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

Ethnicity Share: Wakefield postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Ethnicity	Wakefield postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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

Health Quality Share: Wakefield postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Health	Wakefield postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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

Religion Share: Wakefield postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Religion	Wakefield postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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

Economic Activity Share: Wakefield postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Economic activity	Wakefield postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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.

Number of Cars in a Household Share: Wakefield postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Number of cars in a household	Wakefield postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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).