If you are thinking of moving to Quick 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 Quick to figures for Tameside and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Quick is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Quick Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Quick are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Quick 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 | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 93% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.7% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 4.6% | 9.4% |
Quick Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Quick and are from the UK Census of 2011. Quick 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 | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 28.1% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 16.1% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.3% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.1% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 17.5% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.5% | 5.7% |
Quick Age Distribution Statistics
| Age | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 20.5% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.2% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.3% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 5% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 39.1 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 39 | 39 |
Quick General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Quick. The percentage of residents in Quick rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Quick rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Quick is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 43.96% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.70% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 15.05% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 5.70% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.60% | 1.25% |
Quick Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 28.1% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 35.7% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 5.2% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 16.3% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 11.9% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.1% | 1.3% |
Quick Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Quick are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these 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 Quick is both higher than the average for 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 Quick than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.
| Benefit | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 18.6% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Quick 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. Quick has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 13.74% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 30.27% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 24.51% | 20.64% |
| DE | 31.49% | 25.49% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
