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Leeds

The city of Leeds is the capital of the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. It has a population of 715,000. Leeds’ economy is service based with the majority of employees in Leeds working in the service sector. Despite a decline in manufacturing, this sector is still vibrant, and Leeds hosts the second largest manufacturing sector outside London. The city of Leeds has 99 councillors representing 33 wards. Leeds is part of the Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) that accounts for 2.4 million inhabitants that it shares with the city of Bradford.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004719,600
34220042,393,3001:3.33
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
24720010% 
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200432%
152200130% 
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20049%
11820017% 
Average size of households20042.31
173   
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2001€1,700
1502001€1,5831:0.93
Average price per m2 for a house2004€2,232
1572001€1,176 
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200477%
63200168% 
Percentage of households living in social housing200425%
92200120% 
Average living area in m2 per person  
    
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200165.36
250200149.041:0.75
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20044%
15920044%1:0.93
Unemployment rate - female20042%
14720043%1:1.23
Employment rate200473%
157   
Activity rate200476%
182200475%1:0.98
GDP per head (€)2001€27,198
2962001€21,2471:0.78
Median disposable annual household income(€)  
    
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200446%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4  
    
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
155   
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
136   
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320040
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320047
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum  
    
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill  
    
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)20041,304
2652001464 
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200181%
175   
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200129
1772001241:0.83

SUB CITY LEVEL
33 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 21682Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420012%6%9%1:4.42
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200123%32%56%1:2.42
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20013%7%14%1:5.19
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20017%14%18%1:2.53
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20018%21%49%1:6.28
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20013%5%11%1:4.21
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200122%28%37%1:1.65
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)