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Wigan Central electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →People aged 65 or over
21%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
2,529 out of 12,046.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
6%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
725 out of 12,035.
Source and method →People counted in the census
12,03621 March 2021 · Wigan Central
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
12,036 out of 12,036.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
34.1%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
3,471 out of 10,190.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
50.3%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
2,881 out of 5,725.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
19.5%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,117 out of 5,725.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
41.7%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
4,244 out of 10,176.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
55.2%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
5,621 out of 10,176.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
5.6%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
574 out of 10,176.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
18.8%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
1,912 out of 10,190.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
21%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,228 out of 5,729.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
25.8%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
2,622 out of 10,176.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
20%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,121 out of 5,729.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
3.1%21 March 2021 · Wigan Central
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
311 out of 10,176.
Source and method →Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.
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