Socio-economic statistics for Firswood, Trafford

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

Firswood 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 Trafford.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Trafford	3.2%	-0.2%
North West	4.3%	-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 Firswood 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 Firswood.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	55.9%
In Part-Time Work	27.89%
Unemployed	6.47%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

72.11% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Firswood

Firswood Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

What are the occupations of the residents of Firswood?

The largest employment sector in Firswood is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Skilled Trades.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	27.79%
Associate Professional & Technical	15.26%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	10.35%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.3%
Elementary Occupations	9.03%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.02%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	6.12%
Skilled Trades	5.99%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Firswood Education Statistics

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

Level	Longford	England
No Qualifications	17.45%	18.08%
Level 1	8.04%	9.69%
Level 2	11.78%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	3.63%	5.32%
Level 3	14.42%	16.92%
Level 4	41.97%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Firswood Health Statistics

Longford 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
Longford (Trafford)	49.83%	32.1%	12.84%	4.15%	1.08%
Trafford	53.1%	30.97%	11.28%	3.58%	1.07%
North West	47.73%	32.71%	13.36%	4.77%	1.43%
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 Trafford changed since 2011?

Trafford residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.46% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	50.97%	31.64%	12.16%	4.09%	1.13%
2021	53.1%	30.97%	11.28%	3.58%	1.07%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Firswood & Trafford 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 Firswood in the Trafford local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Longford (Trafford)	74.37%	25.63%
Trafford	85.13%	14.87%
North West	88.33%	11.67%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Firswood compared to other wards in Trafford

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Clifford	65.76%	34.24%
2	Longford	74.37%	25.63%
3	Broadheath	79.53%	20.47%
4	Altrincham	82.22%	17.78%
5	Hale Barns	82.23%	17.77%
6	Gorse Hill	82.25%	17.75%
7	Priory	82.58%	17.42%
8	Stretford	83.85%	16.15%
9	St Mary's	85.11%	14.89%
10	Brooklands	86.38%	13.62%
11	Bowdon	86.76%	13.24%
12	Sale Moor	87.03%	12.97%
13	Village	87.16%	12.84%
14	Hale Central	88.48%	11.52%
15	Ashton upon Mersey	89.2%	10.8%
16	Timperley	90.6%	9.4%
17	Bucklow-St Martins	92.29%	7.71%
18	Urmston	92.59%	7.41%
19	Davyhulme East	92.66%	7.34%
20	Davyhulme West	94.05%	5.95%
21	Flixton	94.11%	5.89%

';Firswood is ranked 2 out of 21 wards in Trafford for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Firswood and Trafford

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Firswood either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 57.31 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 42.69 of Firswood residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Longford (Trafford)	57.31%	42.69%
Trafford	68.96%	31.04%
North West	62.33%	37.67%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Firswood has a lower level of home ownership than than the national average.

Firswood compared to other wards in Trafford

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Timperley	90.67%	9.33%
2	Hale Barns	81.96%	18.04%
3	Davyhulme West	81.37%	18.63%
4	Brooklands (Trafford)	81.1%	18.9%
5	Flixton	80.67%	19.33%
6	Hale Central	78.05%	21.95%
7	Davyhulme East	77.18%	22.82%
8	Bowdon	76.35%	23.65%
9	Ashton upon Mersey	74.43%	25.57%
10	Broadheath (Trafford)	73.47%	26.53%
11	Urmston	70.58%	29.42%
12	Sale Moor	67.98%	32.02%
13	Village (Trafford)	66.8%	33.2%
14	Altrincham	65.86%	34.14%
15	St Mary's (Trafford)	64.89%	35.11%
16	Stretford	62.52%	37.48%
17	Priory (Trafford)	61.35%	38.65%
18	Gorse Hill (Trafford)	59.07%	40.93%
19	Longford (Trafford)	57.31%	42.69%
20	Bucklow-St Martins	52.27%	47.73%
21	Clifford	38.76%	61.24%

Firswood is ranked 19 out of 21 wards in Trafford for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Firswood and Trafford?

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

Ward	Population
Altrincham	13379
Ashton upon Mersey	10345
Bowdon	9285
Broadheath	14167
Brooklands	10809
Bucklow-St Martins	10445
Clifford	12792
Davyhulme East	9708
Davyhulme West	10040
Flixton	10633
Gorse Hill	12442
Hale Barns	10141
Hale Central	10858
Longford	12935
Priory	11954
Sale Moor	10922
St Mary's	12126
Stretford	11307
Timperley	11160
Urmston	11148
Village	10983
Trafford Total	237579

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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