Socio-economic statistics for Gillingham, Kent

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

Gillingham General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Gillingham. The percentage of residents in Gillingham rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health	Medway	England
Very Good	45.72%	47.17%
Good	36.25%	34.22%
Fair	13.00%	13.12%
Bad	3.94%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.09%	1.25%

Gillingham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Medway	England
Owned	28.9%	30.6%
Mortgage	38.8%	32.8%
Shared	1%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	3.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	9.3%	8.3%
Private Rented	15.7%	15.4%
Other	1.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1%	1.3%

Gillingham Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Medway	England
Age 0 to 4	6.5%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	6.1%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.4%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4.1%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	10.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.7%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.6%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.5%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.9%	6%
Age 65 to 74	7.8%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.5%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.7%	2.3%
Mean Age	37.7	39.3
Median Age	37	39

Gillingham Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Gillingham are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Gillingham 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	Medway	England
United Kingdom	89.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.7%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.3%	3.7%
Outside the EU	6.4%	9.4%

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

Grade	Medway	England
AB	16.54%	22.96%
C1	31.99%	30.92%
C2	25.35%	20.64%
DE	26.12%	25.49%

Gillingham Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Gillingham 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 Gillingham is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit	Medway	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.4%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.5%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14.6%	13.5%

Gillingham Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Gillingham and are from the UK Census of 2011. Gillingham 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	Medway	England
No Qualifications	22.9%	22.5%
Level 1	16.9%	13.3%
Level 2	18.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	3.6%
Level 3	12.7%	12.4%
Level 4	19.1%	27.4%
Other	5.3%	5.7%

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

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