Census 2011 Summary South Oxfordshire Including Didcot, Henley, Thame and Wallingford
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Census 2011 Summary South Oxfordshire Including Didcot, Henley, Thame and Wallingford 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 98%1 of the households in South Oxfordshire 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 South Oxfordshire district and for the main towns of Didcot, Henley, Thame and Wallingford. 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 South Oxfordshire As of March 2011, there were 134,300 people living in South Oxfordshire district. This was up from the total of 128,200 residents at the time of the last Census survey in 2001, an increase of just over 6,000 (+5%). The largest settlement in the district is Didcot with just over 25,000 residents (see below). Didcot has grown by almost 1,700 people since 2001. Total population, Census 2011 Change in population of main towns 2001 to 2011 Total 134,257 30,000 +1,687 2001 2011 20,000 +973 +489 +1,198 10,000 - Didcot Henley Thame Wallingford residents of Number NOTE: data for towns in these charts is the sum of wards Source: ONS Census 2001 table KS01, Census 2011 table KS101 ; The size of the group aged 65 and over has increased significantly. From 1981 to 2011, the total population in South Oxfordshire increased by 15% (+17,900) while, within the same timescale, the population aged 65+ increased by 59% (+9,100). In 2011, 3,375 people in South Oxfordshire 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, South Oxfordshire district had a 26,000 young people similar proportion of people aged 0 to 15 (19.4%) compared with the regional and national averages. At 21%, the proportion of young people living in Didcot was above average. Outside the main towns 19% of people were aged 0 to 15, just below the district average. Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS102 Older people Percent of people aged 65 and over The proportion of older people (65 and over) in 24,400 older people South Oxfordshire district was above average at 18.2%. The national average was 16.3%. Didcot had a below average proportion of older people and Henley was above average. Outside the main towns 20% of people were aged 65 and over, above the national average. Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS102 People from ethnic minority Percent of people from ethnic minority backgrounds backgrounds South Oxfordshire had a relatively low proportion of 12,200 from ethnic minorities residents from an ethnic minority (non-white British) older people background at the time of the census. The largest ethnic minority group was ‘other white’ which made up almost half (47%) of the total ethnic minority population in South Oxfordshire. Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS201 There were 12,400 people resident in South Oxfordshire as of March 2011 who were born outside the UK. Around 6,000 of these were from other European countries including Poland (1,026), Germany (917) and Ireland (851). Religion Percent of people with religion stated as ‘Christian’ The largest religious group remains Christian with 85,300 Christian religion 85,300 residents or 64% of the population of South Oxfordshire. 59% 60% 64% 59% 63% 61% 60% The next largest group, around one quarter (27%), are those with ‘no religion’. This was just above the national average of 25%. In South Oxfordshire, 7% of the population chose not England South East South Didcot Henley Thame Wallingford Oxfordshire to state their religion. 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, South Oxfordshire district had 55% married residents. This was above the 230 people in a civil partnership national average of 47%. 0.31% 0.23% 0.23% There were 230 people (0.2%) in a registered same- 0.21% 0.21% 0.16% sex civil partnership in the district with the highest 0.06% rate (0.3% of people aged 16+) in Didcot. England South East South Didcot Henley Thame Wallingford Oxfordshire 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’ South Oxfordshire’s working age population is 7,100 with activities limited by health comparatively healthy with 8.5% of people aged 16 to 64 stating that their day-to-day activities were limited by a long term health problem or disability compared with 13% nationally. Didcot and Wallingford were above the district average – i.e. having a less healthy 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 South Oxfordshire providing a significant amount of unpaid care (20 or 3,400 providing 20+ hours of unpaid care 3.7% more hours per week). 3.1% 2.6% 2.6% 2.3% 2.3% 2.4% This represents 2.6% of the population, below the regional and national averages. Henley, Thame and Wallingford were each below the England South East South Didcot Henley Thame Wallingford Oxfordshire district average. Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS301 Page 5 How we live – housing and living arrangements As of March 2011, there were 54,100 households with at least one resident in South Oxfordshire district. This was up from the total of 52,100 occupied households in 2001, an increase of 2,000 (+4%). There was an above average rate of owner occupation with 73% of households in South Oxfordshire 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 12% of the total in 2001 to 15% in 2011. The proportion of privately rented households in Henley remains above average. Percent of households that are rented privately 2001 to 2011 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. South Oxfordshire had a lower than average rate of households with 1 or 2 bedrooms, 31% compared with 40% nationally. Source: ONS Census 2011 table QS411 Between 2001 and 2011, South Oxfordshire saw a decline in households occupied by pensioners living alone (-2% compared with -7% nationally). At the same time there was an increase in lone parent households with dependent children (+17%). South Oxfordshire – number of households 2001 2011 2001 to 2011 England Pensioner living alone 6,728 6,570 -158 -2% -7% Lone parent with dependent children 2,137 2,495 358 17% +20% Source: ONS Census 2001 table KS20, Census 2011 table KS105 Car ownership 1981 to 2011 growth in households and cars in South Oxfordshire Over the past 30 years, between 1981 and 2011, the number of households in South Oxfordshire 85,300 increased by 22% while the number of cars owned cars by residents increased by 77%. The number of cars per household increased from 54,100 1.08 in 1981 to 1.58 in 2011. households The rate of 1.58 cars per household in South Oxfordshire is above the national average of 1.16. Source: ONS Census 2011, 2001, 1991, 1981 Page 6 What we do – economic activity and employment Economic activity Economically active as % of people aged 16 to 74 In South Oxfordshire 75% of residents aged 16 to 74 were economically active (including full and part 72,800 economically active time employees, self-employed and unemployed) This was above the national rate of 70%. Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS601 Unemployment Unemployed as % of economically active Unemployment in South Oxfordshire at the time of the 2011 Census was less than half of the national 2,446 unemployed average. Of the economically active population in South Oxfordshire, 3.4% were unemployed compared with 6.3% nationally. Unemployment in Didcot, Henley and Wallingford was above the district average. Of the 2,446 unemployed in March 2011, 27% (666 people) were in the age group 16 to 24. This was Source: ONS Census 2011 table KS601 just below the national average of 28%. Qualifications Percent of people aged 16+ with degree or equivalent People in South Oxfordshire are relatively well 39,700 with a degree or equivalent qualified. Over a third (37%) of people aged 16+ had a degree or equivalent in South Oxfordshire district.