Basic facts about Dudley

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1 Basic facts about Dudley This report provides a summary of the latest available information on the demographic and socioeconomic make-up of the 1 Big Local (DRAFT)s in Dudley. It looks at the population structure and provides information on the economic, housing and educational achievement of each Big Local (DRAFT). This report is part of a series of reports available from the s LG Inform Plus service. Other free reports include demographic and economic profiles of individual Big Local (DRAFT)s and health and wellbeing profiles which enable a side by side comparison of all Big Local (DRAFT)s in Dudley. If you want to be able to create your own tables, charts and maps for Big Local (DRAFT)s and other areas within your authority's boundaries, or build a custom small area report using the full set of national and local data stored in our database, why not subscribe to LG Inform Plus and access these and many other useful tools?. To find out more about our service please telephone or lginformplus@local.gov.uk Geography and population Here is a breakdown of Dudley giving the area, population size and gender split of each Big Local (DRAFT). In terms of area, Dudley is ranked 5 out of the 7 Metropolitan boroughs within the West Midlands Region, and is ranked 30 out of all 36 Metropolitan boroughs in England. The total area of Dudley Metropolitan borough is 9,796 hectares. The Big Local (DRAFT) with the largest area is East Coseley (DRAFT), representing % of the total area of the Metropolitan borough. The most densely populated Big Local (DRAFT) is East Coseley (DRAFT) with persons per hectare, the least densely populated Big Local (DRAFT) is East Coseley (DRAFT) with persons per hectare. Page 1 of 6

2 The total resident population of Dudley is 312,925. The Big Local (DRAFT) with the largest population is East Coseley (DRAFT), representing % of the total resident population of Dudley. Area Number Of all usual residents Percentage Of all usual residents - female Percentage Of all usual residents - male hectares people % % East Coseley (DRAFT) 258 8, Age This table gives a broad age breakdown by Big Local (DRAFT) in Dudley. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has the highest number of 0-17 year olds representing % of that age group within the Metropolitan borough. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has the highest number of people aged 65 and over representing % of that age group in Dudley. Page 2 of 6

3 Population aged 0 to 17 Population aged 18 to 64 Population aged 65 and over people people people East Coseley (DRAFT) 2,020 5,178 1,459 This map shows numbers of households with dependent children for all Big Local (DRAFT)s in Dudley. East Coseley (DRAFT) is the Big Local (DRAFT) with the highest number of households (1,180) with dependent children in the Metropolitan borough and East Coseley (DRAFT) is the Big Local (DRAFT) with the lowest number of households with dependent children (1,180). Ethnic mix This table shows the ethnic mix of each Big Local (DRAFT) in Dudley. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has the highest number of Asian / Asian British residents in the Metropolitan borough. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has the highest number of Black / African / Caribbean /Black British residents in Dudley. Residents w ho are White Residents w ho are Mixed/ multiple ethnic groups Residents w ho are Asian/ Asian British Residents w ho are Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British Residents w ho are Other ethnic group Page 3 of 6

4 people people people people people East Coseley (DRAFT) 8, Housing There are 129,867 households in Dudley, this chart shows the households of each Big Local (DRAFT) in Dudley broken down by tenure. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has 1,001 households rented from the council, which is the highest number for any Big Local (DRAFT) in Dudley. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has 156 households of other types of social renting, which is the highest number for any Big Local (DRAFT) in Dudley. Employment East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has the highest percentage of residents in Dudley who are long term unemployed or who have never worked. The bar chart below shows the size of these two groups separately for each Big Local (DRAFT) in Dudley against the average for the Metropolitan borough. Page 4 of 6

5 Education The 2011 Census recorded the educational achievement of residents; this chart shows the proportion of residents split by each Big Local (DRAFT) reporting to have no qualifications. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has the highest percentage of residents in Dudley who have no qualifications (30.01%) compared to 30.00% for Dudley as a whole. Page 5 of 6

6 Health This chart shows the general health of residents by each Big Local (DRAFT) in Dudley, as self-reported in the 2011 Census. East Coseley (DRAFT) Big Local (DRAFT) has the highest percentage of residents in Dudley who report they are in very bad health (1.7%). Further information This report provides a selection of information about Big Local (DRAFT)s within your authority. To get more information and create charts, tables and maps for your own reports, you could consider subscribing to LG Inform Plus. See or contact the LG Inform Plus team at lginformplus@local.gov.uk with any queries. Subscriptions go towards supporting the sustainability of the local government information standards and LG Inform Plus tools for the benefit of the whole sector. References This report was generated using data from: Office for National Statistics; UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM) Office for National Statistics; Census 2011 Page 6 of 6