Burnage

  1. Demography and Migration

    Residence Type 

    • 99.8% of all usual residents in Burnage live in a household, amounting to 18,478 residents. 
    • 28 residents live in a communal establishment, making up 0.2% of all usual residents. 
    • Other establishments account for 71.4% of those in a communal establishment. 
    • Of those in ‘Other establishments’, 60% are in a Hostel or temporary shelter for homeless and 40% are in Education. 
    • 25% of those in communal establishments are in Medical and Care establishments, with 100% classed as ‘Other’. 
    • Within the sub-category of ‘Other’, those in Care homes with nursing account for 100% of communal establishment residents.    

    Residence Type 

    Count 

    Total: All usual residents 

    18,506 

    Lives in a household 

    18,478 

    Lives in a communal establishment 

    28 

  2. Communal management

    Communal Management  

    Communal Management Sub-Category 

    Communal Management Type 

    Count 

    Total 

    All usual residents in communal establishments 

     

    28 

    Medical and care establishment 

     

     

    Medical and care establishment 

    NHS 

     

    Medical and care establishment 

    NHS 

    General hospital  

    Medical and care establishment 

    NHS 

    Mental health hospital or unit (including secure units) 

    Medical and care establishment 

    NHS 

    Other hospital 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Local Authority  

     

    Medical and care establishment 

    Local Authority  

    Children’s home (including secure units) 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Local Authority  

    Care home with nursing 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Local Authority  

    Care home without nursing  

    Medical and care establishment 

    Local Authority  

    Other home 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Registered Social Landlord or Housing Association  

     

    Medical and care establishment 

    Registered Social Landlord or Housing Association 

    Home or hostel  

    Medical and care establishment 

    Other 

     

    Medical and care establishment 

    Other 

    Care home with nursing 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Other 

    Care home without nursing 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Other 

    Children’s home (including secure units) 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Other 

    Mental health hospital or unit (including secure units) 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Other 

    Other hospital 

    Medical and care establishment 

    Other 

    Other establishment 

    Other establishment 

     

     

    20 

    Other establishment 

    Defence  

     

    Other establishment 

    Prison service 

     

    Other establishment 

    Approved premises (probation or bail hostel) 

     

    Other establishment 

    Detention centres and other detention 

     

    Other establishment 

    Education 

     

    Other establishment 

    Hotel, guest house, B&B or youth hostel 

     

    Other establishment 

    Hostel or temporary shelter for the homeless  

     

    12 

    Other establishment 

    Holiday accommodation  

     

    Other establishment 

    Other travel or temporary accommodation  

     

    Other establishment 

    Religious 

     

    Other establishment 

    Staff or worker accommodation or Other 

     

    Establishment not stated 

     

     

  3. Living Arrangement

    • 7,340 residents aged 16+ are not living in a couple, the largest living arrangement type in Burnage. 
    • Single residents (never married and never registered in a same-sex civil partnership) account for 70.8% of those not living in a couple. 
    • Widowed or surviving partner from a civil partnership make up 10% of those not living in a couple, above the average of Manchester (6.6%). 
    • 6,702 residents aged 16+ are living in a couple, out of those 77.4% are married or in a civil partnership, significantly above the average for Manchester (67.5%). 
    • Cohabiting couples account for 22.5% of those living in a couple, whereas Manchester saw an average of 32.3%. 
    • 95.2% of cohabiting couples are opposite-sex couples and 4.8% are same-sex couples. 

    Living Arrangement  

    Arrangement Type 

    Same-sex/Opposite-Sex 

    Count 

    Total 

    All usual residents  

     

    14,042 

    Living in a couple 

     

     

    6,702 

    Living in a couple 

    Married or in a civil partnership 

     

    5,184 

    Living in a couple  

    Married or in a civil partnership: 

    Opposite-sex couple 

    5,136 

    Living in a couple 

    Married or in a civil partnership: 

    Same-sex couple 

    48 

    Living in a couple 

    Separated, but still married or in a civil partnership 

     

    Living in a couple 

    Cohabiting 

     

    1,510 

    Living in a couple 

    Cohabiting: 

    Opposite-sex couple 

    1,438 

    Living in a couple  

    Cohabiting: 

    Same-sex couple 

    72 

    Not living in a couple 

     

     

    7,340 

    Not living in a couple 

    Single (never married and never registered a civil partnership) 

     

    5,198 

    Not living in a couple 

    Married or in a civil partnership couple 

     

    311 

    Not living in a couple 

    Separated (including those who are married and those who are in civil partnerships) 

     

    322 

    Not living in a couple 

    Divorced or formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved 

     

    777 

    Not living in a couple 

    Widowed or surviving partner from a civil partnership 

     

    732 

     

  4. Household Composition

    • 63.1% of all households are single family households, the largest household composition in Burnage, markedly above the average of Manchester (53.9%). 
    • Married or civil partnership couples account for 47.3% of single family households, above the average of Manchester (42%). 
    • Households with lone parent families account for 29.1% of single family households, with 57.5% having dependent children and 42.5% having all children non-dependent. 
    • Cohabiting couple families make up 15.5% of single family households, significantly below the average for Manchester (22.5%). 
    • One-person households make up 25.6% of all households, with 57.8% categorised as ‘Other’ and 42.2% being aged 66 and over. 
    • 11.4% of all households are other household types, with 52.9% having dependent children and 47.1% categorised as ‘Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 and over’.  

    Household Type 

    Family Type 

    Composition 

    Count 

    Total 

    All households 

     

    6,521 

    One-person household 

     

     

    1,667 

    One-person household 

    66 years and over 

     

    704 

    One-person household 

    Other 

     

    963 

    Single family household 

     

     

    4,113 

    Single family household 

    All aged 66 years and over 

     

    272 

    Single family household 

    Married or civil partnership couple 

     

    1,947 

    Single family household 

    Married or civil partnership couple 

    No children 

    379 

    Single family household 

    Married or civil partnership couple 

    Dependent children 

    1,180 

    Single family household 

    Married or civil partnership couple 

    All children non-dependent  

    388 

    Single family household  

    Cohabiting couple family  

     

    639 

    Single family household 

    Cohabiting couple family 

    No children 

    315 

    Single family household  

    Cohabiting couple family 

    With dependent children 

    256 

    Single family household 

    Cohabiting couple family 

    All children non-dependent 

    68 

    Single family household 

    Lone parent family  

     

    1,196 

    Single family household 

    Lone parent family 

    With dependent children 

    688 

    Single family household 

    Lone parent family 

    All children non-dependent 

    508 

    Single family household 

    Other single family household 

     

    59 

    Other household types 

     

     

    741 

    Other household types 

    With dependent children 

     

    392 

    Other household types 

    Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 

     

    349 

  5. Households by Deprivation Dimensions

    • 39% of all households are not deprived in any dimension, the largest category in Burnage, below the Manchester average (43.6%).  
    • Burnage has 3,977 households that are deprived in one or more dimensions, accounting for 61% of the ward’s population. 
    • Households that are deprived in one dimension account for 34.4% of all households, whereas the Manchester average is 32.8%.  
    • Households deprived in two dimensions account for 20.1% of all households, above the Manchester average (17.2%).  
    • Burnage has the 13th largest proportion of households deprived in two dimensions and the 13th smallest proportion of households deprived in three dimensions, compared to all other 31 wards. 
    • Households deprived in three dimensions make up 6.1% of all households and those deprived in four dimensions make up 0.3%, the Manchester average being 6% and 0.4%. 

    Household by Deprivation Dimensions 

    Count 

    Total: All households 

    6,524 

    Household is not deprived in any dimension 

    2,547 

    Household is deprived in one dimension  

    2,245 

    Household is deprived in two dimensions 

    1,313 

    Household is deprived in three dimensions  

    401 

    Household is deprived in four dimensions 

    18 

  6. Country of Birth

    • 79.3% of all usual residents are born in Europe, the largest country of birth in Burnage, above the average of Manchester (77.6%). 
    • Residents born in the United Kingdom account for 92% of those born in Europe, also above the average of Manchester (88.4%). 
    • Residents born in EU countries make up 7.3% of those born in Europe, with 77.1% being European Union EU14, 14.7% being European Union EU8 and 7.2% being European Union EU2. 
    • 17.2% of all usual residents are born in the Middle East and Asia, whereas the average of Manchester is 13.6%. 
    • 2.5% of all usual residents are born in Africa, markedly below the average of Manchester (6.9%). 
    • The Americas and the Caribbean make up 0.8% of all usual resident’s country of birth, however the average for Manchester is 1.6%. 
    • Residents born in the Antarctica and Oceania (Including Australasia) and Other make up 0.1% and residents born in British Overseas make up 0%, however 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  

     

     

    18,507 

    Europe  

     

     

    14,678 

    Europe: 

    United Kingdom  

     

    13,509 

    Europe: 

    EU Countries 

     

    1,078 

    Europe: 

    EU Countries 

    European Union EU14 

    831 

    Europe:  

    EU Countries 

    European Union EU8 

    158 

    Europe:  

    EU Countries 

    European Union EU2 

    78 

    Europe: 

    EU Countries 

    All other EU Countries 

    11 

    Europe: 

    Non-EU countries – All other non-EU countries 

     

    91 

    Africa 

     

     

    466 

    Middle East and Asia 

     

     

    3,188 

    The Americas and the Caribbean  

     

     

    155 

    Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other 

     

     

    16 

    British Overseas 

     

     

  7. Passports Held

    • 84.3% of all usual residents hold a passport from Europe, the largest category for passports held in Burnage, above the average of Manchester (81.5%). 
    • Residents who hold a passport from the United Kingdom account for 90.5% of those with a European passport, also above the average of Manchester (86%). 
    • Residents with an ‘Other Europe’ passport make up 6.8% of those with a European passport, markedly below the average of Manchester (12.4%). 
    • Of those who hold an ‘Other Europe’ passport, 96.3% being EU members countries, the largest EU member country being Italy with 21.6%. 
    • 10.7% of all usual residents have no passport held, in line with the Manchester average (10.7%). 
    • 4% of all usual residents have a passport held from the Middle East and Asia, whereas the average for Manchester is 5.1%  
    • 0.7% of all usual residents have a passport from Africa, below the average of Manchester (2%). 
    • Residents who hold a passport from the Americas and the Caribbean make up 0.3% and residents who hold a passport from British Overseas make up 0%, whereas the average for Manchester is 0.6% and 0%, respectively. 

    Continent of Passport Held 

    Country 

    EU Member Country 

    Count 

    Total: All usual residents 

     

     

    18,507 

    Europe 

     

     

    15,595 

    Europe 

    United Kingdom 

     

    14,108 

    Europe 

    Ireland 

     

    420 

    Europe 

    Other Europe 

     

    1,067 

    Europe 

    Other Europe 

    EU members countries 

    1,027 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries  

    France 

    57 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries 

    Germany 

    93 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries 

    Italy 

    222 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries  

    Portugal 

    38 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries 

    Spain 

    189 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries  

    Lithuania 

    15 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries  

    Poland 

    97 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries  

    Romania  

    59 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: EU members countries  

    Other EU members countries  

    257 

    Europe 

    Other Europe 

    Rest of Europe 

    40 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: Rest of Europe 

    Turkey 

    Europe 

    Other Europe: Rest of Europe 

    Other Europe 

    35 

    Africa 

     

     

    134 

    Africa 

    North Africa 

     

    55 

    Africa 

    Central and Western Africa 

     

    49 

    Africa 

    South and Eastern Africa 

     

    30 

    Middle East and Asia 

     

     

    738 

    Middle East and Asia 

    Middle East 

     

    70 

    Middle East and Asia 

    Eastern Asia 

     

    34 

    Middle East and Asia 

    Southern Asia 

     

    616 

    Middle East and Asia 

    South-East Asia 

     

    18 

    Middle East and Asia 

    Central Asia 

     

    The Americas and the Caribbean 

     

     

    49 

    The Americas and the Caribbean 

    North America and the Caribbean 

     

    42 

    The Americas and the Caribbean 

    Central and South America 

     

    Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia 

     

     

    British Overseas Territories 

     

     

    No Passports Held 

     

     

    1,985 

  8. Age of Arrival in the UK

    • 73% of all usual residents are born in the UK, the largest category for age of arrival in the UK in Burnage, above the average of Manchester (68.6%). 
    • Residents who arrived in the UK account for 27%, also below the average of Manchester (31.4%). 
    • Burnage has the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 15 when they arrived in the UK and the 3rd largest proportion of all usual residents who were aged 1o to 14 years old when they arrived in the UK. 
    • Residents who are aged 30 to 44 years old account for 20.1% of those who arrived in the UK, whereas the average for Manchester is 21.6%. 
    • Residents who are aged 20 to 24 years old account for 16.5% of those who arrived in the UK, with the average of Manchester being 17%. 
    • Residents who are aged 25 to 29 years old account for 14.1% of those who arrived in the UK, below the average of Manchester (15.5%). 
    • Burnage has the 6th largest proportion of all usual residents aged 25 to 29 years old when they arrived in the UK. 
    • Residents who are aged 0 to 4 years old make up 11.9% of those who arrived in the UK, above the average of Manchester (10.9%). 
    • Residents who were aged 10 to 14 years old make up 8.8% of those who arrived in the UK, whereas the average for Manchester is 7.2%. 

    Born in UK/Arrived in UK 

    Age of Arrival 

    Count 

    Total: All usual residents  

     

    18,505 

    Born in the UK 

     

    13,509 

    Arrived in the UK 

     

    4,996 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 0 to 4 years 

    596 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 5 to 7 years  

    317 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 8 to 9 years 

    193 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 10 to 14 years 

    439 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 15 years 

    110 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 16 to 17 years 

    214 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 18 to 19 years 

    294 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 20 to 24 years 

    826 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 25 to 29 years 

    704 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 30 to 44 years 

    1,003 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 45 to 59 years 

    236 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 60 to 64 years 

    24 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 65 to 74 years 

    27 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 75 to 84 years 

    12 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 85 to 89 years 

    Arrived in the UK: 

    Aged 90 years and over 

  9. Year of Arrival in the UK

    • 73% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for year of arrival in the UK in Burnage, above the average of Manchester (68.6%). 
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2001 to 2010 account for 7.9% of all usual residents, fairly below the average of Manchester (8.7%). 
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 1991 to 2001 account for 3.3% of all usual residents, the average of Manchester being 2.7%. 
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2014 to 2016 account for 3.2% of all usual residents, below the average of Manchester (4.6%). 
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2017 to 2019 account for 3.1% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 5.7%. 
    • Residents who arrived in the UK from 2011 to 2013 account for 2.2% of all usual residents, just below the average of Manchester (2.9%). 
    • Burnage has the 2nd largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 1951 to 1960 and the 4th largest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 1961 to 1970. 
    • Burnage has the 10th smallest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2017 to 2019, as well as the 10th smallest proportion of all usual residents who arrived in the UK from 2020 to 2021. 

    Year of Arrival in the UK 

    Count 

    Total: All usual residents  

    18,506 

    Born in the UK 

    13,509 

    Arrived before 1951 

    25 

    Arrived 1951 to 1960 

    147 

    Arrived 1961 to 1970 

    337 

    Arrived 1971 to 1980 

    236 

    Arrived 1981 to 1991  

    343 

    Arrived 1991 to 2000 

    618 

    Arrived 2001 to 2010 

    1,453 

    Arrived 2011 to 2013 

    412 

    Arrived 2014 to 2016 

    595 

    Arrived 2017 to 2019 

    581 

    Arrived 2020 to 2021  

    250 

     

  10. Length of Residence

    • 73% of all usual residents were born in the UK, the largest category for length of residence in Burnage, fairly above the average for Manchester (68.6%). 
    • Residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more account for 17.2% of all usual residents, above the average for Manchester (15.1%). 
    • Residents who have lived in the UK for 5 or more years, but less than 10 years account for 4.6% 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 for 2.7% of all usual residents, whereas the average for Manchester is 5%. 
    • Residents who have lived in the UK for less than 2 years account for 2.5% of all usual residents, below the average for Manchester (5.2%). 
    • Burnage has the 10th largest proportion of all usual residents who have lived in the UK for 10 years or more and the 8th smallest proportion of all usual residents who have lived in the UK for 2 years or more, but less than 5 years. 

    Length of Residence 

    Count 

    Total: All usual residents 

    18,504 

    Born in the UK 

    13,509 

    10 years or more 

    3,184 

    5 years or more, but less than 10 years 

    844 

    2 years or more, but less than 5 years  

    499 

    Less than 2 years  

    468 

  11. Migrant Indicator

    • 91.6% of all usual residents’ address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration, the largest category for migrant indicator in Burnage, fairly above the average of Manchester (82%). 
    • Residents who were migrants from within the UK had an address one year ago was in the UK account for 6.8% of all usual residents, whereas the average of Manchester (13.4%). 
    • Residents who were migrants from outside the UK had an address one year ago was outside the UK account for 0.9% of all usual residents, below the average of Manchester (2.3%). 
    • Residents who had an address one year ago is students’ term-time or boarding school address in the UK account for 0.7% of all usual residents, also below the average of Manchester (2.3%). 
    • Burnage has the 9th largest proportion of all usual residents whose address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration and the 6th smallest proportion of all usual residents who were a migrant from outside the UK had an address one year ago that was outside the UK.

    Migrant Indicator 

    Count 

    Total: All usual residents 

    18,291 

    Address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration 

    16,747 

    Address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK 

    131 

    Migrant from within the UK: Address one year ago was in the UK 

    1,241 

    Migrant from outside the UK: Address one year ago was outside the UK 

    172 

     

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