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Demography and Migration
Residence Type
- 16,155 residents in Whalley Range live in a household (97.6% of all usual residents).
- Those living in communal establishments (CE) accounts for 2.4% of all usual residents, equating to 402 residents.
- 233 CE residents are in a Medical and care establishment, of which 100% are categorised as ‘Other’.
- Among those categorised as ‘Other’, 59.2% are in a Care home with nursing and 37.8% are in a Care home without nursing.
- Other establishment is made up of 163 CE residents, 32.5% in Education, 31.9% in Staff or worker accommodation or Other and 20.9% in a Hostel or temporary shelter for the homeless.
- Establishment not stated consists of only 6 CE residents.
Residence Type
Count
Total: All usual residents
16,557
Lives in a household
16,155
Lives in a communal establishment
402
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Communal management
Communal Management
Communal Management Sub-Category
Communal Management Type
Count
Total
All usual residents in communal establishments
402
Medical and care establishment
233
Medical and care establishment
NHS
0
Medical and care establishment
NHS
General hospital
0
Medical and care establishment
NHS
Mental health hospital or unit (including secure units)
0
Medical and care establishment
NHS
Other hospital
0
Medical and care establishment
Local Authority
0
Medical and care establishment
Local Authority
Children’s home (including secure units)
0
Medical and care establishment
Local Authority
Care home with nursing
0
Medical and care establishment
Local Authority
Care home without nursing
0
Medical and care establishment
Local Authority
Other home
0
Medical and care establishment
Registered Social Landlord or Housing Association
0
Medical and care establishment
Registered Social Landlord or Housing Association
Home or hostel
0
Medical and care establishment
Other
233
Medical and care establishment
Other
Care home with nursing
138
Medical and care establishment
Other
Care home without nursing
88
Medical and care establishment
Other
Children’s home (including secure units)
7
Medical and care establishment
Other
Mental health hospital or unit (including secure units)
0
Medical and care establishment
Other
Other hospital
0
Medical and care establishment
Other
Other establishment
0
Other establishment
163
Other establishment
Defence
0
Other establishment
Prison service
0
Other establishment
Approved premises (probation or bail hostel)
24
Other establishment
Detention centres and other detention
0
Other establishment
Education
53
Other establishment
Hotel, guest house, B&B or youth hostel
0
Other establishment
Hostel or temporary shelter for the homeless
34
Other establishment
Holiday accommodation
0
Other establishment
Other travel or temporary accommodation
0
Other establishment
Religious
0
Other establishment
Staff or worker accommodation or Other
52
Establishment not stated
6
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Living Arrangement
- 7,016 residents aged 16+ are not living in a couple, the largest living arrangement type in Whalley Range.
- Single residents (never married and never registered in a same-sex civil partnership) account for 75.3% of those not living in a couple.
- The second-largest living arrangement sub-category are residents who are divorced/formerly in a civil partnership now dissolved, accounting for 10.3% of those not living in a couple.
- 5,733 residents aged 16+ are living in a couple, with residents who are married/civil partnership making up 70.7%, markedly above average for Manchester (67.5%).
- Cohabiting couples account for 29.2% of those living in a couple, with opposite-sex couples making up 89.1% and same-sex couples 10.9%, above Manchester’s average for same-sex couples (8.8%).
Living Arrangement
Arrangement Type
Same-sex/Opposite-Sex
Count
Total
All usual residents
12,794
Living in a couple
5,733
Living in a couple
Married or in a civil partnership
4,053
Living in a couple
Married or in a civil partnership:
Opposite-sex couple
3,955
Living in a couple
Married or in a civil partnership:
Same-sex couple
98
Living in a couple
Separated, but still married or in a civil partnership
6
Living in a couple
Cohabiting
1,674
Living in a couple
Cohabiting:
Opposite-sex couple
1,492
Living in a couple
Cohabiting:
Same-sex couple
182
Not living in a couple
7,061
Not living in a couple
Single (never married and never registered a civil partnership)
5,316
Not living in a couple
Married or in a civil partnership couple
412
Not living in a couple
Separated (including those who are married and those who are in civil partnerships)
250
Not living in a couple
Divorced or formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved
727
Not living in a couple
Widowed or surviving partner from a civil partnership
356
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Household Composition
- 48% of all households are single family households, the largest household composition in Whalley Range, below the average of Manchester (53.9%).
- Married or civil partnership couples account for 47.7% of single family households, above the average of Manchester (42%).
- Households with cohabiting couple families account for 23% of single family households, with 69.9% having no children, 26.8% having dependent children and 3.3% having all children non-dependent.
- Lone parent families make up 22% of single family households, below the average for Manchester (26.7%), with 67.6% of lone parent families having dependent children.
- One-person households make up 38.8% of all households, with 83.9% categorised as ‘Other’ and 16.1% being aged 66 and over.
- 13.3% of all households are other household types, with 65.4% categorised as ‘Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 and over’ and 34.6% having dependent children.
Household Type
Family Type
Composition
Count
Total
All households
6,619
One-person household
2,566
One-person household
66 years and over
413
One-person household
Other
2,153
Single family household
3,175
Single family household
All aged 66 years and over
129
Single family household
Married or civil partnership couple
1,515
Single family household
Married or civil partnership couple
No children
372
Single family household
Married or civil partnership couple
Dependent children
952
Single family household
Married or civil partnership couple
All children non-dependent
191
Single family household
Cohabiting couple family
731
Single family household
Cohabiting couple family
No children
511
Single family household
Cohabiting couple family
With dependent children
196
Single family household
Cohabiting couple family
All children non-dependent
24
Single family household
Lone parent family
700
Single family household
Lone parent family
With dependent children
473
Single family household
Lone parent family
All children non-dependent
227
Single family household
Other single family household
100
Other household types
878
Other household types
With dependent children
304
Other household types
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over
574
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Households by Deprivation Dimensions
- 46% of all households are not deprived in any dimension, the largest category in Whalley Range, above the average of Manchester (43.6%).
- Whalley Range has 3,577 households that are deprived in one or more dimensions, making up just over 50% of the ward’s population (54%).
- Whalley Range has the 10th largest proportion of households not deprived in any dimension, compared to all other wards.
- Households deprived in one dimension account for 32.6% of all households, whereas the average for Manchester is 32.8%.
- Households deprived in two dimensions account for 15.8% of all households, below the average of Manchester (17.2%).
- Households deprived in three dimensions make up 5.3% of all households, below the average for Manchester (6%).
- Households deprived in four dimensions make up 0.3% of all households, whereas the average for Manchester is 0.4%.
- Whalley Range has the 10th smallest proportion of households deprived in one, two, three and four dimensions, compared to all other wards.
Household by Deprivation Dimensions
Count
Total: All households
6,619
Household is not deprived in any dimension
3,042
Household is deprived in one dimension
2,160
Household is deprived in two dimensions
1,049
Household is deprived in three dimensions
351
Household is deprived in four dimensions
17
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Country of Birth
- 72.6% of all usual residents are born in Europe, the largest country of birth in Whalley Range, below the average of Manchester (77.6%).
- Residents born in the United Kingdom account for 88.2% of those born in Europe, also below the average of Manchester (88.4%).
- Residents born in EU countries account for 10.9% of those born in Europe, with 61.7% being European Union EU14, 29.1% being European Union EU8 and 7.8% being European Union EU2.
- 16.5% of all usual residents are born in the Middle East and Asia, whereas the average for Manchester (13.6%).
- 7.4% of all usual residents are born in Africa, above the average of Manchester (6.9%).
- The Americas and the Caribbean make up 3% of all usual residents’ country of birth, above the average of Manchester (1.6%).
- Residents born in Antarctica and Oceania (Including Australasia) and Other make up 0.2% and residents born in British Overseas make up 0.3%, whereas the average for Manchester is 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively.
Continent of Birth
Country of Birth
EU Country Type
Count
Total: All usual residents
16,557
Europe
12,015
Europe:
United Kingdom
10,600
Europe:
EU Countries
1,312
Europe:
EU Countries
European Union EU14
810
Europe:
EU Countries
European Union EU8
382
Europe:
EU Countries
European Union EU2
102
Europe:
EU Countries
All other EU Countries
18
Europe:
Non-EU countries – All other non-EU countries
103
Africa
1,224
Middle East and Asia
2,733
The Americas and the Caribbean
493
Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other
38
British Overseas
54
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Passports Held
- 85.1% of all usual residents hold a passport from Europe, the largest category for passports held in Whalley Range, above the average for Manchester (81.5%).
- Residents who hold a passport from the United Kingdom account for 87.2% of those with a European passport, also above the average for Manchester (86%).
- Residents who hold an ‘Other Europe’ passport account for 11.5%, whereas the average for Manchester is 12.4%.
- Of those with an ‘Other Europe’ passport, 96.1% being EU members countries, the largest EU country being Italy with 18%.
- 8% of all usual residents have no passports held, below the average of Manchester (10.7%).
- 4.4% of all usual residents hold a passport from the Middle East and Asia, the average of Manchester being 5.1%.
- 1.6% of all usual residents hold a passport from Africa, slightly below the average of Manchester (2%).
- Residents who hold a passport from the Americas and the Caribbean make up 0.8% and residents who hold a passport from Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia make up 0.1%, with the average for Manchester being 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively.
Continent of Passport Held
Country
EU Member Country
Count
Total: All usual residents
16,553
Europe
14,081
Europe
United Kingdom
12,283
Europe
Ireland
174
Europe
Other Europe
1,624
Europe
Other Europe
EU members countries
1,561
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
France
94
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Germany
66
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Italy
281
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Portugal
126
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Spain
213
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Lithuania
22
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Poland
241
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Romania
85
Europe
Other Europe: EU members countries
Other EU members countries
433
Europe
Other Europe
Rest of Europe
63
Europe
Other Europe: Rest of Europe
Turkey
9
Europe
Other Europe: Rest of Europe
Other Europe
54
Africa
265
Africa
North Africa
131
Africa
Central and Western Africa
90
Africa
South and Eastern Africa
44
Middle East and Asia
723
Middle East and Asia
Middle East
93
Middle East and Asia
Eastern Asia
58
Middle East and Asia
Southern Asia
546
Middle East and Asia
South-East Asia
26
Middle East and Asia
Central Asia
0
The Americas and the Caribbean
138
The Americas and the Caribbean
North America and the Caribbean
102
The Americas and the Caribbean
Central and South America
36
Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia
19
British Overseas Territories
3
No Passports Held
1,324
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Age of Arrival in the UK
- 64% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for age of arrival in the UK in Whalley Range, fairly below the average of Manchester (68.6%).
- Residents who arrived in the UK account for 36%, slightly above the average of Manchester (31.4%).
- Residents who are aged 30 to 44 years account for 20.1% of those who arrived in the UK, just below the average of Manchester (21.6%).
- Residents who are aged 20 to 24 years old account for 18% of those who arrived in the UK, the average for Manchester being 17%.
- Residents who are aged 25 to 29 years old make up 16.3% of those who arrived in the UK, above the average of Manchester (15.5%).
- Residents who are aged 0 to 4 years old make up 11.4% of those who arrived in the UK, also above the average of Manchester (10.9%).
- Residents who are aged 10 to 14 years old make up 7.5% of those who arrived in the UK, whereas the average for Manchester 7.2%.
- Whalley Range has the 3rd largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 60 to 64 years old when they arrived in the UK and the 4th largest proportion of residents who were aged 75 to 84 years old when they arrived in the UK.
Born in UK/Arrived in UK
Age of Arrival
Count
Total: All usual residents
16,559
Born in the UK
10,600
Arrived in the UK
5,959
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 0 to 4 years
682
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 5 to 7 years
316
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 8 to 9 years
195
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 10 to 14 years
446
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 15 years
98
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 16 to 17 years
232
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 18 to 19 years
344
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 20 to 24 years
1,073
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 25 to 29 years
973
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 30 to 44 years
1,195
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 45 to 59 years
314
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 60 to 64 years
41
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 65 to 74 years
31
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 75 to 84 years
17
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 85 to 89 years
1
Arrived in the UK:
Aged 90 years and over
1
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Year of Arrival in the UK
- 64% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for year of arrival in the UK in Whalley Range, below the average of Manchester (68.6%).
- Residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010 account for 8.2% of all usual residents, just below the average of Manchester (8.7%).
- Residents who arrived in the UK from 2017 to 2019 account for 6.1% of all usual residents, above the average for Manchester (5.7%).
- Residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016 account for 5% of all usual residents, the average for Manchester being 4.6%.
- Residents who arrived in the UK from 1991 to 2000 account for 4.3% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 2.7%.
- Residents who arrived in the UK from 2011 to 2013 account for 3% of all usual residents, just above the average of Manchester (2.9%).
- Whalley Range has the largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 1951 to 1960, as well as the largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 1961 to 1970 and 1971 to 1980.
- Whalley Range has the 11th smallest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK and the 15th smallest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK before 1951.
Year of Arrival in the UK
Count
Total: All usual residents
16,555
Born in the UK
10,600
Arrived before 1951
20
Arrived 1951 to 1960
163
Arrived 1961 to 1970
424
Arrived 1971 to 1980
308
Arrived 1981 to 1991
260
Arrived 1991 to 2000
704
Arrived 2001 to 2010
1,362
Arrived 2011 to 2013
497
Arrived 2014 to 2016
827
Arrived 2017 to 2019
1,011
Arrived 2020 to 2021
379
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Length of Residence
- 64% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for length of residence in Whalley Range, just below the average of Manchester (68.6%).
- Residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more account for 19.8% of all usual residents, fairly above the average of Manchester (15.1%).
- Residents who have lived in the UK for 5 years or more, but less than 10 years account for 6.5% of all usual residents, just above the average of Manchester (6%).
- Residents who have lived in the UK for 2 years or more, but less than 5 years account got 5.5% of all usual residents, above the average for Manchester (5%).
- Residents who have lived in the UK for less than 2 years account for 4.2% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 5.2%.
- Whalley Range has the 6th largest proportion of all usual residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more and the 11th smallest proportion of all usual residents who were born in the UK.
Length of Residence
Count
Total: All usual residents
16,557
Born in the UK
10,600
10 years or more
3,279
5 years or more, but less than 10 years
1,074
2 years or more, but less than 5 years
903
Less than 2 years
701
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Migrant Indicator
- 85.6% of all usual residents’ address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration, the largest category for migrant indicator in Whalley Range, above the average of Manchester (82%).
- Residents who were migrants from within the UK who had an address one year ago was in the UK account for 12.2% of all usual residents, just below the average of Manchester (13.4%).
- Residents who were migrants from outside the UK who had an address one year ago outside the UK account for 1.5% of all usual residents, below the average for Manchester being 2.3%.
- Residents whose address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK account for 0.7% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 2.3%.
- Whalley Range has the 12th largest proportion of all usual residents who were migrants from within the UK had an address one year ago that was in the UK and the 12th smallest proportion of all usual residents whose address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration.
Migrant Indicator
Count
Total: All usual residents
16,352
Address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration
13,992
Address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK
112
Migrant from within the UK: Address one year ago was in the UK
2,001
Migrant from outside the UK: Address one year ago was outside the UK
247