If you are thinking of moving to Ormesby St Margaret 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 Ormesby St Margaret to figures for Norfolk and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Ormesby St Margaret is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Ormesby St Margaret Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Ormesby St Margaret and are from the UK Census of 2011. Ormesby St Margaret 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 | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 32.8% | 26.3% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 15.7% | 14.3% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.1% | 16.2% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 10.6% | 11.8% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 14.2% | 21.9% | 27.4% |
| Other | 5.9% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
Ormesby St Margaret Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 35.7% | 37.2% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.6% | 29.7% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 13.8% | 7.3% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 3.4% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 14.9% | 13.4% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Ormesby St Margaret Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Ormesby St Margaret are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Ormesby St Margaret 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 | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 93.5% | 92.8% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.7% | 3.6% | 9.4% |
Ormesby St Margaret 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. Ormesby St Margaret has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 11.24% | 18.49% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 27.77% | 29.55% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 25.45% | 24.92% | 20.64% |
| DE | 35.55% | 27.04% | 25.49% |
Ormesby St Margaret General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Ormesby St Margaret. The percentage of residents in Ormesby St Margaret rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Ormesby St Margaret rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Ormesby St Margaret is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 40.30% | 42.70% | 47.17% |
| Good | 36.01% | 36.62% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 16.58% | 15.06% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 5.48% | 4.37% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.63% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
Ormesby St Margaret Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Ormesby St Margaret come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They are the last published indiciator of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment firgures as a percentage and has no further plans to do so. That being said, these census 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 Ormesby St Margaret is both higher than the average for Norfolk 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 Ormesby St Margaret than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.
| Benefit | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 5.4% | 3% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 3.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 20.3% | 13.2% | 13.5% |
Ormesby St Margaret Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Ormesby St Margaret as a whole, is older than the national average.
| Age | Great Yarmouth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.1% | 18% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.4% | 7.4% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7% | 7.4% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.8% | 3% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 42.1 | 42.7 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 43 | 43 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
