If you are thinking of moving to Oakleigh Park 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 Oakleigh Park to figures for Barnet and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Oakleigh Park is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Oakleigh Park Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Oakleigh Park has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Oakleigh Park is an economically deprived area.
| Tenure | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 28% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 29.6% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 8.6% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 24.4% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Oakleigh Park 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. Oakleigh Park has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 33.18% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.80% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 14.37% | 20.64% |
| DE | 19.64% | 25.49% |
Oakleigh Park Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Oakleigh Park are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Oakleigh Park 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 | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 61.1% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 10.4% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 26.7% | 9.4% |
Oakleigh Park Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Oakleigh Park 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 claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Oakleigh Park than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 10.3% | 13.5% |
Oakleigh Park Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Oakleigh Park and are from the UK Census of 2011. Oakleigh Park has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Oakleigh Park also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Oakleigh Park are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 15.5% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 9.7% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 12.1% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 10.2% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 40.3% | 27.4% |
| Other | 10.9% | 5.7% |
Oakleigh Park Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Oakleigh Park as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Oakleigh Park is also older than the average, making Oakleigh Park a older persons location.
| Age | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 8.8% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 23.5% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 17.5% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 4.7% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 36.8 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 35 | 39 |
Oakleigh Park General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Oakleigh Park. The percentage of residents in Oakleigh Park rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Oakleigh Park rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Oakleigh Park is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 51.48% | 47.17% |
| Good | 32.97% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 10.99% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.42% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.14% | 1.25% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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