Forward Planning

Maxton, Elms Vale & Priory Ward

2001 CENSUS SNAPSHOT: (10) MAXTON, ELMS VALE & PRIORY WARD

Housing

Number of dwellings	3059
Occupied dwellings	2926 (95.7%)
Number of households	2931
Owner occupied households	2278 (77.7%)
LA¹ rented households	87 (3.0)
HA/RSL² rented households	97 (3.3)
Privately rented households	393 (13.4)
Other households³	76 (2.6)

Age of Population

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
0-15	753 (10.7)	735 (10.5)	1488 (21.2)
16-44	1452 (20.7)	1474 (21.0)	2926 (41.8)
45-64	866 (12.3)	840 (12.0)	1706 (24.3)
65-74	236 (3.4)	245 (3.5)	481 (6.9)
75-84	105 (1.5)	185 (2.6)	290 (4.1)
85 and over	29 (0.4)	88 (1.3)	117 (1.7)
Total	3441 (49.1)	3567 (50.9)	7008 (100.0)

Ethnic Breakdown

White	6873 (98.1%)
Asian/Asian British	21 (0.3)
Black/Black British	15 (0.2)
Chinese	48 (0.7)
Other Ethnic	25 (0.4)
Mixed	38 (0.5)

Economic Position (Age 16-74)

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
Economically active	1941 (37.9)	1656 (32.3)	3597 (70.3)
Full time⁴ employees	1497 (29.3)	828 (16.2)	2325 (45.4)
Part time⁵ employees	76 (1.5)	603 (11.8)	679 (13.3)
Self employed	198 (3.9)	77 (1.5)	275 (5.4)
Economically inactive	617 (12.1)	902 (17.6)	1519 (29.7)
Unemployed	113 (2.2)	78 (1.5)	191 (3.7)

Long Term Illness (LLTI)

Aged 0-15	67 (1.0%)
16-44	221 (3.2)
45-64	429 (6.1)
65+	421 (6.0)
Total persons with LLTI	1138 (16.2)
Households with sufferers	944 (32.2)

Household Composition

Single person	902 (30.8)
With dependent⁶ children	919 (31.4)
Single parent	207 (7.1)
With pensioner	543 (7.7)
Pensioner living alone	344 (4.9)

Travel to Work

Train	87 (2.6%)
Bus	146 (4.3)
Car/Van	1858 (54.9)
Passenger in car/van	282 (8.3)
Motorcycle	52 (1.5)
Bicycle	85 (2.5)
Taxi	46 (1.4)
On foot	608 (18.0)
Other⁸	222 (6.6)

Qualifications⁷ (Aged 16-74)

No qualifications	1570 (30.6%)
Level 1	1096 (21.4)
Level 2	1140 (22.2)
Level 3	386 (7.5)
Level 4/5	499 (9.7)
Other qualifications	432 (8.4)

Car Availability

No car households	846 (28.9%)
1 car households	1445 (49.3)
2 car households	538 (18.4)
3+ car households	102 (3.5)

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

Local Authority (LA)
Housing Association/Registered Social Landlord (HA/RSL)
Renting from employer and living rent free
Full-time is defined as working 31 hours or more a week
Part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week
A dependent child is a person aged 0-15 in a household or a person aged 16-18 who is a full time student and in a family with parents
Level 1: 1+ 'O' Levels/CSE/GCSE (any grade), NVQ Level 1, Foundation GNVQ
Level 2: 5+ 'O' Levels, 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs (Grade A to C), 1+ A/AS Level, NVQ Level 2, Intermediate GNVQ or equivalent
Level 3: 2+ A Levels, 4+ AS Levels, NVQ Level 3, Advanced GNVQ or equivalent
Level 4/5: First Degree, Higher Degree, NVQ Levels, 4-5, HND, HNC, Qualified Teacher, Doctor, Dentist, Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor or equivalent
Other: eg City & Guilds, RSA/OCR, BTEC/Ed excel, Other Professional Qualifications
Includes working from home and travelling to work by light rail

*Direct comparison with 1991 Census information is impossible due to Ward boundary changes

Source: 2001 Census: Office for National Statistics
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