Demography
| The Borough of Burnley compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Census 2001 | Burnley | NW England | England |
| Total population | 89,542 | 6,729,764 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 5.7% | 5.1% | 9.2% |
| White | 91.8% | 94.4% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 7.2% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.1% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 74.5% | 78.0% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 6.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 11.0% | 10.5% | 14.6% |
| Under 18 years old | 25.6% | 23.3% | 22.7% |
| Over 65 years old | 15.1% | 16.0% | 15.9% |
| Unemployed | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Perm. sick / disabled | 8.9% | 7.7% | 5.3% |
The borough's population has fallen from a high of 130,339 in 1911 to an estimated 87,700 in 2005. Between 1991 and 2001, it fell by 2.6%. Its employment rate of 59.0% places it 261st out of 376 local authorities in England & Wales; just 12.6% of its workforce are graduates, placing it 325th out of 376 local authorities.
A 2010 report commissioned by the BBC and compiled by Experian ranked the borough as having the second lowest property prices in England, this combined with GCSE results and crime rates, led to the borough being ranked the as the worst place in England.
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