If you are thinking of moving to Outer Hope 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 Outer Hope to figures for Devon and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Outer Hope is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Outer Hope Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Outer Hope are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Outer Hope 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 | South Hams | Devon | England |
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United Kingdom | 94.6% | 94.3% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 1.9% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 3.1% | 3.3% | 9.4% |
Outer Hope Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Outer Hope and are from the UK Census of 2011. Outer Hope 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. Outer Hope also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Outer Hope are better educated than the average England citizen.
Qualification | South Hams | Devon | England |
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No Qualifications | 17.2% | 21.1% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 16.3% | 16.4% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 34.3% | 27.8% | 27.4% |
Other | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5.7% |
Outer Hope General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Outer Hope. The percentage of residents in Outer Hope rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Outer Hope rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Outer Hope is generally better than in the average person in England.
Health | South Hams | Devon | England |
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Very Good | 47.41% | 46.10% | 47.17% |
Good | 34.37% | 34.70% | 34.22% |
Fair | 13.32% | 14.00% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.80% | 4.04% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 1.11% | 1.16% | 1.25% |
Outer Hope Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Outer Hope as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Outer Hope is also older than the Devon average, making Outer Hope a older persons location.
Age | South Hams | Devon | England |
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Age 0 to 4 | 4.4% | 5% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.3% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 4.1% | 4.9% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 15.4% | 17% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 23% | 20.7% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 9% | 7.7% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 11.6% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 7.8% | 7.5% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 45.3 | 43.7 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 48 | 45 | 39 |
Outer Hope Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Outer Hope 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 Outer Hope is both lower than the average for Devon and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Outer Hope than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | South Hams | Devon | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.2% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9.6% | 10.8% | 13.5% |
Outer Hope 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 | South Hams | Devon | England |
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AB | 27.35% | 21.91% | 22.96% |
C1 | 30.15% | 29.91% | 30.92% |
C2 | 24.05% | 25.31% | 20.64% |
DE | 18.46% | 22.87% | 25.49% |
Outer Hope Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Tenure | South Hams | Devon | England |
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Owned | 42.8% | 40.4% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 28.9% | 29.8% | 32.8% |
Shared | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 1.7% | 4.8% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 9.6% | 6.4% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 12.6% | 14.6% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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