Worsbrough ward profile

9,682 people live in Worsbrough, or 4.2% of Barnsley’s total population. 62.3% of residents are of working age, which is in line with the national average but almost 2% lower than the borough average. 19.9% are of pensionable age, over 2.5% more than the borough and national averages.

Over 97% of the population is white, and 96.6% were born in the UK. 69.1% of residents have a religion, slightly fewer than the borough average but 1% more than the national average.

The vast majority are Christian, with the remaining mainstream religions making up only 1% of the total. More than one quarter of residents do not have a passport, almost 9% more than the national average and almost 2% more than the borough average. 1.2% of households contain nobody whose main language is English, which is very similar to the borough average but less than one third the national average of 4.4%.

Household information

32% of adult residents in Worsbrough are single, slightly more than the borough average but over 2.5% fewer than the national average. 45.5% are married, compared to a national average of 46.6% and a borough average of 47.7%. Those widowed people or surviving partners from civil partnerships account for 8.6% of the population, over 1% more than the borough average and almost 2% more than the national average. 91% of single parent householders are female, compared to a national average of 90.3% and a borough average of 88.4%.

58.7% of homes in Worsbrough are privately owned, over 4% fewer than the national average and over 5% fewer than the borough average. 30.7% of households live in social rented accommodation, over 10% more than the borough average and 13% more than the national average. On the other hand only 8% of households rent from private landlords, compared to a borough average of 12.8% and a national average of 16.8%. Almost all homes are central heated but 30.8% do not have access to a car or van, 5% more than the national average and almost 4% more than the borough average. 54.8% of homes are semi-detached houses or bungalows, compared to a borough average of 44.9% and a national average of only 30.7%.

Health

71.3% of residents feel their health is ‘very good’ or ‘good’, over 10% fewer than the national average and almost 4% fewer than the borough average. On the other hand 10% describe their health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’, almost double the national average and significantly more than the borough average of 8.4%. 3.6% of the population provide unpaid care for 50 hours or more each week, compared to a borough average of 3.3% and a national average of only 2.4%.

Education and work

37.5% of the population has no educational qualifications, over 5% more than the borough average and 15% more than the national average. 15% are educated to degree level or above, compared to a borough average of 17.4% and a national average of 27.4%. 61.9% of adults are economically active but 2.5% are long term unemployed, more than the borough average of 2.1% and the national average of 1.7%.

Wholesale and retail trades employ the most workers at 17.6%, followed by human health and social work activities at 15.9%. 37.1% work in semi-routine or routine occupations, almost 2% more than the borough average and over 12% more than the national average.