Socio-economic statistics for Burniere, Cornwall

If you are thinking of moving to Burniere or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Burniere to figures for Cornwall and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Burniere is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Burniere Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Burniere and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Burniere Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Burniere General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Burniere. The percentage of residents in Burniere rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Burniere rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Burniere is generally worse than in the average person in England.

Burniere Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Burniere are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Burniere has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Burniere Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Burniere has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Burniere Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Burniere as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Burniere is also older than the average, making Burniere a older persons location.

Burniere Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Burniere is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.

These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Burniere are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Burniere is both lower than the average for West Yorkshire (Met County) and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places.

What is the population of Burniere and Cornwall?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Cornwall including Burniere. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.