Notice: The figures for Longford ward presented in this report are Census 2021 data aggregated according to the ONS best-fit Output Area (OA) to Ward lookup. This is because Trafford’s wards changed in 2023 and ONS published ward level data for the 2021 wards. The 32 OAs that correspond to Longford and how they fit to the ward can be seen on the Best-fit OA to ward maps. Additionally, Census data is subject to disclosure control methods e.g. record swapping and data perturbation, more likely affecting small counts such as the OA figures. Therefore, the proportions presented here are indicative and not exact.
Summary
- In Longford, according to the Census 2021, 20.5% of the population were aged 15 years and under, 64.7% were aged 16 to 64 years and 14.8% were aged 65 years and over. The equivalent figures for Trafford were 20.8%, 61.6% and 17.6% respectively.
- 33.2% of the households were one-person households, 51.8% were single family households and 15% were other household types. The equivalent figures for Trafford were 29.5%, 56.3% and 14.2% respectively.
- 42.4% of the residents were of a non-white ethnicity. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 22.2%.
- 18.2% of the residents had no qualifications. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 14%.
- 59.9% of the households own their property they live in, either outright or with a mortgage or loan. The equivalent figure for Trafford was 69.6%.
- 72.5% of the households were whole houses (detached, semi-detached, or terraced). The equivalent figure for Trafford was 79.8%.
- 10.3% of the residents were disabled with day-to-day activities limited a little whilst 7.9% of the residents were disable with day-to-day activities limited a lot. The equivalent figure for Trafford were 9.2% and 6.8%.
- The census included numbers on households deprived in four dimension: education, employment, health and disability, and housing. In Longford, 45.7% of the households were not deprived in any dimension, 32.8% of the households were deprived in one dimension, 16.9% of the households were deprived in two dimensions and 4.6% of the households were deprived in three or four dimensions. The equivalent figure for Trafford were 53.9%, 30.9%, 16.9% and 3.1%.
Longford Population
10,501
residents in Longford
4,237
households in Longford
Longford ethnic diversity compared to Trafford and other wards
Longford Languages and Country of birth
11.4%
Main language is not English
6.9% in Trafford
23.6%
Non-UK born
14.9% in Trafford
Longford Qualifications and Socio-economic category
Longford Tenure and Accommodation Type
Longford Health and Disability
5.7%
has Very bad or Bad health
4.7% in Trafford
18.1%
disabled under the Equality Act
16.1% in Trafford