Socio-economic statistics for Hardisworthy, Devon

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

Hardisworthy Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Hardisworthy and are from the UK Census of 2011. Hardisworthy 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	Torridge	Devon	England
No Qualifications	25.4%	21.1%	22.5%
Level 1	14.3%	13.3%	13.3%
Level 2	17.5%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.9%	4.2%	3.6%
Level 3	12.1%	12.9%	12.4%
Level 4	21.7%	27.8%	27.4%
Other	4.2%	4.3%	5.7%

Hardisworthy Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Hardisworthy 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.

Benefit	Torridge	Devon	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	2.3%	1.6%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.2%	1.9%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	13.2%	10.8%	13.5%

Hardisworthy General Health Statistics

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

Health	Torridge	Devon	England
Very Good	43.53%	46.10%	47.17%
Good	34.84%	34.70%	34.22%
Fair	15.42%	14.00%	13.12%
Bad	4.90%	4.04%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.31%	1.16%	1.25%

Hardisworthy Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Hardisworthy are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Hardisworthy 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	Torridge	Devon	England
United Kingdom	96.6%	94.3%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.3%	2.1%	3.7%
Outside the EU	1.9%	3.3%	9.4%

Hardisworthy Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Torridge	Devon	England
Owned	42.9%	40.4%	30.6%
Mortgage	28.6%	29.8%	32.8%
Shared	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1.9%	4.8%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	7.1%	6.4%	8.3%
Private Rented	15.3%	14.6%	15.4%
Other	1.7%	1.7%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.9%	1.5%	1.3%

Hardisworthy Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Torridge	Devon	England
Age 0 to 4	4.9%	5%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	4.8%	4.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.5%	5.4%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.6%	3.6%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6.7%	8.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	4.1%	4.9%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	16.5%	17%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.6%	20.7%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	8.7%	7.7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	12.8%	11.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	7.6%	7.5%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	3%	3.4%	2.3%
Mean Age	44.6	43.7	39.3
Median Age	47	45	39

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

Grade	Torridge	Devon	England
AB	15.18%	21.91%	22.96%
C1	25.04%	29.91%	30.92%
C2	32.82%	25.31%	20.64%
DE	26.96%	22.87%	25.49%

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

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