Socio-economic statistics for Nelson, Caerphilly

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

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

Grade	Caerphilly	Wales
AB	14.26%	17.93%
C1	27.89%	29.31%
C2	23.89%	23.06%
DE	33.96%	29.69%

Nelson Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

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

Benefit	Caerphilly	Wales
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.6%	3.6%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.9%	3.3%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	21%	17.4%

Nelson General Health Statistics

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

Health	Caerphilly	Wales
Very Good	44.40%	46.64%
Good	30.35%	31.12%
Fair	15.93%	14.62%
Bad	7.18%	5.82%
Very Bad	2.14%	1.81%

Nelson Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Nelson and are from the UK Census of 2011. Nelson 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	Caerphilly	Wales
No Qualifications	31.4%	25.9%
Level 1	14.9%	13.3%
Level 2	16.2%	15.7%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	3.9%
Level 3	11.2%	12.3%
Level 4	18.7%	24.5%
Other	3.7%	4.3%

Nelson Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Caerphilly	Wales
Age 0 to 4	6.3%	5.8%
Age 5 to 9	5.8%	5.3%
Age 10 to14	6.1%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.5%	9.7%
Age 25 to 29	6.3%	6.1%
Age 30 to 44	19.9%	18.6%
Age 45 to 59	20%	19.9%
Age 60 to 64	6.6%	6.7%
Age 65 to 74	9.3%	9.8%
Age 75 to 84	5.3%	6.1%
Age 85 and over	1.9%	2.4%
Mean Age	39.5	40.6
Median Age	40	41

Nelson Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Nelson are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Nelson 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	Caerphilly	Wales
United Kingdom	97.6%	94.5%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.4%
Other EU Countries	0.9%	1.8%
Outside the EU	1.2%	3.3%

Nelson Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Caerphilly	Wales
Owned	32.5%	35.4%
Mortgage	36.8%	32%
Shared	0.3%	0.3%
Social Rented (Council)	14%	9.8%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	4.7%	6.6%
Private Rented	9.6%	12.7%
Other	1.1%	1.5%
Rent Free	0.9%	1.6%

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

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