Household and ward data
530,150 people live in residential households (96%), 21,800 live in communal establishments (4%).
115,850 people live in a household occupied by one family, the most common household type.
71,600 households (33%) are occupied by just one person, the most common household size, as in 2011 (72,250 households).
Over a quarter of 1-person households are occupied by someone aged 66 and over.
Just under 31,000 households (14%) are occupied by a lone parent, of which 20,250 have dependent children rather than non-dependent children.
The largest changes in household size since 2011 are in 4-person households (+2,750) and 5-person households (+2,600).
| Household Type | Family Type | Composition | Number of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total All households | 214,734 | ||
| One-person household | 71,577 | ||
| One-person household: | Aged 66 years and over | 18,712 | |
| One-person household: | Other | 52,865 | |
| Single family household | 115,845 | ||
| Single family household: | All aged 66 years and over | 6,339 | |
| Single family household: | Married or civil partnership couple | 48,691 | |
| Single family household: | Married or civil partnership couple: | No children | 13,055 |
| Single family household: | Married or civil partnership couple: | Dependent children | 28,116 |
| Single family household: | Married or civil partnership couple: | All children non-dependent | 7,520 |
| Single family household: | Cohabiting couple family | 26,033 | |
| Single family household: | Cohabiting couple family: | No children | 16,569 |
| Single family household: | Cohabiting couple family: | With dependent children | 8,075 |
| Single family household: | Cohabiting couple family: | All children non-dependent | 1,389 |
| Single family household: | Lone parent family | 30,969 | |
| Single family household: | Lone parent family: | With dependent children | 20,225 |
| Single family household: | Lone parent family: | All children non-dependent | 10,744 |
| Single family household: | Other single-family household | 3,813 | |
| Single family household: | Other single-family household: | Other family composition | 3,813 |
| Other household types | 27,312 | ||
| Other household types: | With dependent children | 8,270 | |
| Other household types: | Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over | 19,042 |
Ward
Cheetham has the highest ward population (21,450), Piccadilly has the smallest population (11,671) but a high density.
Longsight has the highest number of people living in residential households (20,817), Deansgate has the smallest number (10,148).
Hulme has the highest number of residents living in communal establishments (3,759) followed by Ardwick (3,650) and Deansgate (3,543).
Gorton & Abbey Hey has the highest number of households (8,352), Fallowfield the lowest (4,314).
| Ward | Female total | Male total | Persons total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancoats & Beswick | 6932 | 7890 | 14822 |
| Ardwick | 10600 | 10442 | 21042 |
| Baguley | 8271 | 7793 | 16064 |
| Brooklands | 7942 | 7293 | 15235 |
| Burnage | 9558 | 8947 | 18505 |
| Charlestown | 8998 | 8475 | 17473 |
| Cheetham | 10272 | 11202 | 21474 |
| Chorlton | 6505 | 6337 | 12842 |
| Chorlton Park | 9178 | 8414 | 17592 |
| Clayton & Openshaw | 10211 | 9818 | 20029 |
| Crumpsall | 9018 | 9178 | 18196 |
| Deansgate | 6349 | 7349 | 13698 |
| Didsbury East | 7437 | 7269 | 14706 |
| Didsbury West | 7491 | 7588 | 15079 |
| Fallowfield | 7704 | 7166 | 14870 |
| Gorton & Abbey Hey | 10627 | 10361 | 20988 |
| Harpurhey | 10179 | 9820 | 19999 |
| Higher Blackley | 8106 | 7464 | 15570 |
| Hulme | 9565 | 9922 | 19487 |
| Levenshulme | 9717 | 9930 | 19647 |
| Longsight | 10434 | 10436 | 20870 |
| Miles Platting & Newton Heath | 9780 | 9495 | 19275 |
| Moss Side | 10798 | 10477 | 21275 |
| Moston | 9808 | 9003 | 18811 |
| Northenden | 7720 | 7344 | 15064 |
| Old Moat | 7967 | 7398 | 15365 |
| Piccadilly | 5000 | 6661 | 11661 |
| Rusholme | 8566 | 8868 | 17434 |
| Sharston | 9131 | 8313 | 17444 |
| Whalley Range | 8155 | 8403 | 16558 |
| Withington | 7780 | 7658 | 15438 |
| Woodhouse Park | 8075 | 7339 | 15414 |
| Total | 277874 | 274053 | 551927 |
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