If you are thinking of moving to High Salvington 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 High Salvington to figures for West Sussex and nationally. These statistics can tell you if High Salvington is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
High Salvington Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of High Salvington and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Worthing | England |
---|---|---|
No Qualifications | 21.3% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 14.3% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 17.4% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 12.5% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 26% | 27.4% |
Other | 4.8% | 5.7% |
High Salvington 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 | Worthing | England |
---|---|---|
AB | 22.08% | 22.96% |
C1 | 35.39% | 30.92% |
C2 | 20.96% | 20.64% |
DE | 21.57% | 25.49% |
High Salvington Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in High Salvington are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in High Salvington than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | Worthing | West Sussex | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 12.1% | 9.7% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
High Salvington Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
High Salvington has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that High Salvington is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Worthing | England |
---|---|---|
Owned | 34.8% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 34.5% | 32.8% |
Shared | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 2.1% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 7.9% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 17.9% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 0.9% | 1.3% |
High Salvington Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of High Salvington are from the UK Census of 2011. Since High Salvington 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 | Worthing | England |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 90.6% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.7% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 3% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 5.8% | 9.4% |
High Salvington Age Distribution Statistics
The population of High Salvington as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of High Salvington is also older than the average, making High Salvington a older persons location.
Age | Worthing | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 6.1% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 5.7% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 20.3% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 19.6% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 6.3% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 7.2% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 3.9% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 42.2 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 42 | 39 |
High Salvington General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for High Salvington. The percentage of residents in High Salvington rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
Health | Worthing | England |
---|---|---|
Very Good | 44.22% | 47.17% |
Good | 36.10% | 34.22% |
Fair | 14.41% | 13.12% |
Bad | 4.16% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.10% | 1.25% |
What is the population of High Salvington and Worthing?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Worthing including High Salvington. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward | Population |
---|---|
Broadwater | 9375 |
Castle | 9121 |
Central | 10752 |
Durrington | 5833 |
Gaisford | 9661 |
Goring | 8107 |
Heene | 8555 |
Marine | 8202 |
Northbrook | 6977 |
Offington | 7938 |
Salvington | 8983 |
Selden | 8651 |
Tarring | 8572 |
Worthing Total | 110727 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.