Wakefield postcode area Census 2021
84.4% people are white, 12.0% people are asian, 1.7% people are mixed.
44.8% are Christian, 37.3% have no religion, 11.5% are Muslim.
41.8% households have 1 car, 27.7% households have 2 cars, 22.3% households have no car. Wakefield population ethnic group
![Wakefield population ethnic group](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-population-ethnic-group.png)
Ethnicity | Wakefield postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Asian | 12.0% | 9.3% |
Black | 1.1% | 4.0% |
Mixed | 1.7% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.8% | 2.1% |
White | 84.4% | 81.7% |
Wakefield population health
![Wakefield population health](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-population-health.png)
Health | Wakefield postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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very good | 45.3% | 48.4% |
good | 34.3% | 33.6% |
average | 14.1% | 12.7% |
poor | 4.9% | 4.0% |
very poor | 1.4% | 1.2% |
Wakefield population religion
![Wakefield population religion](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-population-religion.png)
Religion | Wakefield postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Christian | 44.8% | 46.2% |
Hindu | 0.4% | 1.7% |
Jewish | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Muslim | 11.5% | 6.5% |
No answer | 5.3% | 6.0% |
No religion | 37.3% | 37.2% |
Other | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Sikh | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Wakefield population economic activity
![Wakefield population economic activity](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-population-economic-activity.png)
Economic activity | Wakefield postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Employee | 48.0% | 46.0% |
Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Empl. self, no empl. | 6.1% | 7.9% |
Empl. student | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Inactive home,family | 5.5% | 4.8% |
Inactive sick,other | 8.7% | 7.3% |
Retired | 22.2% | 21.6% |
Student, no work | 4.4% | 6.3% |
Unemployed | 2.7% | 2.8% |
Wakefield car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.23 cars per household in Wakefield postcode area. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
![Wakefield car availability in a household](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-car-availability-in-a-household.png)
Number of cars in a household | Wakefield postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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No car | 22.3% | 23.3% |
1 car | 41.8% | 41.3% |
2 cars | 27.7% | 26.2% |
3+ cars | 8.3% | 9.2% |
Wakefield household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).
![Wakefield household deprivation](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-household-deprivation.png)
Household deprivation | Wakefield postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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A | 44.5% | 48.3% |
B | 33.9% | 33.5% |
C | 16.5% | 14.3% |
D | 4.8% | 3.7% |
E | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Wakefield population partnership
![Wakefield population partnership](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-population-partnership.png)
Partnership | Wakefield postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Never married/partnership | 35.7% | 37.9% |
Married/partnership | 45.7% | 44.6% |
Separated | 2.4% | 2.2% |
Divorced | 9.9% | 9.1% |
Widowed | 6.4% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
![Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts](a/img/paid-population.png)
Wakefield cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.
![Wakefield cars per household map](//i.plumplot.co.uk/Wakefield-cars-per-household-map.webp)
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