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Manchester Factsheet
Area
(Sources: 2015 Mid-Year Estimate of Population and 2011 Census  Crown copyright)
City of Manchester area (hectares)
Manchester city centre area (hectares)
Density of Manchester (persons per hectare)
Greater Manchester area (hectares)
11,564
270
46↑
127,603
People
(Source: 2015 Mid-Year Estimate of Population  Crown copyright)
2015 Mid-Year Population Estimate:
Total Males
Total Females
Residents aged 0-4
Residents aged 5-15
Residents aged 16-24
Residents aged 25-44
Residents aged 45-64
Residents aged 65-74
Residents aged 75 and over
Households
(Source: 2011 Census  Crown copyright)
530,300
268,400
261,900
7.3%
12.7%
18.4%
33.9%
18.3%
5.1%
4.3%
(↑↓
since 2001 Census)
2011 Census:
Persons in households
Persons in communal establishments
Total number of households with residents
Average household size
One-person households (all ages)
One-pensioner households
Lone adult households with dependent children
Households without a car
Persons aged 16 and over married or civil partnership/cohabiting
Households with dependent children but no adult in employment
503,127
481,030 ↑
22,097 ↑
204,969 ↑
2.35 ↑
35.2% ↓
9.2% ↓
9.9% ↓
44.5% ↓
21%/11%↓
7.7% ↓
Ethnic Groups
(Source: 2011 Census, ONS © Crown copyright)
66.7% ↓
4.7% ↑
8.6% ↑
14.4% ↑
2.7% ↑
1.9% ↑
1.2% ↓
White Groups
Mixed residents
Black residents
Asian residents
Chinese residents
Arab residents
Other ethnic group residents
Catchment areas (estimated populations)
(Source: 2015 MYE © ONS)
30 mile radius
50 mile radius
6,921,342
11,866,070
Students
(Source © Higher Education Statistics Agency 2014/15)
Number of under - and post-graduate students at The Manchester Metropolitan
University, The University of Manchester and Royal Northern College of Music
70,750
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Employment (Standard Industrial Classification)
(Source: 2011 Census © ONS)
Main employment sectors (% of total resident employees):
Human health & social work (Q)
Retail & wholesale (G)
Professional, scientific & technical (M)
Education (P)
Administrative & support service (N)
Transportation & storage (H)
Accommodation & food service (I)
Financial & insurance (K)
Public administration & defence (O)
Manufacturing (C)
Information & communication (J)
Arts, entertainment & recreation (R) and Other (S, T, U, A, B)
Construction (F)
Real estate (L)
Total usual residents aged 16-74 in employment week before census
14.3%
15.7%
7.5%
11.3%
6.7%
5.4%
9.2%
4.2%
4.0%
5.2%
4.1%
5.4%
4.7%
1.6%
213,705
Claimant count (Job Seeker Allowance & Universal Credit claimants Nov 2016)
(Source: NOMIS © ONS; Public Intelligence)
N.B. Universal Credit claimants – Not in Work
City of Manchester (as a % of population aged 16-64)
Greater Manchester (as a % of population aged 16-64)
North West (as a % of population aged 16-64)
UK (as a % of population aged 16-64)
2.7%
2.5%
2.3%
1.8%
Housing
(Source: 2011 Census © Crown copyright)
30.2% ↓
13.5%/18.1%↑
28.4% ↑
37.8% ↓
Households in terraced property
Households in council/social rented other tenure
Households in private rented
Households in owner occupation
Health
(Source: Public Health Manchester)
Low birth weight* (2012-14)
City of Manchester
7.4%
*Number of live and stillborn births under 2,500g
Average Life expectancy - men (2012-14)
City of Manchester
England
Average Life expectancy - women (2012-14)
City of Manchester
England
75.8
79.5
79.9
83.2
Poverty indicators
(Source: List of most deprived districts in England 2015 © CLG)
N.B. Rank of average score
Rank in Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 (out of 326 districts in England)
5
Median weekly wage (residence based)
(Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2016 © ONS)
City of Manchester
North West
England
Public Intelligence (PRI), Chief Executive’s Department
£385
£413
£442
[Updated December 2016]