Luton Creates · Creative Sector survey

Luton Creates Sector Survey Results

What Luton's creatives told us: who they are, what helps and holds them back, and what they want next. 65 responses, thematically coded. Every chart shows its own base, as response numbers differ per question.

RM Research

Who took part

The 5x boxes below show some of the highlights, with more detailed data available beneath (Respondent profile. n≈64 answered the demographic items. Some are multi-select).

63%

Majority were Female

83%

Majority aged 25–64

38%

Global-majority backgrounds*

30%

Identify as neurodivergent, compared to 15-20% in the national average

30%

Are parents to children

* Global-majority share counts Asian, Black and Mixed backgrounds. See the ethnicity chart below for the full breakdown and how it was coded.

Age

Gender

Ethnicity

"Prefer to self-describe" answers have been manually coded to the most appropriate category, and the categories adjusted from those offered on the original survey.

Disability & neurodivergence

* Neurodivergence is estimated between 15–20% in the national average.

This is where I found my community, after 35 years of being a nomad looking for connection with the place I lived or worked.

Survey respondent · on finding their creative community in Luton

Caring responsibilities