▁local ▁government ▁district : ▁a ▁working ▁population ▁whose ▁income ▁is ▁on ▁average ▁slightly ▁below ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁and ▁close ▁to ▁average ▁reli ance ▁upon ▁social ▁housing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁stood ▁at ▁ 7 % ▁and ▁ 9 . 6 % ▁male ▁un emp loyment ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁claim ing ▁job se ek ers ▁allow ance , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁regional ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 . 7 %. ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁consider ably ▁higher ▁also ▁than ▁the ▁constitu encies ▁that ▁share ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁The ▁bor ough ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁high ▁ 2 6 . 6 % ▁of ▁its ▁population ▁without ▁a ▁car ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 . 1 % ▁in ▁Bass et law ▁and ▁ 3 0 . 3 % ▁in ▁She ff ield . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁extrem es ▁of ▁education ▁ 2 9 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁were ▁without ▁qual ifications , ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁ 1 7 . 4 % ▁with ▁level ▁ 4 ▁qual ifications ▁or ▁above . ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁ten ure ▁ 6 5 . 2 % ▁of ▁homes ▁are ▁owned ▁out right ▁or ▁on ▁a ▁mort g age ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁across ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁the ▁social ▁r ented