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How do I know if I’m in Failsworth East or Failsworth West?
A general
rule of thumb is if your postcode starts M35 9 then you’re in Failsworth East,
if your postcode starts M35 0 then you’re in Failsworth West. This is a
good indicator but not exact.
People
Statistics
Resident Population and Age
The
resident population of Failsworth East, as measured in the 2001 Census, was
10,728 of which 49 per cent were male and 51 per cent were female. The resident
population of Oldham
was 217,273, of which 48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female.
Resident
population (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Under
16 |
20.4 |
23.0 |
20.2 |
|
16 to
19 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
|
20 to
29 |
11.0 |
11.8 |
12.6 |
|
30 to
59 |
43.4 |
40.8 |
41.5 |
|
60 to
74 |
14.3 |
12.5 |
13.3 |
|
75 and
over |
6.4 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
|
Average age |
38.6 |
37.2 |
38.6 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
Marital Status
Resident
population aged 16 and over (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Single
(never married) |
29.3 |
28.0 |
30.1 |
|
Married or re-married |
51.6 |
51.1 |
50.9 |
|
Separated |
2.3 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
|
Divorced |
8.3 |
8.8 |
8.2 |
|
Widowed |
8.5 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
Ethnic Group
Resident
population (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England |
|
White |
96.8 |
86.1 |
90.9 |
|
of which White Irish |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
|
Mixed |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
|
Asian
or Asian British |
1.5 |
11.9
|
4.6 |
|
Indian |
0.3 |
0.7
|
2.1 |
|
Pakistani |
0.8 |
6.3
|
1.4 |
|
Bangladeshi |
0.4 |
4.5
|
0.6 |
|
Other Asian |
0.0 |
0.3
|
0.5 |
|
Black
or Black British |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
|
Caribbean |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
|
African |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
Other Black |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
Religion
Resident
population (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Christian |
84.1 |
72.6 |
71.8 |
|
Buddhist |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Hindu |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
|
Jewish
|
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
|
Muslim
|
1.1 |
11.1 |
3.0 |
|
Sikh |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
|
Other
religions |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
No
religion |
8.9 |
8.9 |
14.8 |
|
Religion not stated |
5.3 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
Health and provision of care
The
2001 Census asked people to describe their health, over the preceding 12 months
as 'good', 'fairly good' or 'not good'.
Resident
population (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Good |
67.7 |
65.7 |
68.6 |
|
Fairly
good |
22.4 |
23.1 |
22.2 |
|
Not
good |
9.9 |
11.2 |
9.2 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
It also
asked questions about any limiting long-term illness, health problem or
disability which limited people’s daily activities or the work they could do.
Resident
population (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
With a
limiting long-term illness |
19.0 |
20.3 |
18.2 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
For the
first time, the 2001 Census asked a question about any voluntary care provided
to look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends,
neighbours or others because of long term physical or mental ill-health or
disability, or problems relating to old age.
Resident
population (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Provided unpaid care |
10.2 |
10.8 |
10.0 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
There
are two main benefits associated with health that are paid to people needing
help with personal care. They are the 'Disability Living Allowance' and the
'Attendance Allowance'.
The
Disability Living Allowance is a benefit paid to people under 65, who are
disabled, and need help with personal care, and/or getting around. In August
2000, 10,485 people in Oldham
received this benefit.
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions, 2000
The Attendance Allowance is paid to people over the age of 65, who are so
severely disabled, physically or mentally, that they need supervision or a great
deal of help with personal care. In May 2000, 4,795 people in Oldham
received this benefit.
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions, 2000
Economic Activity
Resident
population aged 16 to 74 (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Employed |
64.6 |
59.0 |
60.6 |
|
Unemployed |
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
|
Economically active full-time students |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
Retired |
14.4 |
13.0 |
13.6 |
|
Economically inactive students |
3.1 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
|
Looking after home/family |
4.3 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
|
Permanently sick or disabled |
6.2 |
7.7 |
5.5 |
|
Other
economically inactive |
2.6 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
Within Failsworth East, 17 per cent of those unemployed were aged 50 and over, 5
per cent had never worked and 25 per cent were long term unemployed.
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
In August 2000, there were 3,085 Jobseeker Allowance claimants in Oldham of
which 47 per cent had child dependants. The Job Seeker Allowance (JSA) is
payable to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively
seeking, work of at least 40 hours a week. Figures produced here are those only
for people claiming income-based JSA.
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions, 2000
In August 2000, there were 17,110 Income Support claimants in Oldham, of
which 3 per cent were aged under 20. Income support was introduced on April 11th
1988 and can be paid to a person who is aged 16 and over, is not working 16
hours or more a week, and has less money coming in than the law says they need
to live on.
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions, 2000
Students and Qualifications
Students
and schoolchildren aged 16 to 74
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Total
number of full-time students and schoolchildren aged 16 to 74 |
382 |
9,028 |
2,648,992 |
|
Percentage of total resident population |
3.6 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
|
Total
number aged 16 to 17 |
191 |
4,661 |
1,014,284 |
|
Total
number aged 18 to 74 |
191 |
4,367 |
1,634,708 |
Note :
Students and schoolchildren were counted at their term-time
address. Source: 2001 Census, ONS
Resident
population aged 16 to 74 (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
Had no
qualifications |
34.9 |
37.7 |
29.1 |
|
Qualified to degree level or higher |
9.7 |
12.9 |
19.8 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
Housing
and Households
In
Failsworth East there were 4,526 households in 2001. 100 per cent of the
resident population lived in households. The remainder of the population lived
in communal establishments. The number of households in Oldham was 87,824.
Number of
households (percentage)
|
|
Failsworth East |
Oldham |
England and Wales |
|
One
person households |
29.1 |
29.5 |
30.0 |
|
Pensioners living alone |
15.2 |
14.7 |
14.4 |
|
Other
All Pensioner households |
8.6 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
|
Contained dependent children |
31.4 |
33.8 |
29.5 |
|
Lone
parent households with dependent children |
7.3 |
8.3 |
6.5 |
|
Owner
occupied |
78.5 |
68.4 |
68.9 |
|
Rented
from Council |
12.2 |
18.1 |
13.2 |
|
Rented
from Housing Association or Registered Social Landlord |
2.0 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
|
Private rented or lived rent free |
7.4 |
8.7 |
11.9 |
|
Without central heating |
8.0 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
|
Without sole use of bath, shower or toilet |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
Have
no car or van |
29.1 |
34.4 |
26.8 |
|
Have 2
or more cars or vans |
22.9 |
22.1 |
29.4 |
|
Average household size (number) |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
|
Average number of rooms per household |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
Source:
2001 Census, ONS
£'s and
number of households (percentage)
|
|
Oldham |
England & Wales |
|
Average price |
Percentage of households living in this type of property |
Average price |
Percentage of households living in this type of property |
|
Detached |
122,042 |
11.5 |
178,806 |
22.8 |
|
Semi-detached |
64,134 |
33.6 |
101,733 |
31.6 |
|
Terraced |
35,320 |
41.9 |
89,499 |
26.0 |
|
Flat |
49,408 |
12.9 |
120,185 |
19.2 |
|
All
property types |
55,468 |
|
119,436 |
|
Sources:
2001 Census, ONS
The Land Registry, 2001
Area
Statistics
Levels Of Crime in Oldham
Notifiable
offences recorded by the police. April 2000 to March 2001.
|
|
Violence against the person |
Sexual
offences |
Robbery |
Burglary from a dwelling |
Theft
of a motor vehicle |
Theft
from a motor vehicle |
|
Total
number of offences recorded,
Oldham |
3,857 |
169 |
456 |
3,249 |
3,086 |
2,971 |
|
Rate
per 1,000 population,
Oldham |
17.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
14.9 |
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