Census 2011 Summary Vale of White Horse Including Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon and Grove Who we are How we live What we do Page 2 The 2011 Census The national Census was carried out on 27 March 2011 and the results were released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) from mid-2012 onwards. Data from the Census survey gives an in-depth picture of the local population, housing, living arrangements and employment and is used by communities and public sector agencies to help plan local services. Completing the Census form was mandatory and an estimated 97%1 of the households in Vale of White Horse district completed their questionnaire on paper or the internet (across England the return rate was 95%). This leaflet provides a summary of the main findings of the 2011 Census survey for Vale of White Horse district and for the main settlements of Abingdon, Wantage, Grove and Faringdon. Note that the majority of this publication uses ward data and Faringdon ward includes the parishes of Great and Little Coxwell. Further local area Census data is available for parishes, electoral wards and for smaller geographic areas including output areas (covering an average of 150 households) and super output areas (of up to 1,200 households). See Finding out more at the end of this leaflet. Who we are – the population of Vale of White Horse As of March 2011, there were 121,000 people living in Vale of White Horse district. This was up from the total of 115,600 residents at the time of the last Census survey in 2001, an increase of around 5,300 (+5%). The largest settlement in the district is Abingdon with just over 33,000 residents (see below). Abingdon has grown by over 1,800 people since 2001. Total population, Census 2011 Change in population of main towns 2001 to 2011 Total Faringdon, 120,998 Grove, 7,959 , 7% 2001 2011 7,959 , 7% 40,000 +1,841 Wantage, 11,327 , 9% 20,000 +832 -240 +946 Rest of Vale, 61,394 , 50% - Abingdon, Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon residents 33,130 , 27% of Number Source: ONS Census 2001 table KS01, Census 2011 table KS101 ; data for towns is the sum of wards (see note at the end of this leaflet) Note that throughout this publication, Faringdon = Faringdon and the Coxwells ward The size of the group aged 65 and over has increased significantly. From 1981 to 2011, the total population in Vale of White Horse increased by 18% (+18,400) while, within the same timescale, the population aged 65+ increased by 72% (+9,200). In 2011, 3,000 people in Vale of White Horse were aged 85 and over representing 2.5% of the total population. This was above the national average of 2.2%. 1 ONS 2011 Census: Census response, return and coverage rates Page 3 Who we are – in summary Young people Percent of people aged 0 to 15 As of March 2011, Vale of White Horse district had a 23,100 young people similar proportion of people aged 0 to 15 (19.1%) compared with the regional and national averages. 18.9% 19.0% 19.1% 18.9% 19.4% 18.9% 20.0% The proportion of young people living in the main settlements was similar to the district average. England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon White Horse Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS102 Older people Percent of people aged 65 and over The proportion of older people (65 and over) in Vale 21,800 older people of White Horse was above average at 18.0%. The national average was 16.3%. 18.0% 19.6% 16.3% 17.2% 15.7% 17.0% 16.6% Abingdon had a below average proportion of older people and Wantage was above average. Grove and Faringdon were similar to the national average. England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon White Horse Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS102 People from ethnic minority Percent of people from ethnic minority backgrounds backgrounds Vale of White Horse district had a relatively low 12,400 from ethnic minorities proportion of residents from an ethnic minority 20.2% older people (non-white British) background at the time of the 14.8% 10.2% 11.9% census. 6.6% 6.1% 7.4% The largest ethnic minority group was ‘other white’ England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon which made up almost half (42%) of the total ethnic White Horse minority population in Vale of White Horse. Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS201 There were 12,300 people resident in Vale of White Horse as of March 2011 who were born outside the UK. Around 5,700 of these were from other European countries including Germany (1,190), Ireland (760) and Poland (670). Religion Percent of people with religion stated as ‘Christian’ The largest religious group remains Christian with 76,600 Christian religion 76,600 residents or 63% of the population of Vale of White Horse. 63% 62% 65% 63% 59% 60% 60% The next largest group, over one quarter (27%), are those with ‘no religion’. This was just above the national average of 25%. In Vale of White Horse, 2% of the population chose to state a minority religion with Muslim the largest England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon group (1% of the total population). White Horse Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS209 Page 4 Marital status Percent of people aged 16 or over in a registered same-sex civil partnership At the time of the Census, Vale of White Horse district had 55% residents who were married. This 220 people in a civil partnership was above the national average of 47%. 0.38% There were 220 people (0.2%) in a registered same- 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.20% 0.21% sex civil partnership in the district. 0.13% England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon White Horse Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS103 Working age people with activities Percent of working age people (aged 16 to 64) with day to day limited by health activities limited by health problem ‘a little’ or ‘a lot’ The working age population in Vale of White Horse is 6,600 with activities limited by health comparatively healthy with 8.7% of people aged 16 12.7% to 64 stating that their day-to-day activities were 10.6% 10.0% 8.7% 9.1% 9.0% 8.1% limited by a long term health problem or disability compared with 13% nationally. Abingdon, Wantage and Faringdon were just above England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon the district average – i.e. having a less healthy White Horse working population than the district as a whole. Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS301 People providing unpaid care Percent of people providing 20 or more hours of unpaid care per week There were 3,400 people in Vale of White Horse providing a significant amount of unpaid care (20 or 3,400 providing 20+ hours of unpaid care more hours per week). 3.7% 3.1% 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 3.0% This represents 2.8% of the population, below the 2.5% regional and national averages. England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon White Horse Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS301 Page 5 How we live – housing and living arrangements As of March 2011, there were 49,400 households with at least one resident in Vale of White Horse district. This was up from the total of 45,800 occupied households in 2001, an increase of 3,650 (+8%). There was an above average rate of owner occupation with 70% of households in Vale of White Horse either fully owned or owned with a mortgage. This was above the national average of 63%. There has been an increase in the number of households that are rented privately, from 13% of the total in 2001 to 15% in 2011. Percent of households that are rented privately 2001 to 2011 2001 2011 18% 18% 18% 15% 15% 16% 15% 16% 12% 12% 13% 13% 10% 10% 11% 8% England South East Vale of White Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon Rest of Vale Horse Source: ONS Census 2001 table KS18, Census 2011 table KS402 Information about number of bedrooms was Percent of households with 1 or 2 bedrooms included for the first time in this Census survey. 40% 38% 35% 39% 29% 31% Vale of White Horse had a lower than average rate of 22% households with 1 or 2 bedrooms, 29% compared with 40% nationally. England South East Vale of Abingdon Wantage Grove Faringdon White Horse Source: ONS Census 2011 table QS411 Between 2001 and 2011, Vale of White Horse saw a slight increase in households occupied by pensioners living alone, unlike the national trend (+4% compared with -7% nationally). At the same time there was an increase in lone parent households with dependent children (+26%). Vale of White Horse– number of households 2001 2011 2001 to 2011 England Pensioner living alone 5,738 5,947 209 4% -7% Lone parent with dependent children 1,890 2,379 489 26% +20% Source: ONS Census 2001 table KS20, Census 2011 table KS105 Car ownership 1981 to 2011 growth in households and cars in Vale of White Horse Over the past 30 years, between 1981 and 2011, the number of households in Vale of White Horse 72,300 increased by 42% while the number of cars owned cars by residents increased by 99%. The number of cars per household increased from 49,400 1.07 in 1981 to 1.50 in 2011.