Area Statistics

Please see below a number of facts and figures relating to Carlisle District. Cumbria Intelligence Observatory also provides useful research and analysis as well as NOMIS provided by the Office for National Statistics.

Population

Carlisle has a population of 108,000, which has increased by 6.7% since 2001, and a working population of 66,000;

Compared to Cumbria, Carlisle has a comparatively young age profile with a lower proportion of residents in all the ctegories above the age of 49 and higher within the 0-14, 15/29 and 30-34 age groups;

The District of Carlisle covers an area of approximately 1,042 sq km which gives a density of 103.4 persons per sq kilometre which is an increase of 6.5 persons from the 2001 Census;

Ethnic minorities within the District account for 5.6% of the population which is more than double the 2011 figure of 2.2%.

Economy

Carlisle is a free standing city which is not directly influenced by a major conurbation. It is the centre of an economic region serving 500,000 people throughout Cumbria, Northumberland and southern Scotland;

Carlisle has a prosperous economy which is already home to many international and successful brands, with the employment performance of Carlisle experiencing growth of 4.1% since 2009, outperforming the UK average;

The wholesale/retail trade provides employment for the largest proportion of the workforce. Employment in non-service industries, such as agriculture, manufacturing and construction are all higher than the national average;

Key employment sectors in Carlisle include health (16.7%), retailing (11.8%), manufacturing (10.3%) and transport and storage (8.1%);

Tourism is also of major importance as a generator of economic prosperity and employment. However salaries are lower than the regional average and significantly lower than the national average;

With skilled trades and process workers representing a higher proportion of the workforce than England and Wales; and

Unemployment as defined by those claiming Job Seekers Allowance in the District is lower than the national and regional average at 0.7% against 1.4% for the North West and 1.6% for England.

Housing

Housing Stock as of 31 March 2012 was 50,660.85% being 43,080 are in the private sector with the Registered Providers holding a stock of 7,490;

The 2011 census had owner occupancy falling in percentage terms with the District being 2 percentage points lower at 69%, Cumbria fell slightly from 72% to 71.2% and the North West from 69% to 65%;

The percentage split between social rented and private rented has become more evenly split at 15.3%, 14.3% and 18.3% respectively in social rented which is a decrease from 18%, 16% and 20% in 2001] and 15.7%, 14.4% and 16.7% respectively in private rented [which is an increase from 8%, 12% and 8% respectively in 2001]; and

Affordable Housing completions improved at 31.7% of net overall completions.The number of permissions has remained at a similar level as last year after a significant increase over previous years.

Social

The English Indices of Deprivation 2010 (which updated the 2007 indices) Carlisle District is 109th out of 326 nationally (with 1 being the highest) with 5 Lower Super Output Areas in the 10% worst nationally which indicates great disparity

throughout the district and a slightly worsening position from the 2007 indices (ranked 122nd out of 354 nationally)

Health

Carlisle has Healthy City status, meaning that it is conscious of health and is striving to improve it. The health of people in

Carlisle is varied with men in the least deprived areas living seven years longer than those in the most deprived areas;

Several initiatives have been introduced to promote health awareness. Some of the indicators are worse than the national average, whilst others are significantly better. However, death rates from all causes and early death rates from cancer and circulatory diseases being consistently above the England average.

Education

Educational achievement (measures as 5 or more GCSEs at A* to C grade including English and maths) at 15 years old in Carlisle is lower (52.2%) than both national (59.2%) and regional (59.9%) averages. The District also has a higher percentage of its population with no qualifications at 12.3% compared to the national figure of 9.3%. However in recent years there has been significant investment and restructuring of education services and institutions across the District (see below) and standards are continually improving.

Transport and Logistics