Castle Ward

2001 CENSUS SNAPSHOT: (5) CASTLE WARD

Housing

Number of dwellings
1150
Occupied dwellings
1082 (94.1%)
Number of households
1121
Owner occupied households
620 (55.3%)
LA1 rented households
202 (18.0)
HA/RSL2 rented households
11 (1.0)
Privately rented households
230 (20.5)
Other households3
58 (5.2)

 

Age of Population

 
Males (%)
Females (%)
Total (%)
0-15
85 (4.2)
101 (5.0)
186 (9.3)
16-44
300 (15.0)
237 (11.8)
537 (26.8)
45-64
285 (14.2)
259 (12.9)
544 (27.2)
65-74
125 (6.2)
190 (9.5)
315 (15.7)
75-84
119 (5.9)
193 (9.6)
312 (15.6)
85 and over
27 (1.3)
81 (4.0)
108 (5.4)
Total
941 (47.0)
1061 (53.0)
2002 (100.0)


Ethnic Breakdown

White
1977 (98.8%)
Asian/Asian British
13 (0.6)
Black/Black British
3 (0.1)
Chinese
0 (0)
Other Ethnic
7 (0.3)
Mixed
10 (0.5)


Economic Position (Age 16-74)

 
Males (%)
Females (%)
Total (%)
Economically active
475 (34.0)
353 (25.2)
828 (59.2)
Full time4 employees
319 (22.8)
187 (13.4)
506 (36.2)
Part time5 employees
28 (2.0)
83 (5.9)
111 (7.9)
Self employed
76 (5.4)
45 (3.2)
121 (8.7)
Economically inactive
236 (16.9)
334 (23.9)
570 (40.8)
Unemployed
41 (2.9)
31 (2.2)
72 (5.2)


Long Term Illness (LLTI)

Aged 0-15
21 (1.0%)
16-44
75 (3.7)
45-64
155 (7.7)
65+
373 (18.6)
Total persons with LLTI
624 (31.2)
Households with sufferers
512 (45.7)

Household Composition

Single person
593 (52.9%)
With dependent6 children
118 (10.5)
Single parent
28 (2.5)
With pensioner
492 (43.9)
Pensioner living alone
315 (28.1)


Travel to Work

Train
22 (2.9%)
Bus
26 (3.4)
Car/Van
317 (42.0)
Passenger in car/van
40 (5.3)
Motorcycle
8 (1.1)
Bicycle
12 (1.6)
Taxi
7 (0.9)
On foot
225 (29.8)
Other8
97 (12.9)


Qualifications7 (Aged 16-74)

No qualifications
444 (32.0%)
Level 1
194(14.0)
Level 2
269 (19.4)
Level 3
96 (6.9)
Level 4/5
272 (19.6)
Other qualifications
114 (8.2)


Car Availability

No car households
518 (46.2%)
1 car households
449 (40.0)
2 car households
122 (10.9)
3+ car households
32 (2.9)

 

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

  1. Local Authority (LA)
  2. Housing Association/Registered Social Landlord (HA/RSL)
  3. Renting from employer and living rent free
  4. Full-time is defined as working 31 hours or more a week
  5. Part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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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