Socio-economic statistics for Llandevaud, City of Newport

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

Llandevaud 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	Newport	Wales
AB	17.67%	17.93%
C1	29.98%	29.31%
C2	20.51%	23.06%
DE	31.84%	29.69%

Llandevaud Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Llandevaud and are from the UK Census of 2011. Llandevaud 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	Newport	Wales
No Qualifications	27%	25.9%
Level 1	14.1%	13.3%
Level 2	15.3%	15.7%
Apprenticeship	4%	3.9%
Level 3	11.3%	12.3%
Level 4	23.4%	24.5%
Other	4.8%	4.3%

Llandevaud Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Newport	Wales
Owned	29.8%	35.4%
Mortgage	34.4%	32%
Shared	0.5%	0.3%
Social Rented (Council)	9.8%	9.8%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	10%	6.6%
Private Rented	12.9%	12.7%
Other	1.1%	1.5%
Rent Free	1.4%	1.6%

Llandevaud Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Newport	Wales
Age 0 to 4	6.5%	5.8%
Age 5 to 9	5.9%	5.3%
Age 10 to14	6.5%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.7%	9.7%
Age 25 to 29	6.5%	6.1%
Age 30 to 44	19.8%	18.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.1%	19.9%
Age 60 to 64	5.8%	6.7%
Age 65 to 74	8.6%	9.8%
Age 75 to 84	5.5%	6.1%
Age 85 and over	2.2%	2.4%
Mean Age	38.8	40.6
Median Age	38	41

Llandevaud General Health Statistics

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

Health	Newport	Wales
Very Good	45.75%	46.64%
Good	32.81%	31.12%
Fair	14.09%	14.62%
Bad	5.60%	5.82%
Very Bad	1.76%	1.81%

Llandevaud Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Llandevaud are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Llandevaud 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	Newport	Wales
United Kingdom	91.5%	94.5%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.4%
Other EU Countries	2.3%	1.8%
Outside the EU	5.7%	3.3%

Llandevaud Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Newport	Wales
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	5.1%	3.6%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.3%	3.3%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	19.1%	17.4%

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

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