Socio-economic statistics for Dales Brow, Salford

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

Dales Brow Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Salford	England
Age 0 to 4	6.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.5%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	11.2%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	9%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.9%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	17.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.3%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7.5%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.8%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.9%	2.3%
Mean Age	37.4	39.3
Median Age	35	39

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

Grade	Salford	England
AB	16.79%	22.96%
C1	32.67%	30.92%
C2	18.99%	20.64%
DE	31.54%	25.49%

Dales Brow Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Dales Brow are from the UK Census of 2011.

Country	Salford	England
United Kingdom	88.3%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	1.1%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.8%	3.7%
Outside the EU	6.9%	9.4%

Dales Brow Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Dales Brow 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. The rate of unemployment in Dales Brow is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Dales Brow than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	Salford	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	19.7%	13.5%

Dales Brow General Health Statistics

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

Health	Salford	England
Very Good	46.03%	47.17%
Good	32.35%	34.22%
Fair	14.04%	13.12%
Bad	5.87%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.70%	1.25%

Dales Brow Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Dales Brow has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Dales Brow is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation

Tenure	Salford	England
Owned	21.8%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.5%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	17.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	11%	8.3%
Private Rented	17.6%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.6%	1.3%

Dales Brow Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Dales Brow and are from the UK Census of 2011. Dales Brow has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.

Qualification	Salford	England
No Qualifications	27.1%	22.5%
Level 1	13.9%	13.3%
Level 2	15.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	3.6%
Level 3	12.6%	12.4%
Level 4	22.3%	27.4%
Other	5.3%	5.7%

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

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