If you are thinking of moving to Hill Hook 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 Hill Hook to figures for Birmingham and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Hill Hook is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Hill Hook Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Hill Hook as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Hill Hook is also older than the average, making Hill Hook a older persons location.
| Age | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 7.6% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.9% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.9% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 12.2% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 8% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 20.8% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 16.4% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 4.3% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 35.3 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 32 | 39 |
Hill Hook Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Hill Hook has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Hill Hook is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation
| Tenure | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 25.9% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 29.3% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 1% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 15.4% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 16.7% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.7% | 1.3% |
Hill Hook 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 Hill Hook 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. Hill Hook is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Hill Hook 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 unemployment in Hill Hook is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Hill Hook than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.
| Benefit | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 6.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 20.2% | 13.5% |
Hill Hook Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Hill Hook and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 28.2% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 13.8% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 13% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 23% | 27.4% |
| Other | 6.6% | 5.7% |
Hill Hook 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. Hill Hook has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 17.97% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 29.39% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 18.36% | 20.64% |
| DE | 34.28% | 25.49% |
Hill Hook General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Hill Hook. The percentage of residents in Hill Hook rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Hill Hook rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Hill Hook is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 45.53% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.91% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 13.87% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 5.04% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.65% | 1.25% |
Hill Hook Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Hill Hook are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Hill Hook has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 77.8% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 1.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 18% | 9.4% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
