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Location: West Yorkshire, England, United kingdom - West of Leeds and Bradford; North-east of Greater Manchester.
Area: 140 square miles (36,346 Hectares).
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Source: National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk
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Resident Population and Age: The resident population of Calderdale, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 192,405 of which 48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female.
|
Age |
% of Calderdale |
|
Under 16 |
21.3 |
|
16 to 19 |
4.7 |
|
20 to 29 |
10.8 |
|
30 to 59 |
42.8 |
|
60 to 74 |
12.8 |
|
75 and over |
7.6 |
Average age ~ 38.6
|
Marital Status |
Calderdale |
England and Wales |
|
Single (never married) |
27.0 |
30.1 |
|
Married (or re-married) |
51.8 |
50.9 |
|
Separated |
2.7 |
2.4 |
|
Divorced |
9.6 |
8.2 |
|
Widowed |
8.8 |
8.4 |
Resident population aged 16 and over (percentage)
|
Percentage of resident population in ethnic groups |
Calderdale |
England |
|
White |
93.0 |
90.9 |
|
of which White Irish |
1.1 |
1.3 |
|
Mixed |
0.8 |
1.3 |
|
Asian or Asian British |
5.7 |
4.6 |
|
Indian |
0.4 |
2.1 |
|
Pakistani |
4.9 |
1.4 |
|
Bangladeshi |
0.2 |
0.6 |
|
Other Asian |
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
Black or Black British |
0.2 |
2.1 |
|
Caribbean |
0.1 |
1.1 |
|
African |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
Other Black |
0.0 |
0.2 |
|
Chinese or Other Ethnic Gp |
0.3 |
0.9 |
|
Religions |
Calderdale |
|
Christian |
69.6 |
|
Buddhist |
0.2 |
|
Hindu |
0.2 |
|
Jewish |
0.1 |
|
Muslim |
5.3 |
|
Sikh |
0.1 |
|
Other religions |
0.2 |
|
No religion |
16.4 |
|
Religion not stated |
7.9 |
|
Economic Activity |
Calderdale |
England & Wales |
|
Employed |
62.7 |
60.6 |
|
Unemployed |
3.8 |
3.4 |
|
Economically active full time students |
2.0 |
2.6 |
|
Economically inactive students |
3.5 |
4.7 |
|
Retired |
13.6 |
13.6 |
|
Looking after home/family |
5.8 |
6.5 |
|
Permanently sick or disabled |
5.6 |
5.5 |
|
Economically inactive |
3.1 |
3.1 |
Resident population aged 16 to 74 (percentage)
Within Calderdale, 19 per cent of those unemployed were aged 50 and over, 8 per cent had never worked and 30 per cent were long term unemployed.
In August 2000, there were 2,850 Jobseeker Allowance claimants in Calderdale of which 37 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 13,185 Income Support claimants in Calderdale, 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 |
Calderdale |
England & Wales |
|
Total number of full-time schoolchildren and students aged 16 to 74 |
7,241 |
2,648,992 |
|
Percentage of total resident population |
3.8 |
5.1 |
|
Total number aged 16 to 17 |
3,818 |
1,014,284 |
|
Total number aged 18 to 74 |
3,423 |
1,634,708 |
|
Had no qualifications |
31.2 |
29.1 |
|
Qualified to degree level or higher |
17.1 |
19.8 |
Note: Students and schoolchildren were counted at their term-time address.
In 2001, Calderdale had 80,937 households. 99 per cent of the resident population lived in households. The remainder of the population lived in communal establishments.
|
|
Calderdale |
England & Wales |
|
One person households |
30.5 |
30.0 |
|
Pensioners living alone |
15.0 |
14.4 |
|
Other All Pensioner households |
8.8 |
9.4 |
|
Contained dependent children |
30.7 |
29.5 |
|
Lone parent households with dependent children |
6.6 |
6.5 |
|
Owner occupied |
71.5 |
68.9 |
|
Rented from Council |
9.0 |
13.2 |
|
Rented from Housing Association or Registered Social Landlord |
7.8 |
6.0 |
|
Private rented or lived rent free |
11.6 |
11.9 |
|
Without central heating |
19.3 |
8.5 |
|
Without sole use of bath, shower or toilet |
0.4 |
0.5 |
|
Average household size (number) |
2.4 |
2.4 |
|
Average number of rooms per household |
5.2 |
5.3 |
Number of households (percentage)
Number of cars or vans in the area: 81,061
|
Number of Cars |
% of Households |
|
None |
31.03 |
|
One |
43.66 |
|
Two |
20.9 |
|
Three |
3.4 |
|
Four or more |
1.01 |
|
|
Average price Calderdale |
% of households Calderdale |
Average price England & Wales |
% of households England & Wales |
|
Detached |
130,115 |
13.9 |
178,806 |
22.8 |
|
Semi-detached |
66,669 |
27.9 |
101,733 |
31.6 |
|
Terraced |
44,283 |
44.6 |
89,499 |
26.0 |
|
Flat |
68,572 |
13.5 |
120,185 |
19.2 |
|
All property types |
65,397 |
- |
119,436 |
- |
Source: The Land Registry, 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 |
2,841 |
194 |
301 |
5,881 |
1,608 |
3,080 |
|
Rate per 1,000 population |
14.8 |
1 |
1.6 |
15.9 |
8.7 |
18.4 |
|
Rate per 1,000 population |
14.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
10.8 |
Notifiable offences recorded by the police. 2002 - 2003.
Source: Home Office
Taken from the NHS League Tables
Each hospital and trust is star rated out of three stars
|
Indicator |
Calderdale |
National average |
|
Access to a GP |
Target Achieved |
N/A |
|
Inpatient treatment: Waiting too long |
Target Achieved |
N/A |
|
Outpatient treatment: Waiting too long |
Target Achieved |
N/A |
|
Number of smoking quitters |
Target Achieved |
N/A |
|
Emergency readmission after fractured hip |
11.3% |
8.7% |
|
Mental health services: 24 hour access |
1* |
N/A |
|
Waiting more than a year for heart operation |
0 |
0 |
|
Bed-blocking: Delayed care transfers |
1% |
N/A |
|
Access to an NHS dentist |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Patient survey: Access and waiting |
2* |
N/A |
|
Patient survey: Clean, comfortable, friendly? |
3* |
N/A |
|
Death rates: Circulatory diseases |
5% |
4% |
|
Death rates: Cancer |
-8.8% |
0.1% |
|
Breast cancer screening |
77% |
76% |
|
Cervical cancer screening |
86% |
82% |
|
Flu vaccinations |
67% |
69% |
|
Teenage pregnancy rates |
50.9% |
42.3% |
|
Emergency admissions (change in rate) |
5.6% |
1.3% |
|
Emergency admission: Children's chest infections |
-17.6% |
-6.5% |
|
Antibiotic prescribing rates |
2* |
N/A |
* indicators are given a score between one and five - where five is the best score, one is the worst. Click here for a full explanation of the indicators.
Calderdale Royal Hospital
Each hospital and trust is star rated out of three stars
Indicator
Calderdale
National average
% Difference
A&E emergency waits
Target Achieved
N/A
N/A
Cancelled operations: Patients not readmitted
Target Achieved
N/A
N/A
Hospital cleanliness
Target Achieved
N/A
N/A
Inpatients waiting too long
Target Achieved
N/A
N/A
Outpatients waiting too long
Target Achieved
N/A
N/A
Two-week cancer waits
Target Achieved
N/A
N/A
Deaths within 30 days of heart bypass
N/A
2,216.74
N/A
Deaths within 30 days of other operations
N/A
5,025.46
N/A
Emergency readmission
N/A
5.5
N/A
Emergency readmission after hip replacement
N/A
8.6
N/A
Emergency readmission after stroke
N/A
7.8
N/A
Drug resistant bacteria infections
C §
N/A
N/A
Thrombolysis treatment: How quickly?
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bed-blocking: Delayed care transfers
1.4%
N/A
N/A
Nine-month heart operation waits
N/A
N/A
N/A
Patient survey: Access and Waiting
4*
N/A
N/A
Patient survey: Clean, friendly, comfortable?
3*
N/A
N/A
Privacy and dignity score
5*
N/A
N/A
Six-month inpatient waiting
95%
N/A
N/A
Thirteen week outpatient waits
82%
N/A
N/A
§ The score is from A to E, where A is the best and E is the worst.
* indicators are given a score between one and five - where five is the best score, one is the worst. Click here for a full explanation of the indicators.
|
Classification for Calderdale |
% of Female |
% of Male |
|
Agriculture, hunting, forestry: |
0.36 |
1.06 |
|
Fishing: |
0.01 |
0.01 |
|
Mining and quarrying: |
0.03 |
0.27 |
|
Manufacturing: |
12.8 |
31.03 |
|
Electricity, gas, water supply: |
0.39 |
0.84 |
|
Construction: |
1.39 |
10.35 |
|
Wholesale & retail trade, repair of motor vehicles: |
15.81 |
15.15 |
|
Hotels and catering: |
5.17 |
2.86 |
|
Transport, storage & communication: |
2.67 |
7.13 |
|
Financial intermediation: |
10.27 |
6.02 |
|
Real estate, renting, business activities: |
9.78 |
9.83 |
|
Public administration, defence: |
4.27 |
3.94 |
|
Education: |
12.93 |
4.13 |
|
Health and social work: |
19.2 |
3.8 |
|
OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION |
% of Female |
% of Male |
|
Managers, senior officials: |
10.59 |
17.92 |
|
Professional occupations: |
10 |
10.83 |
|
Working as professionals: |
13.98 |
11.87 |
|
Administrative, secretarial occupations: |
21.25 |
4.84 |
|
Skilled trades occupations: |
2.7 |
21.13 |
|
Personal service occupations: |
13.7 |
1.83 |
|
Sales/customer service occupations: |
10.41 |
3.5 |
|
Process, plant, machine operatives: |
5.1 |
17.22 |
|
Elementary occupations: |
12.27 |
10.85 |
|
Organisation |
No. Employees |
|
HBOS (formerly Halifax plc) |
4,037 |
|
Marshalls plc |
1,050 |
|
Provident Insurance plc |
900 |
|
Nestle UK |
800 |
|
Crosslee plc |
600 |
|
Interface Europe Ltd |
525 |
|
Avocet Hardware plc |
450 |
|
Acre Products Ltd |
400 |
Source: Calderdale Council Companies Database
Gross Earnings : Full-time adults
|
Area |
£ per week |
Hourly rate |
Weekly hours |
|
Calderdale |
431.95 |
11.31 |
38.4 |
|
West Yorks |
403.01 |
10.19 |
39.6 |
|
Britain |
444.34 |
11.14 |
39.8 |
Source: New Earnings Survey 2001
