Alum Rock Ward Factsheet
Alum Rock ward is located in the inner city
to the east of the city centre. It has a
population of 25,487 making it the most
populous ward in the city.
The ward has a significantly younger age
profile than the city as a whole and has a
higher BAME population share.
Alum Rock is amongst the city's most
deprived wards and has the third lowest
average income out of the city’s 69 wards.
Resident employment rates in the ward are
well below the city average and claimant
count unemployment proportions are well
above the Birmingham average.
Population
25,487
Ward Rank (out of 69 in City)
Population
Average Income
Employment
Rate
38.6%
NVQ4+
Qualifications
12.9%
Index of
Deprivation
No
Qualifications
1
67
5
1
Demography
Alum Rock Age Structure
Source: 2011 Census
Alum Rock No
Alum Rock %
Birmingham %
England %
All Residents
25,487
-
-
-
16-64
14,927
58.6%
64.3%
64.8%
Under18
9,687
38.0%
25.5%
21.4%
18-24
2,966
11.6%
12.1%
9.4%
25-44
7,655
30.0%
28.7%
27.5%
45-64
3,353
13.2%
20.7%
25.4%
65+
1,826
7.2%
12.9%
16.3%
Age
Under 18s
7.2%
38.0%
13.2%
Under 18
Age
Group
18-24
25-44
(25.5% B’ham)
38.0%
Over 65s
45-64
65+
7.2%
30.0%
(12.9% B’ham)
11.6%
Alum Rock Ethnicity
Ethnic Group
2
White Total
British
Irish
Other White
Mixed or Multiple Ethnicity
Asian Total
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Chinese
Other Asian
Black Total
Black African
Black Caribbean
Black Other
Other Ethnic Group
Source: 2011 Census
Alum
Rock No
2,347
1,909
126
312
663
19,765
491
14,926
1,901
96
2,351
2,276
1,108
627
541
436
Alum
Rock %
9.2%
7.5%
0.5%
1.2%
2.6%
77.5%
1.9%
58.6%
7.5%
0.4%
9.2%
8.9%
4.3%
2.5%
2.1%
1.7%
Birmingham %
57.9%
53.1%
2.1%
2.7%
4.4%
26.6%
6.0%
13.5%
3.0%
1.2%
2.9%
9.0%
2.8%
4.4%
1.7%
2.0%
England %
85.4%
79.8%
1.0%
4.7%
2.3%
7.8%
2.6%
2.1%
0.8%
0.7%
1.5%
3.5%
1.8%
1.1%
0.5%
1.0%
Labour Market
Alum Rock Economic Activity
Alum
Economic Activity
Rock No
16-64 Population
Economically Active
Total
Employed
Unemployed
Economically inactive
Total
Source: 2011 Census
Alum
Rock %
Birmingham % England %
14,927
-
-
-
7,861
5,762
2,099
52.7%
38.6%
14.1%
69.3%
60.0%
9.3%
77.0%
71.2%
5.8%
7,078
47.4%
30.7%
23.0%
Claimant Count Unemployment
Ward level claimant count and youth claimant count
unemployment data is released monthly. The latest data
can be found in our Quarterly Labour Market Update
available on our website by clicking on the report icon to
the right.
Alum Rock Occupational Breakdown
Alum
Rock No
Alum
Rock %
All Employed
Managers, directors and senior officials
Professional occupations
5,781
354
564
6.1%
9.8%
8.3%
18.3%
10.9%
17.5%
Associate professional and technical occupations
Higher Skilled Occupations
Administrative and secretarial occupations
Skilled trades occupations
Intermediate Occupations
354
1,272
476
508
984
6.1%
22.0%
8.2%
8.8%
17.0%
11.0%
37.6%
11.7%
9.8%
21.6%
12.8%
41.1%
11.5%
11.4%
22.8%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations
Sales and customer service occupations
Process plant and machine operatives
Elementary occupations
Lower Skilled Occupations
569
774
1,062
1,120
3,525
9.8%
13.4%
18.4%
19.4%
61.0%
10.1%
9.0%
8.5%
13.2%
40.8%
9.3%
8.4%
7.2%
11.1%
36.0%
Occupation
3
Source: 2011 Census
Higher Skilled
22.0%
Birmingham % England %
-
Intermediate Skills
17.0%
-
Lower Skilled
61.0%
Labour Market
Alum Rock Qualification Levels
Alum
NVQ Level
Rock No
No Qualifications
Level 1
Level 2
Apprenticeship
Level 3
Level 4 qualifications
Other Qualifications
Source: 2011 Census
Alum
Rock %
5,449
2,544
1,909
100
1,436
1,925
1,574
Birmingham %
36.5%
17.0%
12.8%
0.7%
9.6%
12.9%
10.5%
England %
20.8%
15.0%
15.5%
1.9%
15.0%
25.2%
6.6%
Alum
Rock
14.8%
15.2%
17.1%
3.1%
14.5%
29.8%
5.6%
B’ham
Alum Rock 16-64 Long Term Health Problem or Disability
Source: 2011 Census
Alum
Alum
Level
Birmingham % England %
Rock No
Rock %
Limited a Lot
Limited a Little
Total Work Limiting Health
Conditions
Not Limited
1,231
1,400
8.2%
9.4%
6.8%
8.1%
5.6%
7.1%
2,631
12,296
17.6%
82.4%
14.9%
85.1%
12.7%
87.3%
Alum Rock 16-64 Language Barriers
Proficiency in English
Main language is English
Main language is not English Total
Main language is not English- Can speak
English very well or well
Main language is not English- Cannot
speak English or cannot speak English
well
4
Source: 2011 Census
Alum
Rock No
Alum
Rock %
Birmingham % England %
8,087
6,852
54.1%
45.9%
82.7%
17.3%
90.3%
9.7%
4,153
27.8%
12.4%
7.8%
2,699
18.1%
5.0%
1.9%
Deprivation
2015 Index of Deprivation Birmingham Wards Ranked
Source: IMD 2015 scores for 2011 SOAs aggregated to ward level
National Rank
Birmingham
Ward
Name
(out of 7,511
Rank
Wards)
5
IMD 2015
National Docile
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Newtown
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Lozells
Bordesley Green
Alum Rock
Balsall Heath West
Birchfield
Nechells
Heartlands
Gravelly Hill
Aston
Shard End
King's Norton South
Garretts Green
Bordesley & Highgate
Kingstanding
Glebe Farm & Tile Cross
Castle Vale
Small Heath
Handsworth
Ward End
Tyseley & Hay Mills
Holyhead
Frankley Great Park
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Yardley West & Stechford
Druids Heath & Monyhull
Stockland Green
Perry Common
Sparkhill
Bartley Green
Ladywood
33
40
55
56
61
79
90
103
123
126
132
139
140
141
147
158
160
170
175
178
189
200
202
266
285
302
360
398
417
427
505
527
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
Most Deprived 10%
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Bromford & Hodge Hill
Acocks Green
Allens Cross
Erdington
Billesley
North Edgbaston
Pype Hayes
Rubery & Rednal
Weoley & Selly Oak
Longbridge & West Heath
Yardley East
Moseley
South Yardley
531
542
575
598
614
616
639
715
722
873
914
957
975
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Most
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
Deprived
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Deprivation
2015 Index of Deprivation Birmingham Wards Ranked Continued
National Rank
Birmingham
IMD 2015
Ward Name
(out of 7,511
Rank
National
Docile
Wards)
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
King's Norton North
Highter's Heath
Handsworth Wood
Hall Green North
Stirchley
Quinton
Sheldon
Oscott
Brandwood & King's Heath
Harborne
Bournville & Cotteridge
Northfield
Perry Barr
Edgbaston
Sutton Reddicap
Bournbrook & Selly Park
Hall Green South
Sutton Trinity
Sutton Walmley & Minworth
Sutton Vesey
Sutton Mere Green
Sutton Four Oaks
Sutton Wylde Green
Sutton Roughley
1143
1234
1268
1271
1366
1371
1389
1423
1490
1633
1859
1887
1996
2028
2235
2378
3865
4141
4649
4860
5183
5838
5979
6733
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 20%
Most Deprived 30%
Most Deprived 30%
Most Deprived 30%
Most Deprived 30%
Most Deprived 30%
Most Deprived 30%
Most Deprived 40%
Least Deprived 40%
Least Deprived 40%
Least Deprived 30%
Least Deprived 30%
Least Deprived 30%
Least Deprived 20%
Least Deprived 20%
Least Deprived 10%
Average Income 2016
The following are average income figures for individuals (16+) not household income. They are
estimates based on an experimental dataset produced by the ONS based on administrative data
from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) employment and pension data, tax credits data and Child Benefit data
from HM Revenue and Customs and benefits data from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Alum Rock
£11,502
Birmingham
Planning Policy Economy Directorate
www.birmingham.gov.uk/birminghameconomy
Email: BirminghamEconomy@birmingham.gov.uk
6
£16,185
England
£18,788