If you are thinking of moving to Duck Corner 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 Duck Corner to figures for Suffolk and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Duck Corner is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Duck Corner General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Duck Corner. The percentage of residents in Duck Corner rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
Health | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Very Good | 46.28% | 45.89% | 47.17% |
Good | 35.47% | 35.73% | 34.22% |
Fair | 13.77% | 13.61% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.56% | 3.74% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 0.91% | 1.04% | 1.25% |
Duck Corner 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 | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
AB | 25.94% | 20.50% | 22.96% |
C1 | 31.41% | 30.24% | 30.92% |
C2 | 22.49% | 24.29% | 20.64% |
DE | 20.15% | 24.96% | 25.49% |
Duck Corner Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Duck Corner and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 21.1% | 24.3% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.5% | 14.4% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16.7% | 16.5% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.3% | 11.6% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 29% | 23.5% | 27.4% |
Other | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
Duck Corner Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Duck Corner are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Duck Corner 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 | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 93.9% | 91.8% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 2% | 2.9% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 3.7% | 4.9% | 9.4% |
Duck Corner Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Duck Corner as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Duck Corner is also older than the Suffolk average, making Duck Corner a older persons location.
Age | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Age 0 to 4 | 5% | 5.8% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 4% | 5.9% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 16.9% | 18.8% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 21.4% | 19.8% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 8% | 7.1% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 10.3% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 8% | 6.7% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 44.2 | 41.7 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 46 | 42 | 39 |
Duck Corner Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Duck Corner 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 Duck Corner is both lower than the average for Suffolk 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 Duck Corner than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9% | 11.3% | 13.5% |
Duck Corner Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Tenure | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk | England |
---|---|---|---|
Owned | 42.5% | 35.7% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 30.7% | 31.5% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 1% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 10.4% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 12.1% | 14% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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