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According to the 2021 census, Leeds had a total of 811,953 usual residents residing in 341,466 households, indicating an average household size of 2.4. The borough covers an area of 38.2 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 1,471.7 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 38.2 years.

Religion: In Leeds, the ‘Christian’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 42.28% of the population, ‘No religion’ population follows at 40.18% and ‘Muslim’ is 3rd with 7.77%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in Leeds is ‘White’, constituting 79.04% of the total population. The ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 9.67%, while ‘Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African’ accounts for 5.59%.

Economic activity: 57.36% of Leeds’s population is economically active. The primary job roles are ‘Professional occupations’ and ‘Associate professional and technical’

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Health: Majority of the population are in very good health. Most common age groups are those aged 35 to 49 years and aged 50 to 64 years. Additionally, 39.6% of its inhabitants is married and 44.58% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (60.0%). Most of the properties in Leeds are semi-detached, with the majority of the ownership either being owned or private rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, Leeds crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 151.79. Most common crime types are ‘Violence and sexual offences’, ‘Public order’ and ‘Criminal damage and arson’.

Leeds in comparision with nearby boroughs.

When we analyze the percentage distribution of population and households in Leeds, we see that it surpasses many of the nearby boroughs in the following metrics.

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 25 to 34 years- Rank (3)
    • Aged 16 to 19 years- Rank (4)
    • Aged 35 to 49 years- Rank (4)
  2. Economic activity status:
    • Economically active and a full-time student- Rank (3)
  3. Ethnic group:
    • Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African- Rank (1)
    • Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups- Rank (2)
    • Other ethnic group- Rank (2)
  4. General health:
    • Very good health- Rank (3)
  5. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Never married and never registered a civil partnership- Rank (1)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Flats- Rank (2)
    • Converted or shared house- Rank (2)
    • Converted building. Eg school, church- Rank (7)
  2. Household composition:
    • Other household types- Rank (2)
    • One person household- Rank (5)
  3. Household deprivation:
    • Household is deprived in four dimensions- Rank (7)
    • Household is not deprived in any dimension- Rank (9)
  4. Tenure of household:
    • Private rented- Rank (5)
    • Social rented- Rank (7)

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Demographics
Household

Property types in Leeds

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Semi-detached 127,950 37.47
Terraced 85,263 24.97
Flats 59,601 17.45
Detached 52,788 15.46
Converted or shared house 9,078 2.66
Converted building. Eg school, church 4,040 1.18
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 2,315 0.68
Caravan or other mobile structure 431 0.13

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Flats 2 2.67
Converted or shared house 2 1.19
Converted building. Eg school, church 7 0.1
Semi-detached 8 32.11
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 13 0.3
Terraced 16 11.76
Detached 17 50.4
Caravan or other mobile structure 17 1.48

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Property ownership in Leeds

  1. Owned – 56.98% (194,584)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 29.03% (99,132)
    2. Owns outright – 27.95% (95,452)
  2. Private rented – 21.79% (74,402)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 19.97% (68,197)
    2. Other private rented – 1.82% (6,205)
  3. Social rented – 20.42% (69,742)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – 15.15% (51,716)
    2. Other social rented – 5.28% (18,026)
  4. Shared ownership – 0.57% (1,947)
    1. Shared ownership – 0.57% (1,947)

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Private rented – rank – 5 (9.38%)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 5 (6.32%)
    2. Other private rented – rank – 24 (3.06%)
  2. Social rented – rank – 7 (9.28%)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 4 (1.28%)
    2. Other social rented – rank – 18 (8.00%)
  3. Shared ownership – rank – 10 (1.18%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 10 (1.18%)
  4. Owned – rank – 25 (80.16%)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 16 (33.37%)
    2. Owns outright – rank – 25 (46.79%)

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Families in Leeds

  1. Single family household – 60.00% (204,885)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 27.42% (93,636)
      1. Dependent children – 13.67% (46,677)
      2. No children – 9.21% (31,454)
      3. All children non-dependent – 4.54% (15,505)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – 12.90% (44,061)
      1. No children – 7.64% (26,072)
      2. With dependent children – 4.59% (15,685)
      3. All children non-dependent – 0.67% (2,304)
    3. Lone parent family – 11.35% (38,748)
      1. With dependent children – 7.58% (25,870)
      2. All children non-dependent – 3.77% (12,878)
    4. All aged 66 years and over – 7.48% (25,549)
    5. Other single family household – 0.85% (2,891)
      1. Other family composition – 0.85% (2,891)
  2. One person household – 32.62% (111,381)
    1. Other – 20.83% (71,115)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 11.79% (40,266)
  3. Other household types – 7.38% (25,201)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 5.12% (17,484)
    2. With dependent children – 2.26% (7,717)

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  1. Other household types – rank – 2 (5.04%)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 2 (2.77%)
    2. With dependent children – rank – 10 (2.27%)
  2. One person household – rank – 5 (24.01%)
    1. Other – rank – 1 (10.77%)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 25 (13.24%)
  3. Single family household – rank – 25 (70.95%)
    1. Other single family household – rank – 1 (0.30%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 1 (0.30%)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 8 (9.98%)
      1. No children – rank – 2 (4.64%)
      2. With dependent children – rank – 18 (4.64%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 19 (0.69%)
    3. Lone parent family – rank – 13 (6.13%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 10 (2.77%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 17 (3.36%)
    4. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 22 (39.82%)
      1. Dependent children – rank – 10 (15.22%)
      2. No children – rank – 23 (17.79%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 25 (6.82%)
    5. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 24 (14.72%)

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Leeds household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 164,958 48.31
Household is deprived in one dimension 112,338 32.9
Household is deprived in two dimensions 49,084 14.37
Household is deprived in three dimensions 14,124 4.14
Household is deprived in four dimensions 962 0.28

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is deprived in four dimensions 7 0.0
Household is not deprived in any dimension 9 52.62
Household is deprived in three dimensions 15 1.48
Household is deprived in two dimensions 17 11.65
Household is deprived in one dimension 18 34.25

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Household sizes in Leeds

Household Size Total % of Households
2 people in household 113,145 33.14
1 person in household 111,380 32.62
3 people in household 51,679 15.13
4 people in household 42,206 12.36
5 people in household 14,687 4.3
6 people in household 5,269 1.54
7 people in household 1,844 0.54
8 or more people in household 1,256 0.37

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
1 person in household 5 24.19
4 people in household 6 13.82
5 people in household 10 3.75
6 people in household 10 1.28
8 or more people in household 10 0.3
7 people in household 11 0.49
3 people in household 15 14.91
2 people in household 16 41.26

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Age groups of Leeds residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 35 to 49 years 157,373 19.38
Aged 50 to 64 years 139,693 17.2
Aged 25 to 34 years 70,459 8.68
Aged 65 to 74 years 67,998 8.37
Aged 10 to 15 years 57,067 7.03
Aged 5 to 9 years 49,614 6.11
Aged 4 years and under 46,801 5.76
Aged 16 to 19 years 42,912 5.29
Aged 75 to 84 years 41,560 5.12
Aged 85 years and over 17,206 2.12

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 25 to 34 years 3 3.58
Aged 16 to 19 years 4 2.88
Aged 35 to 49 years 4 16.15
Aged 4 years and under 9 5.23
Aged 5 to 9 years 12 4.74
Aged 10 to 15 years 16 6.3
Aged 85 years and over 18 2.6
Aged 75 to 84 years 24 8.24
Aged 50 to 64 years 25 25.38
Aged 65 to 74 years 25 14.38

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Gender breakdown in Leeds

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Female 415,579 51.18
Male 396,374 48.82

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Female 6 51.34
Male 20 48.66

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Leeds Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 402,056 49.52
Good health 270,304 33.29
Fair health 98,856 12.18
Bad health 31,621 3.89
Very bad health 9,116 1.12

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Very good health 3 48.66
Bad health 17 3.84
Very bad health 17 0.87
Good health 20 34.9
Fair health 22 11.73

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Relationship status amongst Leeds Residents

  1. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 44.58% (293,570)
  2. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 39.60% (260,733)
    1. Married – 39.42% (259,556)
      1. Opposite sex – 39.14% (257,735)
      2. Same sex – 0.28% (1,821)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.18% (1,177)
      1. Same sex – 0.12% (758)
      2. Opposite sex – 0.06% (419)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 8.14% (53,595)
    1. Divorced – 8.12% (53,480)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.02% (115)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 5.48% (36,096)
    1. Widowed – 5.47% (36,050)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.01% (46)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 2.20% (14,474)
    1. Separated, but still married – 2.18% (14,380)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.01% (94)

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  1. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 1 (25.37%)
  2. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 17 (1.53%)
    1. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 11 (0.05%)
    2. Separated, but still married – rank – 17 (1.48%)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 24 (7.65%)
    1. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 7 (0.00%)
    2. Divorced – rank – 24 (7.65%)
  4. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 25 (58.54%)
    1. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 8 (0.10%)
      1. Same sex – rank – 7 (0.10%)
      2. Opposite sex – rank – 8 (0.00%)
    2. Married – rank – 25 (58.44%)
      1. Same sex – rank – 6 (0.10%)
      2. Opposite sex – rank – 25 (58.34%)
  5. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 25 (6.91%)
    1. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 2 (0.10%)
    2. Widowed – rank – 25 (6.81%)

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Leeds residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 89.87% (729,705)
    1. United Kingdom – 84.20% (683,681)
    2. EU countries – 5.21% (42,283)
      1. European Union EU14 – 2.29% (18,554)
      2. European Union EU8 – 2.08% (16,855)
      3. European Union EU2 – 0.75% (6,054)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.10% (820)
    3. Non-EU countries – 0.46% (3,741)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 0.46% (3,741)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 5.68% (46,132)
  3. Africa – 3.35% (27,227)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.86% (6,962)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 0.17% (1,370)
  6. British Overseas – 0.07% (557)

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  1. Africa – rank – 1 (0.50%)
  2. British Overseas – rank – 1 (0.00%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 3 (0.29%)
  4. Middle East and Asia – rank – 8 (1.40%)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 8 (0.29%)
  6. Europe – rank – 20 (97.52%)
    1. EU countries – rank – 3 (3.10%)
      1. European Union EU14 – rank – 2 (1.16%)
      2. European Union EU8 – rank – 6 (1.40%)
      3. European Union EU2 – rank – 6 (0.45%)
      4. All other EU countries – rank – 6 (0.08%)
    2. Non-EU countries – rank – 4 (0.50%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 4 (0.50%)
    3. United Kingdom – rank – 22 (93.93%)

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Passport records of Leeds residents

  1. Europe – 84.09% (682,804)
    1. United Kingdom – 78.15% (634,561)
    2. Other Europe – 5.39% (43,798)
      1. EU Member countries – 5.22% (42,424)
        1. Poland – 1.26% (10,208)
        2. Other EU countries – 1.26% (10,210)
        3. Romania – 0.67% (5,401)
        4. Italy – 0.59% (4,822)
        5. Portugal – 0.48% (3,888)
        6. Spain – 0.34% (2,788)
        7. Lithuania – 0.34% (2,763)
        8. France – 0.16% (1,263)
        9. Germany – 0.13% (1,081)
      2. Rest of Europe – 0.17% (1,374)
        1. Other Europe – 0.14% (1,137)
        2. Turkey – 0.03% (237)
    3. Ireland – 0.55% (4,445)
  2. No passport held – 12.65% (102,747)
  3. Middle East and Asia – 1.97% (15,970)
    1. Southern Asia – 1.01% (8,187)
    2. Eastern Asia – 0.43% (3,454)
    3. Middle East – 0.32% (2,573)
    4. South-East Asia – 0.21% (1,723)
    5. Central Asia – 0.00% (33)
  4. Africa – 0.92% (7,508)
    1. Central and Western Africa – 0.53% (4,338)
    2. South and Eastern Africa – 0.26% (2,136)
    3. North Africa – 0.13% (1,034)
  5. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.30% (2,418)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 0.20% (1,620)
    2. Central and South America – 0.10% (798)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.06% (478)

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Africa – rank – 1 (0.17%)
    1. Central and Western Africa – rank – 1 (0.08%)
    2. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 1 (0.08%)
    3. North Africa – rank – 2 (0.00%)
  2. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 3 (0.04%)
    1. Central and South America – rank – 2 (0.00%)
    2. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 3 (0.04%)
  3. Middle East and Asia – rank – 5 (0.08%)
    1. Middle East – rank – 2 (0.00%)
    2. Eastern Asia – rank – 3 (0.00%)
    3. South-East Asia – rank – 3 (0.00%)
    4. Central Asia – rank – 3 (0.00%)
    5. Southern Asia – rank – 9 (0.08%)
  4. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 7 (0.17%)
  5. Europe – rank – 10 (86.62%)
    1. Ireland – rank – 3 (0.62%)
    2. Other Europe – rank – 4 (1.94%)
      1. Rest of Europe – rank – 3 (0.04%)
        1. Other Europe – rank – 3 (0.04%)
        2. Turkey – rank – 4 (0.00%)
      2. EU Member countries – rank – 4 (1.90%)
        1. France – rank – 2 (0.04%)
        2. Portugal – rank – 2 (0.08%)
        3. Lithuania – rank – 3 (0.00%)
        4. Germany – rank – 4 (0.08%)
        5. Romania – rank – 4 (0.08%)
        6. Other EU countries – rank – 4 (0.70%)
        7. Italy – rank – 6 (0.04%)
        8. Spain – rank – 7 (0.04%)
        9. Poland – rank – 10 (0.83%)
    3. United Kingdom – rank – 15 (84.06%)
  6. No passport held – rank – 20 (12.92%)

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Ethnic groups in Leeds

  1. White – 79.04% (641,801)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 73.37% (595,737)
    2. Other White – 4.52% (36,684)
    3. Irish – 0.85% (6,892)
    4. Roma – 0.20% (1,610)
    5. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.11% (878)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 9.67% (78,503)
    1. Pakistani – 3.87% (31,405)
    2. Indian – 2.60% (21,087)
    3. Other Asian – 1.48% (12,018)
    4. Chinese – 1.00% (8,117)
    5. Bangladeshi – 0.72% (5,876)
  3. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 5.59% (45,376)
    1. African – 3.97% (32,211)
    2. Caribbean – 0.97% (7,889)
    3. Other Black – 0.65% (5,276)
  4. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 3.37% (27,388)
    1. White and Black Caribbean – 1.24% (10,028)
    2. White and Asian – 0.91% (7,410)
    3. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 0.70% (5,656)
    4. White and Black African – 0.53% (4,294)
  5. Other ethnic group – 2.33% (18,885)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 1.59% (12,905)
    2. Arab – 0.74% (5,980)

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 1 (0.66%)
    1. African – rank – 1 (0.37%)
    2. Other Black – rank – 1 (0.00%)
    3. Caribbean – rank – 2 (0.29%)
  2. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 2 (1.32%)
    1. White and Black African – rank – 2 (0.17%)
    2. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 2 (0.21%)
    3. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 3 (0.45%)
    4. White and Asian – rank – 5 (0.50%)
  3. Other ethnic group – rank – 2 (0.29%)
    1. Any other ethnic group – rank – 1 (0.29%)
    2. Arab – rank – 2 (0.00%)
  4. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 10 (0.70%)
    1. Other Asian – rank – 2 (0.17%)
    2. Chinese – rank – 3 (0.21%)
    3. Indian – rank – 3 (0.29%)
    4. Bangladeshi – rank – 8 (0.00%)
    5. Pakistani – rank – 12 (0.04%)
  5. White – rank – 20 (97.03%)
    1. Irish – rank – 2 (0.66%)
    2. Other White – rank – 3 (2.85%)
    3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 6 (0.74%)
    4. Roma – rank – 6 (0.04%)
    5. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 20 (92.73%)

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Religions in Leeds

Religion Total % of Usual residents
Christian 343,311 42.28
No religion 326,231 40.18
Muslim 63,054 7.77
Not answered 47,315 5.83
Sikh 10,047 1.24
Hindu 9,217 1.14
Jewish 6,267 0.77
Other religion 3,637 0.45
Buddhist 2,874 0.35

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
Sikh 1 0.12
Hindu 2 0.08
Jewish 2 0.21
Buddhist 4 0.21
Not answered 5 5.41
No religion 7 37.42
Other religion 7 0.29
Muslim 11 0.33
Christian 20 55.93

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Employment and unemployment amongst Leeds Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 57.36% (377,687)
    1. In employment – 54.36% (357,949)
      1. Employee – 46.79% (308,120)
        1. Full-time – 35.28% (232,291)
        2. Part-time – 11.52% (75,829)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 6.25% (41,139)
        1. Full-time – 3.56% (23,459)
        2. Part-time – 2.69% (17,680)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 1.32% (8,690)
        1. Full-time – 1.00% (6,585)
        2. Part-time – 0.32% (2,105)
    2. Unemployed – 3.00% (19,738)
  2. Economically inactive – 39.08% (257,351)
    1. Retired – 18.90% (124,465)
    2. Student – 8.60% (56,606)
    3. Looking after home or family – 4.24% (27,929)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – 4.14% (27,288)
    5. Other – 3.20% (21,063)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 3.56% (23,432)
    1. In employment – 2.45% (16,114)
      1. Employee – 2.26% (14,856)
        1. Part-time – 1.86% (12,220)
        2. Full-time – 0.40% (2,636)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.18% (1,153)
        1. Part-time – 0.15% (996)
        2. Full-time – 0.02% (157)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.02% (105)
        1. Part-time – 0.01% (71)
        2. Full-time – 0.01% (34)
    2. Unemployed – 1.11% (7,318)

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 3 (0.79%)
    1. In employment – rank – 3 (0.54%)
      1. Self-employed with employees – rank – 1 (0.05%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 1 (0.05%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 1 (0.00%)
      2. Self-employed without employees – rank – 2 (0.00%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 1 (0.00%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 2 (0.00%)
      3. Employee – rank – 3 (0.49%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 1 (0.15%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 3 (0.35%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 3 (0.25%)
  2. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 10 (59.06%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 5 (1.19%)
    2. In employment – rank – 14 (57.88%)
      1. Employee – rank – 8 (44.99%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 5 (32.79%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 24 (12.20%)
      2. Self-employed with employees – rank – 17 (1.58%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 16 (1.38%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 17 (0.20%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 21 (11.31%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 18 (4.40%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 20 (6.91%)
  3. Economically inactive – rank – 23 (40.15%)
    1. Student – rank – 3 (2.67%)
    2. Other – rank – 14 (2.27%)
    3. Looking after home or family – rank – 16 (4.79%)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 17 (2.47%)
    5. Retired – rank – 24 (27.95%)

Comparing Leeds wards.

Socio-economic statistics for Leeds

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 125,302 19.03
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 88,318 13.41
Routine occupations 78,284 11.89
Full-time students 78,109 11.86
Intermediate occupations 76,039 11.55
Semi-routine occupations 68,796 10.45
Never worked and long-term unemployed 57,147 8.68
Small employers and own account workers 54,475 8.27
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 32,001 4.86

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Full-time students 3 3.21
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 8 14.68
Intermediate occupations 11 13.94
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 12 24.52
Never worked and long-term unemployed 16 5.04
Routine occupations 19 9.34
Semi-routine occupations 20 9.05
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 23 4.75
Small employers and own account workers 24 15.47

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Occupation groups in Leeds

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 85,081 22.75
Associate professional and technical 52,009 13.9
Managers, directors and senior officials 41,589 11.12
Elementary 40,027 10.7
Administrative and secretarial 35,774 9.56
Caring, leisure and other service 34,684 9.27
Skilled trades 32,376 8.66
Sales and customer service 29,948 8.01
Process, plant and machine operatives 22,576 6.04

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Rank of Leeds when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Associate professional and technical 2 13.98
Professional occupations 3 17.29
Administrative and secretarial 7 10.76
Elementary 12 7.29
Managers, directors and senior officials 13 21.02
Sales and customer service 15 5.08
Caring, leisure and other service 19 6.95
Process, plant and machine operatives 20 6.86
Skilled trades 25 10.76

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