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Appendix 3: Staffordshire Moorlands Population, 2006
Figure 1: Total Population
(ONS June 2007)
| Male | Female |
Total |
46,937 |
48,436 |
95,400 |
49.2% |
50.8% |
100% |
Table 2: Ethnic Origin
(ONS June 2006)
Ethnic Origin |
Number |
% |
White |
93,397 |
97.9 |
Mixed |
668 |
0.7 |
Asian/Asian British |
859 |
0.9 |
Black/Black British |
286 |
0.3 |
Chinese/Other Ethnic Group |
286 |
0.3 |
Total |
95,496 |
2.2 |
Table 3: Persons claiming incapacity and disability benefit within the working age population, by Ward
(ONS Benefits Data Indicators Working Age Client Group February 2008)
District |
Working Population |
Disability (persons) |
% |
Alton |
812 |
49 |
6 |
Bagnall & Stanley |
921 |
40 |
4 |
Biddulph East |
3747 |
500 |
13 |
Biddulph Moor |
1058 |
65 |
6 |
Biddulph North |
3036 |
200 |
7 |
Biddulph South |
823 |
80 |
10 |
Biddulph West |
3277 |
265 |
8 |
Brown Edge & Endon |
2559 |
175 |
7 |
Caverswall |
1010 |
80 |
8 |
Cellarhead |
1883 |
125 |
7 |
Cheadle North East |
2190 |
280 |
13 |
Cheadle South East |
2058 |
190 |
9 |
Cheadle West |
3046 |
270 |
9 |
Checkley |
3536 |
142 |
4 |
Cheddleton |
3,040 |
200 |
7 |
Churnet |
1949 |
78 |
4 |
Dane |
1,042 |
52 |
5 |
Forsbrook |
3087 |
280 |
9 |
Hamps Valley |
1124 |
67 |
6 |
Horton |
1056 |
53 |
5 |
Ipstones |
1119 |
56 |
5 |
Leek East |
2888 |
270 |
9 |
Leek North |
3078 |
247 |
8 |
Leek South |
3185 |
255 |
8 |
Leek West |
2793 |
175 |
6 |
Manifold |
1123 |
67 |
6 |
Table 4: Activity of Disabled People within the working age population – Staffordshire Moorlands
(ONS/NOMIS June 2008)
4a Number of people who are disabled
Working age population |
Disabled (persons) |
% |
57,200 |
14,900 |
26 |
4b Number of disabled people economically active
Disabled (persons) |
Number economically active |
% |
14,900 |
9,200 |
61.5 |
4c Number of disabled people employed
Disabled (persons) |
Number employed |
% |
14,900 |
8,500 |
57 |
4d Number of disabled people economically inactive
Disabled (persons) |
Number employed |
% |
14,900 |
5,700 |
39.5 |
Table 5: Population age profile
(ONS 2001)
age range |
count |
% |
under 15 |
17,308 |
18.31 |
16 - 19 |
4,352 |
4.6 |
20 - 24 |
4,371 |
4.63 |
25 - 29 |
5,033 |
5.33 |
30 - 44 |
20,149 |
21.32 |
45 - 59 |
21,287 |
22.53 |
60 - 64 |
5,527 |
5.85 |
65 - 74 |
9,034 |
9.56 |
75 and over |
7,428 |
7.86 |
Staffordshire Moorlands currently has a higher than national ageing population. In 2005 people aged over 65 constituted 18.6% of the total Moorlands population. This is projected to increase to 27.7% by 2028.
(SMDC Health Inequalities Action Plan 2007-2010)
Table 6: Indices of multiple Deprivation
Biddulph East: The ward as a whole is in the 20% most deprived wards nationally in the Index of Multiple Deprivation, with one part of the Ward (called “Super Output Area”) in the worst 10% nationally, and another SOA in the worst 15%. The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is made up of seven constituent measures (domains). At “Super Output Area” and domain level, even greater levels of deprivation exist:
Super Output Area |
Income |
Employment |
Health & Disability |
Education, Skills & Training |
Crime |
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18% |
12% |
11% |
11% |
10% |
E01029765 |
17% |
7% |
9% |
3% |
10% |
E01029766 |
18% |
17% |
Haregate, Leek: Leek North, the ward within which Haregate largely falls is within the most deprived 22% of neighbourhoods nationally (IMD). The two SOAs which largely cover Haregate are characterised by the following:
Super Output Area |
Income |
Employment |
Health & Disability |
Education, Skills & Training |
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23% |
14% |
17% |
7% |
E01029810 |
16% |
18% |
20% |
11% |
Hammersley Hayes, Cheadle: Hammersley Hayes is a small area within the ward of Cheadle North East. One Super Output Area experiences high levels of deprivation in three domains:
Super Output Area |
Employment |
Health & Disability |
Education, Skills & Training |
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13% |
17% |
15% |
(SMDC Health Inequalities Action Plan 2007-2010)
