Did you know that:
- Around 35% of Wigan's population is under 30 and 20% are of retirement age
- Nearly 87% of people in Wigan describe themselves as Christian.
- The 2001 Census gives us the break down of the other 13%
- 0.33% Islam
- 0.09% Buddhism
- 6.88% No religion
- 0.17% Hinduism
- 0.03% Judaism
- 0.02% Sikhism
- 0.09% Other
- 11.75% of people in Wigan describe themselves as having a disability
- 50.64% of Wigan's population is female / 49.36% of Wigan's population is male
- 73.1% of population of Wigan Borough are in work
- 49% of people in Wigan Borough achieved 5 GCSES A-C in 2007-8 academic year
- 4% of pupils in Wigan are non-white, with 2% of pupils not having English as their first language
- 12.92% of Wigan Borough hold a degree
This all makes Wigan what is is - a friendly, vibrant and interesting place to live where everyone from any background should feel like they belong.
Due to Wigan's diverse nature we need to think about whether we are being fair to everyone and whether everyone has the same opportunities to achieve what they want from life
Wigan Council and it's partners work to make that everyone is given the services and support they need to enjoy Wigan and make the most out of it
In particular:
Wigan Council is one of the largest employer in the area and we understand that our staff should be as representative as possible of the community we work for.
As a major provider of public services, we want to make sure that all of our services are accessible to the people who need them
We want to work to make sure that Wigan continues to be a friendly place to live where people from different backgrounds get on well together.
To make sure that we achieving this we have to understand the different needs that people have. We know that people's needs can be allocated by:
Please follow the links to find out more about each of these
