If you are thinking of moving to Crooklands 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 Crooklands to figures for Cumbria and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Crooklands is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Crooklands Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Crooklands come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They are the last published indiciator of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment firgures as a percentage and has no further plans to do so. That being said, these census 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 Crooklands is both lower than the average for Cumbria and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Crooklands than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | South Lakeland | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.1% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 8.1% | 13.2% | 13.5% |
Crooklands Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Crooklands and are from the UK Census of 2011. Crooklands has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Crooklands also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Crooklands are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | South Lakeland | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 18.9% | 24.2% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 12% | 13.6% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.4% | 15.9% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 5.4% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 33.4% | 24.6% | 27.4% |
| Other | 3.9% | 4% | 5.7% |
Crooklands Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Crooklands are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Crooklands 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 | South Lakeland | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 95.2% | 96.3% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.1% | 1.6% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.4% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
Crooklands Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Crooklands as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Crooklands is also older than the Cumbria average, making Crooklands a older persons location.
| Age | South Lakeland | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 4.3% | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6% | 7.4% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.4% | 5.3% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.1% | 18.3% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21.9% | 21.7% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8.5% | 7.6% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 11.1% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 8.1% | 6.8% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 45.4 | 42.9 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 48 | 44 | 39 |
Crooklands General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Crooklands. The percentage of residents in Crooklands rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
| Health | South Lakeland | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 46.75% | 45.02% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.10% | 34.57% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 13.62% | 14.40% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.57% | 4.72% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.96% | 1.30% | 1.25% |
Crooklands 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.
| Grade | South Lakeland | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 24.97% | 18.57% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 27.39% | 26.00% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 26.47% | 26.76% | 20.64% |
| DE | 21.17% | 28.68% | 25.49% |
Crooklands Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | South Lakeland | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 44.7% | 39.2% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.3% | 31.5% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 6.8% | 4.8% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 3.6% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 12.5% | 11.3% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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