Hollinwood’s estimated population has increased by 7% since 2001, with a relatively high proportion of younger people. The Ward is 88.4% white, but the proportion of the population made up of Non White individuals has increased from 6.6% in 2001, to 12.5% in 2011.

Hollinwood’s median household income (£17,520)  is lower than the Oldham average (£22,289). The employment rate (52.9%) is lower than the Oldham average (58.2%). A higher proportion of people are on Out of Work Benefits in Hollinwood (14.4%) than in Oldham as a whole (11.0%).

Hollinwood has a similar proportion of single person households (30.7%) as the Oldham average (30.3%). The proportion of lone parent households in the ward (20.6%) is higher than the Oldham average (13.1%). Hollinwood has the highest percentage of children in Low Income Families of any ward in the borough.

Hollinwood’s rate of reported Anti-Social Behaviour is higher than the average for the borough. The overall rate of reported crimes is higher than the Oldham average. Most of the difference can be attributed to Theft and Violence against the person. Police intelligence suggests a fall in the rate of reporting.