Wigan postcode area Census 2021
95.5% people are white, 1.6% people are asian, 1.3% people are mixed.
63.0% are Christian, 30.1% have no religion, 4.8% provided no answer.
42.1% households have 1 car, 27.4% households have 2 cars, 22.4% households have no car. Wigan population ethnic group
| Ethnicity | Wigan postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Asian | 1.6% | 9.3% |
| Black | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| White | 95.5% | 81.7% |
Wigan population health
| Health | Wigan postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| very good | 46.0% | 48.4% |
| good | 33.5% | 33.6% |
| average | 14.1% | 12.7% |
| poor | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| very poor | 1.4% | 1.2% |
Wigan population religion
| Religion | Wigan postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Christian | 63.0% | 46.2% |
| Hindu | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Muslim | 1.2% | 6.5% |
| No answer | 4.8% | 6.0% |
| No religion | 30.1% | 37.2% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Sikh | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Wigan population economic activity
| Economic activity | Wigan postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Employee | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Empl. self, no empl. | 6.1% | 7.9% |
| Empl. student | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| Inactive home,family | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Inactive sick,other | 8.7% | 7.3% |
| Retired | 23.5% | 21.6% |
| Student, no work | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| Unemployed | 2.7% | 2.8% |
Wigan car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.22 cars per household in Wigan postcode area. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
| Number of cars in a household | Wigan postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| No car | 22.4% | 23.3% |
| 1 car | 42.1% | 41.3% |
| 2 cars | 27.4% | 26.2% |
| 3+ cars | 8.2% | 9.2% |
Wigan household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).
| Household deprivation | Wigan postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| A | 45.8% | 48.3% |
| B | 33.2% | 33.5% |
| C | 16.2% | 14.3% |
| D | 4.5% | 3.7% |
| E | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Wigan population partnership
| Partnership | Wigan postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Never married/partnership | 37.3% | 37.9% |
| Married/partnership | 43.7% | 44.6% |
| Separated | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Divorced | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| Widowed | 7.0% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
Wigan cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.
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