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African is a sub-category of: Ethnic and nationality minorities

This report provides information from the 2001 Census. It compares the African community with the District average. There are two distinctive ways of identifying the African community or communities within the 2001 Census. The first is through Country of Birth and the second is through the Ethnic Group that the Group identifies with. Both these produce very different data on the African Community. Unfortunately currently there are not tables available for all 2001 Census data and what is produced here is restricted to the data that is available through the National Statistics 2001 Census data Supertables.

Population data

Population African Community % District Average %
0-15 263 8% 109,329 23%
16- Pensionable 2707 86% 280,072 60%
Above pensionable age 162 5% 78,277 17%
Total 3,132 100% 467,678 100%
Note: Based on Place of Birth data.

Country of birth All people 0-15 16 Pensionable age Pensioner age
North Africa 377 79 278 20
Central and Western Africa 444 33 389 22
   Nigeria 165 22 132 11
   Other Central and Western Africa 279 11 257 11
South and Eastern Africa 2,311 151 2,040 120
   Kenya 782 10 736 36
   South Africa 432 78 321 33
   Zimbabwe 198 25 167 6
   Other South and Eastern Africa 899 38 816 45
Born in Africa total 3,132 263 2,707 162

Ethnic identity of people born in African living in Bradford

Identity Numbers Percentage of people born in Africa
White: British 512 16%
White: Irish 13 0%
White: Other White 255 8%
Mixed 203 6%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 1056 34%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 149 5%
Asian or Asian British: Other 146 5%
Black or Black British: Black Caribbean 16 0%
Black or Black British: Black African 690 22%
Black or Black British: Other 16 0%
Chinese or Other 106 3%
Total people born in Africa 3151 100%

Economic Activity of Black African population aged 16-74 (S108)

  Numbers % of African % District all people
Economically Active 394 51% 63%
Economically Inactive 380 49% 37%
Note: Data based on Black African ethnicity

Table S107 SEX AND AGE AND LIMITING LONG-TERM ILLNESS AND GENERAL HEALTH BY ETHNIC GROUP

ALL PEOPLE Black or Black British: Black African Black or Black British: Other Black
ALL PEOPLE 467,664 970 325
All people aged 0 to 15 years 109,327 176 103

With Limiting Long-Term Illness

 5,321 8 6

Good or Fairly Good Health

 4,275 3 6

Not Good Health

 1,046 5 -

Without Limiting Long-Term Illness

 104,006 168 97

Good or Fairly Good Health

 103,488 168 94

Not Good Health

 518 - 3
All people aged 16 to 49 years 217,985 684 190

With Limiting Long-Term Illness

 23,148 37 32

Good or Fairly Good Health

 12,975 26 17

Not Good Health

 10,173 11 15

Without Limiting Long-Term Illness

 194,837 647 158

Good or Fairly Good Health

 190,548 639 153

Not Good Health

 4,289 8 5
All people aged 50 to 64 years 72,694 74 21

With Limiting Long-Term Illness

 21,572 20 11

Good or Fairly Good Health

 10,129 14 6

Not Good Health

 11,443 6 5

Without Limiting Long-Term Illness

 51,122 54 10

Good or Fairly Good Health

 49,366 54 10

Not Good Health

 1,756 - -
All people aged 65 and over 67,658 36 11

With Limiting Long-Term Illness

 36,443 17 8

Good or Fairly Good Health

 19,540 6 -

Not Good Health

 16,903 11 8

Without Limiting Long-Term Illness

 31,215 19 3

Good or Fairly Good Health

 29,877 16 3

Not Good Health

 1,338 3 -

Age Group Breakdown

Black or Black British: Black Africa Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
Population 972 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
0-4 years 52 5.35% 7.10% 6.00%
5-15 years 127 13.07% 16.30% 14.20%
16-24 years 237 24.38% 12.50% 10.90%
25-44 years 398 40.95% 28.00% 29.10%
45-64 years 123 12.65% 21.70% 23.80%
65-74 years 21 2.16% 7.70% 8.40%
75+ years 14 1.44% 6.70% 7.60%

Household Composition [by ethnic group of Household Reference Person (HRP)]

Black or Black British: Black Africa Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
Total households 363 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
All pensioner households 18 4.96% 22.80% 23.80%
Couple with dependent children(1) 73 20.11% 22.40% 20.80%
Lone parent with dependent children(1) 43 11.85% 7.40% 6.50%
Other 229 63.09% 47.40% 48.90%
(1) A dependent child is a person in a household aged 0 - 15 years (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16-18 years who is a full-time student in a family with their parent(s).

Household Characteristics [by ethnic group of Household Reference Person (HRP)]

Black or Black British: Black Africa Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
Residents in households(1) 905 100.00% 100.00%
Households 361 100.0%  8.30% 7.00%
Average household size 2.51
Overcrowded households (2) 82 22.71% 22.90% 8.50%
Households without central heating 78 21.61% 32.50% 26.80%
Households without a car/van 199 55.12% 36.40% 34.10%
One or more people in household have a long term limiting illness(3) Not Available
(1) Excludes people living in communal establishments eg care home
(2) Overcrowding is defined as the number of households having one room too few for the household. A single person household is assumed to require two 'common' rooms (not including a bathroom) and a bedroom. Families are assumed to require two 'common' rooms (not including a bathroom) and a bedroom for each couple, lone parent, any other person over 16 years, each pair aged 10-15 years of the same sex, each pair formed from a remaining person aged 10-15 years and a child aged under 10 of the same sex, each pair of children aged 10 years and under and each remaining person. This is the definition of overcrowding used by government.
(3) People who responded 'yes' to the question 'Do you have any long term illness, health problems or disability which limits your daily activities or the work you can do?'. A prompt asked people to include any problems due to old age.

Housing Type

Black or Black British: Black African Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
All households 361 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
shared dwellings 3 0.83% 0.29% 0.31%
unshared dwellings 358 99.17% 99.71% 99.69%

Housing Tenure [by ethnic group of Household Reference Person (HRP)]

Black or Black British: Black African Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
Owner occupiers 136 38.20% 71.70% 68.90%
Rented from council or housing association 78 21.91% 16.30% 19.20%
Private and other renting 142 39.89% 12.00% 11.90%

Work (1)

Black or Black British: Black African Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
Economically active (2) , of all people aged 16 - 74 399 51.29% 63.40% 66.50%
Employed (including self-employed) of economically active 274 68.67% 89.10% 91.10%
Unemployed, of economically active 29 7.27% 6.90% 5.00%
Full time student working or looking for work, of economically active 96 24.06% 4.00% 3.90%
Economically inactive (3) , of all people aged 16 - 74 379 48.71% 36.60% 33.50%
Retired, of economically inactive 19 5.01% 35.00% 40.70%
Student not working or looking for work, of economically inactive 210 55.41% 15.10% 14.00%
Looking after family/home , of economically inactive 38 10.03% 20.90% 19.50%
Permanently sick or disabled, of economically inactive 14 3.69% 16.70% 16.50%
Other, of economically inactive 98 25.86% 12.20% 9.30%
(1) In the 2001 Census percentages relate to all people aged 16 - 74 years. This is different from some other sources of information on employment.
(2) Economically active people are either working or looking for work.
(3) Economically inactive are not working and not looking for work.

Unemployment (1)

Black or Black British: Black African Bradford District 2001 % (of Unemployed) England and Wales 2001 % (of Unemployed)
Total % (of Unemployed)
Long term unemployed (2) 0 0.00% 31.9%  30.30%
Unemployed who have never worked Not Available
Unemployed aged 16-24 4 13.79% 32.3%   25.9%
Unemployed aged 50+ Not Available
(1) Percentages as a proportion of all people who are unemployed.
(2) Long term unemployed are people who have not worked for two or more years

Qualifications(1)

Black or Black British: Black African Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
People aged 16-74 778 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
No qualifications or level unknown 122 15.68% 42.30% 36.02%
Professional/degree level qualification 315 40.49% 15.86% 19.76%
(1) All people aged 16 - 74 years

Health and Unpaid Care

Black or Black British: Black African Bradford District 2001 England and Wales 2001
Total %
All people reporting their health as 'not good' 44 4.54% 10.10% 9.20%
Illness (1) , of all people 82 8.45% 18.50% 18.20%
People providing unpaid care(2), of all people Not Available
People providing unpaid care for 50+ hours a week, of all people providing unpaid care Not Available
(1) People who responded 'yes' to the question 'Do you have any long term illness, health problems or disability which limits your daily activities or the work you can do?' A prompt asked people to include any problems due to old age.
(2) People looking after, giving help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of long-term physical or mental ill-health or disability or problems relating to old age.

 

CoI Plan & Links to Organisations that may have further data on African:

Click on the following link for the African Community COI Plan 2006
No links to external Organisations have been found for this category as yet.
If you know of any please email mick.charlton@bradford.gov.uk.


   

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