Socio-economic statistics for Carnon Downs, Cornwall

If you are thinking of moving to Carnon Downs 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 Carnon Downs to figures for Cornwall and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Carnon Downs is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Carnon Downs 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. Carnon Downs has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Cornwall	England
AB	18.33%	22.96%
C1	28.65%	30.92%
C2	27.23%	20.64%
DE	25.79%	25.49%

Carnon Downs Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Cornwall	England
No Qualifications	22.4%	22.5%
Level 1	13.4%	13.3%
Level 2	17.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	3.6%
Level 3	13.1%	12.4%
Level 4	25%	27.4%
Other	4.2%	5.7%

Carnon Downs Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Carnon Downs are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Carnon Downs 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.

Country	Cornwall	England
United Kingdom	95.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.8%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.4%	9.4%

Carnon Downs Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Cornwall	England
Age 0 to 4	5.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.7%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	17.6%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	11.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7.1%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.9%	2.3%
Mean Age	43.3	39.3
Median Age	45	39

Carnon Downs Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Cornwall	England
Owned	40%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.8%	32.8%
Shared	0.8%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	5.6%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	6.4%	8.3%
Private Rented	14.7%	15.4%
Other	2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.7%	1.3%

Carnon Downs Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Carnon Downs come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area.

Benefit	Cornwall	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.3%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14%	13.5%

Carnon Downs General Health Statistics

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

Health	Cornwall	England
Very Good	45.23%	47.17%
Good	33.59%	34.22%
Fair	14.88%	13.12%
Bad	4.87%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.43%	1.25%

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

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