Forward Planning

Town & Pier Ward

2001 CENSUS SNAPSHOT: (20) TOWN & PIER WARD

Housing

Number of dwellings	901
Occupied dwellings	862 (95.7%)
Number of households	862
Owner occupied households	339 (39.3%)
LA¹ rented households	351 (40.7)
HA/RSL² rented households	77 (8.9)
Privately rented households	54 (6.3)
Other households³	41 (4.8)

Age of Population

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
0-15	197 (8.9)	204 (9.3)	401 (18.2)
16-44	571 (25.9)	331 (15.0)	902 (40.9)
45-64	202 (9.2)	201 (9.1)	403 (18.3)
65-74	117 (5.3)	139 (6.3)	256 (11.6)
75-84	66 (3.0)	127 (5.8)	193 (8.8)
85 and over	9 (0.4)	40 (1.8)	49 (2.2)
Total	1162 (52.7)	1042 (47.3)	2204 (100.0)

Ethnic Breakdown

White	2097 (95.1%)
Asian/Asian British	18 (0.8)
Black/Black British	37 (1.7)
Chinese	3 (0.1)
Other Ethnic	8 (0.4)
Mixed	27 (1.2)

Economic Position (Age 16-74)

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
Economically active	459 (29.5)	334 (21.5)	793 (51.0)
Full time⁴ employees	314 (20.2)	142 (9.1)	456 (29.3)
Part time⁵ employees	31 (2.0)	137 (8.8)	168 (10.8)
Self employed	41 (2.6)	19 (1.2)	60 (3.9)
Economically inactive	425 (27.3)	336 (21.6)	761 (49.0)
Unemployed	55 (3.5)	24 (1.5)	79 (5.1)

Long Term Illness (LLTI)

Aged 0-15	49 (2.2%)
16-44	82 (3.7)
45-64	113 (5.1)
65+	262 (11.9)
Total persons with LLTI	506 (23.0)
Households with sufferers	410 (47.6)

Household Composition

Single person	319 (37.0%)
With dependent⁶ children	240 (27.8)
Single parent	75 (8.7)
With pensioner	349 (15.8)
Pensioner living alone	232 (10.5)

Travel to Work

Train	12 (1.7%)
Bus	74 (10.5)
Car/Van	322 (45.5)
Passenger in car/van	64 (9.1)
Motorcycle	13 (1.8)
Bicycle	14 (2.0)
Taxi	11 (1.6)
On foot	145 (20.5)
Other⁸	52 (7.4)

Qualifications⁷ (Aged 16-74)

No qualifications	714 (45.8%)
Level 1	290 (18.6)
Level 2	250 (16.0)
Level 3	92 (5.9)
Level 4/5	72 (4.6)
Other qualifications	140 (9.0)

Car Availability

No car households	413 (47.9%)
1 car households	326 (37.8)
2 car households	101 (11.7)
3+ car households	22 (2.6)

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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