Heath Hayes and Wimblebury


Heath Hayes and Wimblebury are two former villages which were historically separate, but now merged and a form a civil parish in the Cannock Chase District of Staffordshire, England. The status of Heath Hayes has consequently changed from a small village to a larger village with a great population.

Demographics

In the decade to 2011 the number of dwellings rose by 17.4% to 5,515.
Of the parish's 5,423 households in the 2011 census, 21.4% were one-person households including 6.3% where that person was 65 or over. 74.6% were one family with no others. 38.7% of households had dependent children including 2.8% with no adults in employment. 76.7% of households owned their homes outright or with a mortgage or loan.
Of the parish's 11,079 residents in the 2011 census aged 16 and over, 31.9% were single, 52.5% married, 0.15% in a registered same-sex civil partnership, 2.4% separated, 8.3% divorced and 4.7% widowed. 19.2% had no formal qualifications and 57.6% had level 2+ qualifications or 1+ 'A' levels/ AS levels.
85.0% of the 5,232 men aged 16 to 74 were economically active, including 58.7% working full-time, 4.6% working part-time and 15.2% self-employed. The male unemployment rate was 4.7%.
75.1% of the 5,294 women aged 16 to 74 were economically active, including 37.6% working full-time, 26.8% working part-time and 4.3% self-employed. The female unemployment rate was 3.7%.
Of people in employment aged 16 to 74, 13.8% worked in basic industries, 12.8% in manufacturing, and 73.3% in service industries. Only 10.8% of households did not have access to a car or van, and 85.6% of people in employment travelled to work by car or van.
85.6% of residents described their health as good or very good. The proportion who described themselves as White British was 96.3%, with all white ethnic groups making up 97.4% of the population. The ethnic make-up of the rest of the population was 0.87% mixed/multiple ethnic groups, 0.65% Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi, 0.24% Chinese, 0.31% other Asian, 0.36% Black and 0.16% other. 2.5% of the parish's residents were born outside the United Kingdom.
The responses to the voluntary question "What is your religion?" were 'No religion', Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and other religion. 6.1% gave no answer.

Notable people