Socio-economic statistics for Townhill, Swansea

If you are thinking of moving to Townhill 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 Townhill to figures for Swansea and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Townhill is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Townhill Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Townhill has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Townhill is an economically deprived area.

Tenure	Swansea	Wales
Owned	33.4%	35.4%
Mortgage	30.6%	32%
Shared	0.3%	0.3%
Social Rented (Council)	12.7%	9.8%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	6.5%	6.6%
Private Rented	13.2%	12.7%
Other	1.5%	1.5%
Rent Free	1.7%	1.6%

Townhill Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Townhill and are from the UK Census of 2011. Townhill 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. Townhill also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Townhill are better educated than the average Wales citizen.

Qualification	Swansea	Wales
No Qualifications	23.9%	25.9%
Level 1	12.3%	13.3%
Level 2	15.3%	15.7%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	3.9%
Level 3	13.9%	12.3%
Level 4	25.8%	24.5%
Other	4.4%	4.3%

Townhill 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	Swansea	Wales
AB	18.30%	17.93%
C1	33.44%	29.31%
C2	19.34%	23.06%
DE	28.92%	29.69%

Townhill Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Townhill as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Townhill is also older than the average, making Townhill a older persons location.

Age	Swansea	Wales
Age 0 to 4	5.5%	5.8%
Age 5 to 9	5.2%	5.3%
Age 10 to14	5.5%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.4%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	11.9%	9.7%
Age 25 to 29	6.5%	6.1%
Age 30 to 44	18.8%	18.6%
Age 45 to 59	19%	19.9%
Age 60 to 64	6.3%	6.7%
Age 65 to 74	9.3%	9.8%
Age 75 to 84	6.2%	6.1%
Age 85 and over	2.4%	2.4%
Mean Age	40.1	40.6
Median Age	39	41

Townhill Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Townhill 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	Swansea	Wales
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	3.2%	3.6%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.5%	3.3%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	17.5%	17.4%

Townhill General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Townhill. The percentage of residents in Townhill rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average.

Health	Swansea	Wales
Very Good	48.65%	46.64%
Good	29.28%	31.12%
Fair	13.97%	14.62%
Bad	6.06%	5.82%
Very Bad	2.04%	1.81%

Townhill Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Townhill are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Townhill has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Country	Swansea	Wales
United Kingdom	92.8%	94.5%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.4%
Other EU Countries	1.8%	1.8%
Outside the EU	5%	3.3%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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