Socio-economic statistics for Broadwater, West Sussex

Is Broadwater in Worthing 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 Broadwater older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Broadwater and Worthing? What is the claimant count in Broadwater and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Broadwater Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Gaisford.

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 Broadwater and Worthing

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Broadwater either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 69.95 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 30.05 of Broadwater residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Gaisford	69.95%	30.05%
Worthing	67.5%	32.5%
South East	65.66%	34.34%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Broadwater has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Broadwater compared to other wards in Worthing

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Offington	89.41%	10.59%
2	Goring (Worthing)	82.36%	17.64%
3	Salvington	79.56%	20.44%
4	Marine (Worthing)	75.14%	24.86%
5	Durrington (Worthing)	72.85%	27.15%
6	Broadwater (Worthing)	72.72%	27.28%
7	Tarring	71.75%	28.25%
8	Gaisford	69.95%	30.05%
9	Castle (Worthing)	68.21%	31.79%
10	Northbrook	60.57%	39.43%
11	Selden	59.86%	40.14%
12	Heene	48.75%	51.25%
13	Central (Worthing)	42.82%	57.18%

Broadwater is ranked 8 out of 13 wards in Worthing for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Broadwater?

The largest employment sector in Broadwater is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	21.75%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.69%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	12.18%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	11.67%
Skilled Trades	10.73%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.15%
Elementary Occupations	8.34%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	5.03%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Broadwater Health Statistics

Gaisford has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Gaisford	49.42%	34.61%	11.99%	3.18%	0.8%
Worthing	45.27%	35.64%	13.85%	4.07%	1.17%
South East	49.98%	34.01%	11.77%	3.31%	0.93%
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 Worthing changed since 2011?

Worthing residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.59% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	44.22%	36.1%	14.41%	4.16%	1.1%
2021	45.27%	35.64%	13.85%	4.07%	1.17%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Broadwater Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Broadwater 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 Broadwater to the national average for England.

Level	Gaisford	England
No Qualifications	13.64%	18.08%
Level 1	9.65%	9.69%
Level 2	14.36%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.45%	5.32%
Level 3	19.27%	16.92%
Level 4	35.16%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Broadwater & Worthing 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 Broadwater in the Worthing local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Gaisford	87.1%	12.9%
Worthing	87.89%	12.11%
South East	84.24%	15.76%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Broadwater compared to other wards in Worthing

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Central	78.19%	21.81%
2	Heene	81.86%	18.14%
3	Selden	82.76%	17.24%
4	Gaisford	87.1%	12.9%
5	Marine	88.32%	11.68%
6	Castle	88.54%	11.46%
7	Northbrook	89.78%	10.22%
8	Broadwater	89.96%	10.04%
9	Tarring	90.41%	9.59%
10	Goring	91.61%	8.39%
11	Salvington	92.38%	7.62%
12	Offington	92.87%	7.13%
13	Durrington	92.89%	7.11%

';Broadwater is ranked 4 out of 13 wards in Worthing for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Broadwater 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 Worthing.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Worthing	3%	-0.4%
South East	2.9%	-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 Broadwater 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 Broadwater.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	62.89%
In Part-Time Work	29.84%
Unemployed	4.31%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

70.16% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Broadwater

What is the population of Broadwater and Worthing?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Worthing including Broadwater. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Broadwater	9375
Castle	9121
Central	10752
Durrington	5833
Gaisford	9661
Goring	8107
Heene	8555
Marine	8202
Northbrook	6977
Offington	7938
Salvington	8983
Selden	8651
Tarring	8572
Worthing Total	110727

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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