Analysis of 2011 Census Data Irish Community Statistics, England & Selected Urban Areas Prof. Louise Ryan, Alessio D’Angelo, Mike Puniskis, Neil Kaye Wednesday 23 July 2014

Introduction: Project Overview (1/2) SPRC commissioned in March 2014 by Irish in Britain to produce a series of Irish community reports – with national and regional dimensions – based on data from 2011 Census Aims of the project: To inform work of Irish in Britain and affiliated members To illustrate the situation of the Irish community in relation to other populations To highlight internal differences within the Irish community in England (and regions) To identify areas of particular need.

Introduction: Project Overview (2/2) Regions include: England (today) London East Midlands West Midlands North East North West Yorkshire and The Humber Areas of focus for each include: Demographics Education and qualifications Economic activity and inactivity Types of work Health Unpaid care Housing and amenities Communal establishments Data analysed, where appropriate: Data tables/graphs broken down by age and gender. White Irish data presented in comparison with other ethnic groups.

Map of Irish-born population in England

Irish-born population in England by region ( ) Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland All Ireland All Ireland % Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland All Ireland All Ireland % London 37, , , % 32, , , % South East 37,545 64, ,8401.3%35,344 59,125 94,4691.1% North West 34,87956,81691,6951.4%36,76748,45685,2231.2% East 21,81146,74368,5541.3%20,63843,68264,3201.1% West Midlands 21,95754,29876,2551.4%19,18742,17361,3601.1% South West 20,30525,93446,2390.9%20,46724,16544,6320.8% East Midlands 16,34925,69742,0461.0%15,61922,20237,8210.8% Yorkshire and The Humber 17,10622,88839,9940.8%16,60819,98636,5940.7% North East 7,598 5,706 13, % 9,331 5,586 14, % ENGLAND215,124459,662674,7861.3%206,735395,182601,9171.1%

Irish-born population in England by region ( )

White Irish population in England by age & sex ( )

White Irish & White British in England by age & sex (2011)

Patterns of migration for Irish to England by year of arrival

Irish-born in England: National identity by place of birth Republic of Ireland-bornNorthern Ireland-bornEngland-born #%#%#% Total395, %206, %44,246, % Irish only identity268, % 10,9715.3% 48, % Irish and at least one UK identity7,7322.0%1,7760.9% 26, % Northern Irish only identity3,7250.9%96, % 7,1310.0% British only identity76, % 55, %7,481, % English only identity26, % 19,4529.4%31,278, % English and British only identity2,3940.6%2,5201.2%4,690, % Other identity only8,0372.0%7680.4%295,7810.7% Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,2970.3%19,5369.4%418,5670.9%

Irish in England: Level of education by ethnic group White: British White: Irish White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller White: Other MixedAsianBlackOther Total (aged 16+)34,869,724487,37337,4252,057,588654,1293,123,2491,342,033418,099 No qualifications23.7% 28.9%59.5% 12.3%15.6%18.8%14.6%17.9% Foundation and 1-4 GSCEs 14.0%7.5%10.4%5.9%14.6%11.1%13.8%9.5% 5+ GCSEs and certificates 16.2%9.7%8.7%7.6%17.6%10.4%16.0%9.4% Apprenticeship4.1%2.8%1.6%1.2%1.7%0.7%1.4%0.7% A/AS Levels12.8%9.7%6.3%8.1%15.5%10.3%12.4%9.9% BA/BSc or higher25.8% 33.6% 8.7%37.0%28.2%34.4%33.2%33.8% Other qualifications3.3%7.7%4.8%27.9%6.8%14.3%8.7%18.8%

Irish in England: Economic activity by ethnic group Total (aged 16+) Economically ActiveEconomically inactive In Employ- ment Un- employed Total % & #RetiredStudent Looking after home/ family Long-term sick/ disabled Economi- cally inactive: other White: British34,869, %4.1% 37.2% (12,967,520) 24.1%4.0%3.4%3.9%1.7% White: Irish487, % 3.2% 43.9% (214,152) 31.6% 3.1%2.6%4.6%2.1% White: Gypsy / Irish Traveller 37, %9.3% 52.9% (19,797) 8.6%5.7% 14.4%13.3% 10.8% White: Other2,057, %4.5% 23.4% (481,828) 7.3%6.7%5.0%1.7%2.8% Mixed654, %10.0% 32.5% (212,472) 5.1%14.1%4.7%4.5%4.0% Asian3,123, %6.7% 37.4% (1,167,736) 7.8%12.5%9.1%3.3%4.7% Black1,342, %11.8% 31.4% (420,900) 7.8%11.0%4.2%3.7%4.7% Other418, %8.1% 42.3% (172,842) 6.1%16.3%8.3%5.0%5.6%

Irish in England: Socioeconomic status by ethnic group White: British White: Irish White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller White: Other MixedAsianBlackOther Total (aged 16+) 34,869,724487,37337,4252,057,588654,1293,123,2491,342,033418, Higher mgr., admin., and prof. occupations 10.0% 12.1% 2.6%12.5%8.4%10.7%6.9%10.1% 2. Lower mgr., admin., and prof. occupations 21.4% 25.1% 8.2%19.3%17.9%14.4%18.3%14.2% 3. Intermediate occupations 14.0%11.2%4.4%8.6%10.6%9.1%10.7%7.1% 4. Small employers and own account workers 9.5%9.8%15.3%11.4%6.4%8.9%5.3%8.5% 5. Lower supervisory / technical occupations 7.5%6.3%4.5%6.8%5.2%4.8%5.0%5.2% 6. Semi-routine occupations 14.7%12.8%11.6%12.2%12.1%11.8%14.5%9.7% 7. Routine occupations11.8%13.3%14.8%14.4%8.9%8.0%9.5%8.7% 8. Never worked and long-term unemployed 4.6% 4.9%30.8% 5.3%10.0%14.7%12.2%16.5% Not classified6.6%4.6%7.7%9.5%20.6%17.6%17.7%20.0%

Irish in England: Limiting long-term illness (LLTI), by main ethnic group & sex (%) White Irish males: 24.8% females: 27.4% White G/IT males: 24.6% females: 24.8%

Irish in England: General health by ethnic group & age White: British White: Irish White: Gypsy / Irish Traveller White: Other MixedAsianBlackOther Total 42,279,236517,00154,8952,430,0101,192,8794,143,4031,846,614548,418 Very good, good or fair health 39,821,848469,79447,2492,354,2561,155,9473,961,2641,772,764518,139 Bad or very bad health: # 2,457,38847,2077,64675,75436,932182,13973,85030,279 % 5.8%9.1%13.9%3.1% 4.4%4.0%5.5% Age 0 to %0.8%2.2%0.8%0.7%0.9%0.8%1.2% Age 16 to % 6.4%0.8%1.3%1.0%1.1%1.4% Age 25 to %1.7%9.5%0.8%2.6%1.6%1.9%2.6% Age 35 to %4.4%20.2%2.9%6.5%4.2% 7.2% Age 50 to %10.9%36.3%7.9%12.8%12.4%8.6%15.2% Age 65 and over 14.8%17.0%40.0%17.7%18.5%24.2%21.0%24.5%

Irish in England: Provision of unpaid care by ethnic group Total Provides no unpaid care (%) Provides some unpaid care (%) White: British42,279, %11.0% White: Irish517, %10.9% White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 54, %10.7% White: Other2,430, %5.3% Mixed1,192, %5.6% Asian4,143, %8.5% Black1,846, %7.1% Other548, %7.0%

Irish in England: Provision of unpaid care by detailed ethnic group, by no. of hours provided per week (%)

Irish in England: Household composition by main ethnic group Total (households) One person householdsOne family only Other household types Aged 65 +OtherAll aged 65+ Married couple Cohabiting couple Lone parent White: British18,380, %17.3%9.2%33.1%10.3%10.2%6.1% White: Irish291, %20.3%9.3%26.0%7.5%9.5%7.9% White: Gypsy / Irish Traveller 19,4586.1%23.4%2.0%23.1%10.1%24.4%10.9% White: Other950,2484.9%19.9%2.5%32.0%12.4%8.2%20.0% Mixed292,3384.2%31.0%1.6%19.9%11.2%19.1%12.9% Asian1,208,1252.9%14.0%2.1%47.0%3.4%8.9%21.7% Black723,4425.5%26.1%1.5%21.6%6.8%24.4%14.1% Other197,6273.0%27.5%1.4%37.0%5.2%10.7%15.1%

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