If you are thinking of moving to Stoke Wake 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 Stoke Wake to figures for Dorset and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Stoke Wake is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Stoke Wake 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 Stoke Wake 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. Stoke Wake is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.Stoke Wake 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 Stoke Wake 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 Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment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 Stoke Wake is both lower than the average for Dorset 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 Stoke Wake than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | North Dorset | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.1% | 1.4% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 8.6% | 10.1% | 13.5% |
Stoke Wake Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
| Tenure | North Dorset | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 39.4% | 43% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 30.4% | 29.1% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1% | 1.6% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 12.5% | 10.8% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 11.3% | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| Other | 3% | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Stoke Wake Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Stoke Wake and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | North Dorset | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 20% | 21.3% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 14.2% | 13.7% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.8% | 16.9% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.6% | 12.1% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 26.9% | 27% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.4% | 4.3% | 5.7% |
Stoke Wake General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Stoke Wake. The percentage of residents in Stoke Wake rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Stoke Wake rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Stoke Wake is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | North Dorset | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 47.80% | 44.65% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.21% | 35.88% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 12.84% | 14.45% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.30% | 3.94% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.85% | 1.08% | 1.25% |
Stoke Wake Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Stoke Wake as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Stoke Wake is younger than the Dorset average.
| Age | North Dorset | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.7% | 4.1% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 17.7% | 16.2% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.4% | 20.8% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 7.5% | 8% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 12.6% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 7.2% | 8.7% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.1% | 3.9% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 42.8 | 45.2 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 44 | 47 | 39 |
Stoke Wake Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Stoke Wake are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Stoke Wake 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 | North Dorset | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 93.2% | 94.4% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.9% | 2% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 3.6% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
Stoke Wake 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 | North Dorset | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 22.96% | 23.54% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 29.13% | 30.37% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 27.02% | 25.04% | 20.64% |
| DE | 20.89% | 21.05% | 25.49% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
