1. Bradford Data Review: The people of Bradford

This section looks at the demographic and other social and health data and what it tells us about diversity, education, health and social inequalities in Bradford.

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Bradford has a unique and highly diverse profile. This is crucial to understand for arts organisations looking to generate social and cultural impact in the community. The data provided can be used by arts organisations to think about where and with whom they might want to work to make the biggest difference, and also to support funding bids and to align their organisational goals and impact plans. 

This data has been collated from multiple sources and is presented in a user-friendly format. Data related to this area can be accessed via the reports in Appendix 1.

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Bradford Data Review » The people of Bradford

1.1 Overview

1.2. Diversity

This section provides an overview of Bradford’s diverse population and demographics, drawing on the 2021 Census6 – other sources are used where noted.

1.3. Skills, education and employment

This section provides data on skill levels and educational outcomes in Bradford. This draws on data from the 2021 Census, and other sources highlighted, such as comparators with Yorkshire and The Humber.

1.4 Health

This section provides an overview of health data, addressing issues such as life expectancy, health outcomes, illness and wellbeing. Data in this section comes from the 2021 Census.

1.5. Socio-economic deprivation

This section provides an overview of socio-economic data in Bradford, addressing issues such as poverty, unemployment and deprivation. Data in this section comes from the 2021 Census.

1.6. Gaps in the data

While there is much research on the demographics and diversity of Bradford district, there are gaps in the data of significance to arts organisations

1.7. Opportunities

Arts and community organisations in the district can utilise this data for designing programs and activities targeting entrenched, longstanding issues.

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