- Wards location
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- Councillors details
- Map of the ward
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- Population size and age structure
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Age range West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Age under 16 2,026 20.0 19.0 Age 16 to 24 1,019 10.1 9.2 Age 25 to 64 4,989 49.3 52.7 Age 65 to 84 1,802 17.8 16.4 Age 85 and over 280 2.8 2.8 All usual residents 10,116 Not applicable Not applicable Southend Total 180,700 Not applicable Not applicable Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Ethnicity
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Types of Ethnicity in West Shoebury ward Ethnicity West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 8,754 86.5 81.6 White: Irish 47 0.5 0.9 White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 3 0.0 0.1 White: Roma 16 0.2 0.1 White: Other White 293 2.9 4.8 Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups 273 2.7 3.1 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 139 1.4 1.6 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 59 0.6 1.0 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 56 0.6 0.9 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 83 0.8 0.6 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 68 0.7 1.4 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 190 1.9 2.0 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 19 0.2 0.5 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 47 0.5 0.4 Other Ethnic Group: Arab 13 0.1 0.2 Other Ethnic Group 61 0.6 0.9 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Religion
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Types of religion in West Shoebury ward Religion West Shoeburyness (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Christian 4,513 44.6 42.6 No religion 4,523 44.7 44.9 Religion not stated 527 5.2 6.0 Muslim 255 2.5 3.0 Hindu 103 1.0 1.1 Sikh 15 0.1 0.1 Buddhist 36 0.4 0.5 Jewish 103 1.0 1.1 Other Religion 44 0.4 0.6 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021
- Sexual orientation
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Types of sexual orientation in West Shoebury ward Sexual orientation West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Straight or heterosexual 7,372 91.1 89.8 Gay or lesbian 87 1.1 1.6 Bisexual 91 1.1 1.3 Other sexual orientation 17 0.2 0.3 Not answered 522 6.5 7.0 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Gender identity
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Types of gender identity in West Shoebury ward Gender identity West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth 7,693 95.1 94.1 Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given 11 0.1 0.2 Trans woman 4 0.0 0.1 Trans man 4 0.0 0.1 All other gender identities 6 0.1 0.1 Not answered 372 4.6 5.4 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Health
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Health levels of residents in West Shoebury ward Health level West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Very good health 4,632 45.8 46.2 Good health 3,609 35.7 34.8 Fair Health 1,351 13.3 13.4 Bad Health 388 3.8 4.3 Very Bad Health 139 1.4 1.3 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Carers
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Carers hours provided in West Shoebury ward Carers hours West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Provides no unpaid care 8,660 90.4 91.2 Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 412 4.3 4.3 Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 207 2.2 1.8 Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 303 3.2 2.7 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Living arrangements
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Types of living arrangement in West Shoebury ward Living arrangement West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage One person household: Aged 66 and over 494 12.6 13.9 One person household: Other 462 11.8 19.4 One Family All aged 66 and over 450 11.5 8.6 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children 602 15.3 13.5 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No dependent children 696 17.7 14.3 Cohabiting Couple: Dependent children 216 5.5 5.1 Cohabiting Couple: No dependent children 239 6.1 7.2 Lone parent: Dependent children 321 8.2 7.5 Lone parent: All children non-dependent 198 5.0 4.5 Other household types: With dependent children 111 2.8 2.2 Other one family household: Other family composition 25 0.6 0.6 Other household types: Including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 110 2.8 3.2 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Accommodation details
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Types of accommodation in West Shoebury ward Accommodation West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Whole house or bungalow: Detached 1,172 29.8 15.8 Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 1,460 37.2 31.0 Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end-terrace) 574 14.6 17.0 Flat: Purpose built block of flats or tenement 522 13.3 20.4 Flat: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed sits) 143 3.6 13.1 Flat: Part of another converted building 9 0.2 0.9 Flat: In a commercial building 46 1.2 1.8 Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 1 0.0 0.1 All dwellings 3,927 Not applicable Not applicable All dwellings (Southend) 78,353 Not applicable Not applicable Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Tenure
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Types of Tenure in West Shoebury ward Tenure West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Owned: Owned Outright 1,488 37.9 31.6 Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan 1,249 31.8 29.7 Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 15 0.4 0.6 Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) 430 11.0 6.1 Social rented: Other 180 4.6 5.4 Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency 507 12.9 24.4 Private rented: Other 56 1.4 2.1 Living rent free 1 0.0 0.1 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Economic activity
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Employment status Economically Active
Employment status Economically Active in West Shoebury ward Employment status West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Employee: Part time 1,108 13.7 13.4 Employee: Full time 2,515 31.1 33.5 Self employed 713 8.8 10.0 Unemployed 308 3.8 3.7 Employment status Economically Inactive
Employment status Economically Inactive in West Shoebury ward Employment status West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Retired 2,025 25.0 22.5 Student (including full time students) 342 4.2 3.9 Looking after home or family 486 6.0 5.3 Long term sick or disabled 335 4.1 4.4 Other 256 3.2 3.4 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Occupation
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Types of occupation in West Shoebury ward Occupation West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Managers, directors and senior officials 613 14.1 13.0 Professional occupations 765 17.6 19.1 Associate professional and technical occupations 598 13.8 14.1 Administrative and secretarial occupations 466 10.7 11.1 Skilled trades occupations 427 9.8 9.9 Caring, leisure and other service occupations 410 9.5 9.8 Sales and customer service occupations 350 8.1 7.6 Process, plant and machine operatives 285 6.6 6.1 Elementary occupations 423 9.8 9.3 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Qualifications and students
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Types of qualification achieved in West Shoebury ward Qualifications achieved West Shoebury (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage No Qualifications 1,642 20.3 19.7 Level 1 qualifications 1,064 13.2 12.0 Level 2 qualifications 1,361 16.8 15.8 Level 3 qualifications 1,372 17.0 17.3 Level 4 qualifications and above 2,009 24.8 27.2 Other qualifications, including Apprenticeships 641 7.9 8.0 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Car or van availability
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Car and van ownership in the household in West Shoebury ward Car and van ownership West Shoebury (Households) Percentage Southend percentage No cars or vans in household 712 18.1 24.6 1 car or van in household 1,614 41.1 44.3 2 cars or vans in household 1,124 28.6 23.5 3 cars or vans in household 474 12.1 7.6 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Residents’ perception survey 2021 - key findings
