We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for King's Tamerton in Plymouth from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of King's Tamerton older than the national average or younger? What is the population of King's Tamerton and Plymouth? Is King's Tamerton an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.
What are the occupations of the residents of King's Tamerton?
The largest employment sector in King's Tamerton is Skilled Trades. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.
Sector |
Proportion |
Skilled Trades |
14.61% |
Caring, leisure & Other Services |
13.58% |
Professional Occupations |
13.14% |
Elementary Occupations |
12.43% |
Associate Professional & Technical |
11.09% |
Administrative & Secretarial |
9.39% |
Process Plant & Machine Operatives |
8.91% |
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials |
7.36% |
King's Tamerton Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Plymouth.
Area |
Unemployed |
Yearly Change |
Plymouth |
3.3% |
-0.5% |
South West |
2.5% |
-0.4% |
England |
3.8% |
-0.3% |
UK |
3.7% |
-0.3% |
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover King's Tamerton on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in King's Tamerton.
Economic Status |
Proportion |
In Employment |
54.93% |
In Part-Time Work |
27.87% |
Unemployed |
4.54% |
72.13% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in King's Tamerton
King's Tamerton Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education King's Tamerton residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
- Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
- Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
- Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
- Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd
In this first table we have compared King's Tamerton to the national average for England.
Level |
Ham |
England |
No Qualifications |
22.38% |
18.08% |
Level 1 |
11.25% |
9.69% |
Level 2 |
15.95% |
13.32% |
Apprenticeship |
7.7% |
5.32% |
Level 3 |
18.89% |
16.92% |
Level 4 |
21.53% |
33.92% |
How many residents own or rent their home in King's Tamerton and Plymouth
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in King's Tamerton either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 57.16 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 42.84 of King's Tamerton residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area |
Owned |
Rented |
Ham |
57.16% |
42.84% |
Plymouth |
57.65% |
42.35% |
South West |
65.88% |
34.12% |
England |
61.31% |
38.69% |
King's Tamerton has a lower level of home ownership than than the national average.
King's Tamerton compared to other wards in Plymouth
# |
Ward |
Owned |
Rented |
1 |
Plympton St Mary |
84.16% |
15.84% |
2 |
Plymstock Dunstone |
78.49% |
21.51% |
3 |
Plymstock Radford |
77.47% |
22.53% |
4 |
Peverell |
75.21% |
24.79% |
5 |
Plympton Erle |
74.39% |
25.61% |
6 |
Eggbuckland |
72.12% |
27.88% |
7 |
Plympton Chaddlewood |
70.67% |
29.33% |
8 |
Moor View |
67.01% |
32.99% |
9 |
Compton |
66.47% |
33.53% |
10 |
Southway |
59.84% |
40.16% |
11 |
Ham |
57.16% |
42.84% |
12 |
Stoke (Plymouth) |
55.88% |
44.12% |
13 |
Budshead |
55.1% |
44.9% |
14 |
St Budeaux |
52.63% |
47.37% |
15 |
Honicknowle |
50.43% |
49.57% |
16 |
Efford and Lipson |
50.31% |
49.69% |
17 |
Sutton and Mount Gould |
45.5% |
54.5% |
18 |
Devonport |
37.63% |
62.37% |
19 |
St Peter and the Waterfront |
25.76% |
74.24% |
20 |
Drake |
23.73% |
76.27% |
King's Tamerton is ranked 11 out of 20 wards in Plymouth for the percentage of home owners.
King's Tamerton Health Statistics
Ham has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
Ham |
43.62% |
34.25% |
14.8% |
5.59% |
1.74% |
Plymouth |
45.76% |
33.76% |
14.05% |
4.95% |
1.47% |
South West |
47.6% |
34.21% |
13.12% |
3.95% |
1.12% |
England |
48.49% |
33.71% |
12.65% |
3.98% |
1.17% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
How has the health of residents in Plymouth changed since 2011?
Plymouth residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.03% between the 2011 and 2021 census.
Year |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
2011 |
46.02% |
33.53% |
13.95% |
5.08% |
1.44% |
2021 |
45.76% |
33.76% |
14.05% |
4.95% |
1.47% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
King's Tamerton & Plymouth Immigration Statistics
We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for King's Tamerton in the Plymouth local area district.
King's Tamerton has a lower rate of immigrants than Plymouth, the South West region and England as a whole.
Area |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
Ham |
93.04% |
6.96% |
Plymouth |
90.8% |
9.2% |
South West |
89.8% |
10.2% |
England |
82.65% |
17.35% |
King's Tamerton compared to other wards in Plymouth
# |
Ward |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
1 |
St Peter and the Waterfront |
77.74% |
22.26% |
2 |
Drake |
80.99% |
19.01% |
3 |
Sutton and Mount Gould |
84.85% |
15.15% |
4 |
Devonport |
86.85% |
13.15% |
5 |
Stoke |
88.11% |
11.89% |
6 |
Compton |
89.9% |
10.1% |
7 |
Efford and Lipson |
89.97% |
10.03% |
8 |
Peverell |
90.11% |
9.89% |
9 |
Budshead |
93.01% |
6.99% |
10 |
Ham |
93.04% |
6.96% |
11 |
Moor View |
93.24% |
6.76% |
12 |
Eggbuckland |
93.87% |
6.13% |
13 |
St Budeaux |
94.13% |
5.87% |
14 |
Southway |
94.31% |
5.69% |
15 |
Honicknowle |
94.7% |
5.3% |
16 |
Plymstock Radford |
95.06% |
4.94% |
17 |
Plympton Chaddlewood |
95.16% |
4.84% |
18 |
Plymstock Dunstone |
95.42% |
4.58% |
19 |
Plympton Erle |
96.33% |
3.67% |
20 |
Plympton St Mary |
96.38% |
3.62% |
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King's Tamerton is ranked 10 out of 20 wards in Plymouth for the number of residents born outside of the UK.
King's Tamerton Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Ham.
Age Band |
Proportion |
4 & under |
|
5 - 9 years |
|
10 - 15 years |
|
16 - 19 years |
|
20 - 24 years |
|
25 - 34 years |
|
35 - 49 years |
|
50 - 64 years |
|
65 - 74 years |
|
75 - 84 years |
|
85 years & over |
|
What is the population of King's Tamerton and Plymouth?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Plymouth including King's Tamerton. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward |
Population |
Budshead |
12995 |
Compton |
12542 |
Devonport |
16743 |
Drake |
11206 |
Efford and Lipson |
14093 |
Eggbuckland |
12863 |
Ham |
14121 |
Honicknowle |
13980 |
Moor View |
12758 |
Peverell |
13854 |
Plympton Chaddlewood |
8105 |
Plympton Erle |
8687 |
Plympton St Mary |
12404 |
Plymstock Dunstone |
12331 |
Plymstock Radford |
13469 |
Southway |
13645 |
St Budeaux |
13308 |
St Peter and the Waterfront |
17883 |
Stoke |
13664 |
Sutton and Mount Gould |
14188 |
Plymouth Total |
262839 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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