If you are thinking of moving to St Martin-in-Meneage 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 Martin-in-Meneage to figures for Cornwall and nationally. These statistics can tell you if St Martin-in-Meneage is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
St Martin-in-Meneage Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in St Martin-in-Meneage 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.
| Benefit | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 14% | 13.5% |
St Martin-in-Meneage 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. St Martin-in-Meneage has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 18.33% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 28.65% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 27.23% | 20.64% |
| DE | 25.79% | 25.49% |
St Martin-in-Meneage Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 40% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 28.8% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 5.6% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 14.7% | 15.4% |
| Other | 2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.7% | 1.3% |
St Martin-in-Meneage General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for St Martin-in-Meneage. The percentage of residents in St Martin-in-Meneage rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in St Martin-in-Meneage rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of St Martin-in-Meneage is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 45.23% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.59% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 14.88% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 4.87% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.43% | 1.25% |
St Martin-in-Meneage Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of St Martin-in-Meneage are from the UK Census of 2011. Since St Martin-in-Meneage 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 | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 95.6% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 2.4% | 9.4% |
St Martin-in-Meneage Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of St Martin-in-Meneage and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 22.4% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 13.4% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.4% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 13.1% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 25% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.2% | 5.7% |
St Martin-in-Meneage Age Distribution Statistics
The population of St Martin-in-Meneage as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of St Martin-in-Meneage is also older than the average, making St Martin-in-Meneage a older persons location.
| Age | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.6% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.8% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 8% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7.1% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 43.3 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 45 | 39 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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