households) 0.2% 0.3% Other household types: Other (2011) 2.6% (197 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.