Bournville

Bournville Ward is situated in the south west

of Birmingham. It has an older age profile than
the City average. The percentage of ethnic
minority residents is below the city average.
Unemployment is below the city average.

Please note that although Birmingham’s ward

boundaries were revised in 2004, most official
ward data is still only available for the pre-2004
wards. Therefore many of the tables in this
document are based on estimates built up from
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lower super output area (LSOA) data.

DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS

Bournville Ward Population by Age

Percentage of Ward
Years of Age Number of People Population
0-4 1,519 6.0
5-15 3,764 14.8
16-17 637 2.5
18-19 546 2.1
20-24 1,508 5.9
25-44 7,665 30.1
45-59 4,563 17.9
60-74 3,015 11.8
75-84 1,567 6.2
85 and over 678 2.7
Total 25,462 100
Source: 2001 Census, Crown Copyright/BCC

Bournville Ward Population by Ethnic Group

Percentage of
Ethnic Group Number of People
Ward Population
Asian 1,031 4.0
Asian - Bangladeshi 147 0.6
Asian – Indian 468 1.8
Asian – Pakistani 326 1.3
Black 693 2.7
Black – Caribbean 488 1.9
Chinese, other 282 1.1
White 23,125 89.7
White – British 21,769 84.7
White – Irish 793 3.1
Mixed Background 873 3.5
Source: 2001 Census, Crown Copyright/BCC

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Bournville Ward People with a Limiting Long-Term Illness

Percentage of
Number of People
Ward Population
People with a
Limiting Long- 5,053 19.7
Term Illness
Source: 2001 Census, Crown Copyright/BCC

Bournville Ward Household Type

Household Type
(excludes Number of Percentage of
communal Households Households
households)
Private households 11,172 -
Lone parent
854 26.7
households*
Average persons
2.26 -
per household
Source: 2001 Census, Crown Copyright/BCC
* percentage of households with dependent children that are lone parent households

Bournville Ward Household Tenure

Number of Percentage of
Household Tenure
Households Households
Owner Occupier 6,954 65.7
Rented: local
1,162 10.4
authority
Rented: housing
1,719 15.4
association
Rented: privately 972 8.7
Source: 2001 Census, Crown Copyright/BCC

Bournville Ward Car Ownership

Number of Percentage of
Car Ownership
Households Households
Households with
3,737 35.3
no car
Households with 2
2,367 22.4
or more cars
Source: 2001 Census, Crown Copyright/BCC

EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

Bournville Ward Economic Activity

Economic Activity
Percentage of
(men aged 16-64 / Number of People
Ward Population
women aged 16-59)
Economically Active 12,079 77.5
Economically Inactive 3,512 22.5
Employed 10,845 69.6
With No Qualifications 4,312 27.7
Source: 2001 Census, Crown Copyright/BCC

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Bournville Ward Unemployment by Gender

Male Female Total

Number of Unemployed 365 153 518
Unemployment Rate 5.7% 2.7% 4.3%
Note: Birmingham Average Unemployment Rate is 8.2%
Source: Office for National Statistics / BEIC (May 2008)

Bournville Ward WACG Worklessness by Gender

Male Female Total

Number of Workless 1,238 1,192 2,430
Worklesss Rate 15.3% 15.3% 15.3%
Note: Birmingham Worklessness Rate is 20.7%
Source: DWP Working Age Client Group (WACG)/BEIC (Nov 2008)

Bournville Ward WACG Worklessness by main benefit

Job Seekers Incapacity

Total WACG Lone parents
Allowance Benefits
2,430 483 1,109 384
Note: Birm1ingham Worklessness Rate is 20.7%
Source: DWP Working Age Client Group (WACG)/BEIC (Nov 2008)

Bournville Ward Largest Employer Organisations

Number of
Employees
Organisation Name Nature of Business
(rounded to
nearest 10)
Manufacturers of chocolate
1.
Cadbury Trebor Bassett 6500 products
Software & hardware consultancy
2.
Serco Integrated Services 1800 & outsourcing
Car windscreens: safety glass
3.
Pilkington Automotive Ltd 470 manufacturers
designers and manufacturers of
4.
Arvin Meritor Ltd 460 control systems
5. 400 Police
Cleaning of food & pharmaceutical
6.
Hygiene Group Ltd 290 industries.
GKN Aerospace Transparency Laminated windscreen
7.
Systems Ltd 270 manufacturers
8. Howdens Joinery 250
Wholesale of pharmaceutical
9.
Phoenix Health Care Distribution Ltd 230 goods
10. Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd 200 Retail of Supermarket Products
11. Bournville School 120 Secondary school
West Midlands Police - Force
12.
Communications Centre 110 Communication Centre for Police
Secondary school & language
13.
Kings Norton Girls School 110 college
Manufacture of compressor valve
14.
Hoerbiger UK Ltd 100 parts
15. Kings Norton Boys School 100 secondary school
Source: Birmingham Chamber of Commerce & Industry 2007

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DEPRIVATION

MENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

Bournville Ward Deprivation
Percentage of the ward population in the 5%, 10%, 20% and 40% most deprived SOAs in England

5% 10% 20% 40%

0% 7% 18% 59%
Source: Index of Deprivation 2007/BEIC

For further information contact:

Economic Strategy and Information

Birmingham City Council

Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Telephone: 0121 303 3719

Fax: 0121 303 3076
Email: birminghameconomy@birmingham.gov.uk
Website: www.birminghameconomy.org.uk