People Statistics

Resident Population and Age

The resident population of Birley, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 18,519 of which 48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female. The resident population of Sheffield was 513,234, of which 49 per cent were male and 51 per cent were female.

Marital Status

Ethnic Group

Religion

Health and provision of care

The 2001 Census asked people to describe their health, over the preceding 12 months as 'good', 'fairly good' or 'not good'.

It also asked questions about any limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability which limited peoples daily activities or the work they could do.

For the first time, the 2001 Census asked a question about any voluntary care provided to look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of long term physical or mental ill-health or disability, or problems relating to old age.

There are two main benefits associated with health that are paid to people needing help with personal care. They are the 'Disability Living Allowance' and the 'Attendance Allowance'.

The Disability Living Allowance is a benefit paid to people under 65, who are disabled, and need help with personal care, and/or getting around. In August 2000, 23,725 people in Sheffield received this benefit.

The Attendance Allowance is paid to people over the age of 65, who are so severely disabled, physically or mentally, that they need supervision or a great deal of help with personal care. In May 2000, 13,095 people in Sheffield received this benefit.

Economic Activity

Within Birley, 22 per cent of those unemployed were aged 50 and over, 8 per cent had never worked and 39 per cent were long term unemployed.

In August 2000, there were 11,085 Jobseeker Allowance claimants in Sheffield of which 28 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.

In August 2000, there were 42,740 Income Support claimants in Sheffield, of which 2 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.

Students and Qualifications

In Birley there were 8,006 households in 2001. 99 per cent of the resident population lived in households. The remainder of the population lived in communal establishments. The number of households in Sheffield was 217,622.

Levels of Crime in Sheffield

About the statistics

1. In some cases the data may have been rounded and figures shown may differ slightly from those published elsewhere. Due to rounding of percentages, the addition of categories may not sum to exactly 100 per cent in all cases. It should also be noted that in some cases, different tables may show different counts for the same population, due to disclosure protection measures used to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information about identifiable individuals. Figures quoted should therefore be used for guidance only.

2. These statistics are based on administrative ward boundaries legally in force at the end of 2002, which includes ward boundaries that became operative in a number of Local Authorities in May 2003, and some others that will become operative in May 2004.

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