Kirkby, Knowsley

If you are thinking of moving to Kirkby or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Kirkby to figures for Knowsley and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Kirkby is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Kirkby Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Kirkby is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.

These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Kirkby are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Kirkby is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Kirkby than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Kirkby Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Kirkby has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Kirkby is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation

Kirkby General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Kirkby. The percentage of residents in Kirkby rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Kirkby rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Kirkby is generally worse than in the average person in England.

Kirkby Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Kirkby and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Kirkby Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Kirkby are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Kirkby has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Kirkby Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Kirkby has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Kirkby Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Kirkby as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Kirkby is also older than the average, making Kirkby a older persons location.

What is the population of Kirkby and Liverpool?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Liverpool including Kirkby. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.