Demography
See also: Demography of Greater Manchester| Worsley Compared | |||
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| 2001 UK census | Worsley (ward) | City of Salford | England |
| Total population | 9,833 | 216,103 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 9,373 | 96.13% | 90.92% |
| Asian | 115 | 1.39% | 4.57% |
| Black | 10 | 1.12% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 8,252 | 76.46% | 71.74% |
| Buddhist | 14 | 0.22% | 0.28% |
| Hindu | 60 | 0.32% | 1.11% |
| Jewish | 28 | 2.4% | 0.52% |
| Muslim | 66 | 1.2% | 3.1% |
| Sikh | 4 | 0.11% | 0.67% |
| Other religions | 13 | 0.15% | 0.29% |
| No religion | 930 | 11.01% | 14.59% |
| Religion not stated | 465 | 8.12% | 7.69% |
According to the Office for National Statistics, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, the ward of Worsley had a population of 9,833, of which 4,801 were male, and 5,032 female. It is the fifth least populous ward in Salford, and the third least densely populated. The ward has a higher proportion of married couples with and without children than Salford as a whole. Of those over 16 years old, 1,929 were single (never married) and 4,267 married. Worsley's 4,102 households included 632 married couples without children, 818 with dependent children, and 356 with non-dependent children. There were 249 lone-parent households with children. 642 households were occupied by pensioners living alone.
Of those aged 16–74, 1,428 had no academic qualifications, 1,078 had attained a level one qualification, 183 children aged between 16–17 and 242 people aged 18–74 were in full-time education. Worsley ward has the lowest levels of unemployment in Salford, in April 2006 0.9% of the economically active population were unemployment benefit claimants, comparing well to Salford as a whole where the figure is 3.7%. The area is considered to be one of the more affluent parts of Salford.
At 12.6 reported crimes per thousand population, the crime rate in Worsley is lower on average than Salford, which stands at 163.1 per thousand population.
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