St. Matthew's, Walsall
| St Matthew's[1] | |
|---|---|
| Ward and suburb | |
 St Matthew's Parish Church aerial and surrounding area in Walsall | |
![St Matthew's[1] is located in West Midlands county](/wiki/File:West_Midlands_UK_location_map.svg) ![St Matthew's[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} St Matthew's[1] Location within the West Midlands | |
| Population | 16,969 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| OS grid reference | SP016982 |
| • London | 124 mi (200 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WALSALL |
| Postcode district | WS4 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
St Matthew's[3] is a ward[4] and suburb of Walsall in the West Midlands county in England.[5] It had a population of 16,969 at the 2021 census.
Geography
[edit]The ward encompasses the northern, northeastern and a small portion of the southeast of the town.[6] It is named after the nearby Grade II listed parish church of St Matthew's. Which is a prominent landmark in the area and parts of the Arbouretum.
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 16,969. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| St Matthew's: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 8,521 | 50.2% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 5,564 | 32.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 1,495 | 8.8% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 793 | 4.7% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 525 | 3.1% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 72 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Total | 16,969 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| St Matthew's: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 5,942 | 37.3% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 4,286 | 26.9% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 4,001 | 25.1% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 1,108 | 7% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 433 | 2.7% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 125 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 16 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 16,969 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ward Profiles". Walsall Insight. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "St Matthew's (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall, St Matthew's, Walsall". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "St Matthew's (Walsall) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ General and commercial directory of the borough of Birmingham, and six miles round; including Wolverhampton, Bilston, Walsall, Westbromwich [sic] ... By W. H. Dix and Compy. author. 1858.
- ^ "EnviroCrime trailer tour rolls into town with two stops this September | Walsall Council". go.walsall.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
