Socio-economic statistics for Dunley, Hampshire

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

Dunley 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. Dunley has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	England
AB	30.83%	28.56%	22.96%
C1	31.59%	31.89%	30.92%
C2	19.57%	21.03%	20.64%
DE	18.01%	18.52%	25.49%

Dunley Age Distribution Statistics

Age	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	England
Age 0 to 4	6.8%	5.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.9%	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.2%	6%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.7%	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	7.3%	7.6%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.6%	5.4%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	22.4%	19.7%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.7%	20.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.1%	6.7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8%	9.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.7%	6.2%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.8%	2.6%	2.3%
Mean Age	38.7	41.1	39.3
Median Age	39	42	39

Dunley Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Dunley 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Dunley than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.6%	1.6%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.5%	1.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	8.5%	8.7%	13.5%

Dunley General Health Statistics

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

Health	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	England
Very Good	50.68%	49.10%	47.17%
Good	35.11%	34.98%	34.22%
Fair	10.76%	11.90%	13.12%
Bad	2.72%	3.14%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.74%	0.88%	1.25%

Dunley Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	England
Owned	28.2%	34.6%	30.6%
Mortgage	39.6%	36.9%	32.8%
Shared	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	0.8%	4.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	17%	9%	8.3%
Private Rented	10.8%	10.6%	15.4%
Other	1%	2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%

Dunley Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Dunley are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Dunley 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	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	England
United Kingdom	89.3%	91.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.7%	0.5%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.3%	2.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	6.7%	5.3%	9.4%

Dunley Education Statistics

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

Qualification	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	England
No Qualifications	17.3%	18.5%	22.5%
Level 1	14.7%	13.6%	13.3%
Level 2	16.4%	16.7%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	4.5%	3.6%
Level 3	12.6%	12.8%	12.4%
Level 4	30.5%	29.7%	27.4%
Other	4.7%	4.2%	5.7%

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

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