If you are thinking of moving to St John's 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 St John's to figures for Leeds and nationally. These statistics can tell you if St John's is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
St John's General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for St John's. The percentage of residents in St John's rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in St John's rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of St John's is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 48.08% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.80% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 12.71% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.19% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.22% | 1.25% |
St John's 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 St John's 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. St John's is in the local authority with the highest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in St John's 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment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 St John's is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.
| Benefit | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 14.7% | 13.5% |
St John's Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
St John's has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that St John's is an economically deprived area.
| Tenure | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 26% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 32.2% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 16.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 5.1% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 16.7% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.5% | 1.3% |
St John's Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of St John's are from the UK Census of 2011. Since St John's 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 | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 88.5% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 8.1% | 9.4% |
St John's Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of St John's and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 23.2% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 12.6% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 14.1% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 14.7% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 26.9% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.7% | 5.7% |
St John's Age Distribution Statistics
The population of St John's as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of St John's is also older than the average, making St John's a older persons location.
| Age | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 13.2% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 8% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 20.7% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 17.7% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 5.3% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 37.6 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 35 | 39 |
St John's 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 | Leeds | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 22.28% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.70% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 19.04% | 20.64% |
| DE | 25.98% | 25.49% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
