Socio-economic statistics for Adwick le Street, Doncaster

Is Adwick le Street in Doncaster a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Adwick le Street older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Adwick le Street and Doncaster? What is the claimant count in Adwick le Street and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Adwick le Street Health Statistics

Adwick le Street & Carcroft has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Adwick le Street & Carcroft	43.63%	33.02%	15.56%	6.01%	1.77%
Doncaster	44.32%	34.11%	14.71%	5.26%	1.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber	46.18%	34.31%	13.7%	4.49%	1.32%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Doncaster changed since 2011?

Doncaster residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.81% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	43.56%	34.06%	15.13%	5.62%	1.64%
2021	44.32%	34.11%	14.71%	5.26%	1.6%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Adwick le Street Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Doncaster.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Doncaster	4.6%	-0.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber	4.2%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Adwick le Street on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Adwick le Street.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	54.24%
In Part-Time Work	26.55%
Unemployed	6.07%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

73.45% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Adwick le Street

Adwick le Street & Doncaster Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Adwick le Street in the Doncaster local area district.

Adwick le Street has a lower rate of immigrants than Doncaster, the Yorkshire and The Humber region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Adwick le Street & Carcroft	93.33%	6.67%
Doncaster	89.58%	10.42%
Yorkshire and The Humber	88.65%	11.35%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Adwick le Street compared to other wards in Doncaster

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Town	65.33%	34.67%
2	Hexthorpe & Balby North	70.26%	29.74%
3	Wheatley Hills & Intake	80.14%	19.86%
4	Bessacarr	86.78%	13.22%
5	Balby South	87.07%	12.93%
6	Armthorpe	90.36%	9.64%
7	Edlington & Warmsworth	90.49%	9.51%
8	Bentley	90.65%	9.35%
9	Thorne & Moorends	91.78%	8.22%
10	Finningley	93.17%	6.83%
11	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	93.33%	6.67%
12	Tickhill & Wadsworth	94.13%	5.87%
13	Mexborough	94.25%	5.75%
14	Rossington & Bawtry	94.37%	5.63%
15	Stainforth & Barnby Dun	95.25%	4.75%
16	Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall	95.46%	4.54%
17	Hatfield	95.49%	4.51%
18	Roman Ridge	95.67%	4.33%
19	Norton & Askern	96.67%	3.33%
20	Conisbrough	96.99%	3.01%
21	Sprotbrough	97.19%	2.81%

';Adwick le Street is ranked 11 out of 21 wards in Doncaster for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Adwick le Street Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Adwick le Street & Carcroft.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Adwick le Street and Doncaster

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Adwick le Street either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 56.73 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 43.27 of Adwick le Street residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Adwick le Street & Carcroft	56.73%	43.27%
Doncaster	62.84%	37.16%
Yorkshire and The Humber	62.58%	37.42%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Adwick le Street has a lower level of home ownership than than the national average.

Adwick le Street compared to other wards in Doncaster

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Sprotbrough	83.03%	16.97%
2	Finningley	81.64%	18.36%
3	Tickhill & Wadsworth	77.7%	22.3%
4	Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall	77.39%	22.61%
5	Hatfield	73.31%	26.69%
6	Roman Ridge	71.73%	28.27%
7	Norton & Askern	69.82%	30.18%
8	Bessacarr	69.56%	30.44%
9	Rossington & Bawtry	67.95%	32.05%
10	Armthorpe	67.22%	32.78%
11	Edlington & Warmsworth	62.2%	37.8%
12	Stainforth & Barnby Dun	61.62%	38.38%
13	Thorne & Moorends	60.61%	39.39%
14	Conisbrough	58.25%	41.75%
15	Balby South	57.97%	42.03%
16	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	56.73%	43.27%
17	Wheatley Hills & Intake	56.52%	43.48%
18	Bentley	56.46%	43.54%
19	Mexborough	51.73%	48.27%
20	Town (Doncaster)	40.75%	59.25%
21	Hexthorpe & Balby North	40.11%	59.89%

Adwick le Street is ranked 16 out of 21 wards in Doncaster for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Adwick le Street Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Adwick le Street residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Adwick le Street to the national average for England.

Level	Adwick le Street & Carcroft	England
No Qualifications	28.82%	18.08%
Level 1	12.7%	9.69%
Level 2	16.26%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	6.7%	5.32%
Level 3	16.07%	16.92%
Level 4	17%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Adwick le Street?

The largest employment sector in Adwick le Street is Elementary Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.

Sector	Proportion
Elementary Occupations	19.38%
Skilled Trades	12.02%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	11.56%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	11.51%
Associate Professional & Technical	9.65%
Professional Occupations	9.09%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.41%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	8.26%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Adwick le Street and Doncaster?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Doncaster including Adwick le Street. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Adwick le Street & Carcroft	16697
Armthorpe	14440
Balby South	9738
Bentley	18367
Bessacarr	15161
Conisbrough	16495
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall	9954
Edlington & Warmsworth	12093
Finningley	17109
Hatfield	17584
Hexthorpe & Balby North	13788
Mexborough	15600
Norton & Askern	15244
Roman Ridge	10815
Rossington & Bawtry	17775
Sprotbrough	10824
Stainforth & Barnby Dun	9930
Thorne & Moorends	17921
Tickhill & Wadsworth	11282
Town	23566
Wheatley Hills & Intake	18402
Doncaster Total	312785

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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