Figures for 2011
Modern Statistics only drill down to Eccleshall, the village being too small to be differentiated. These figures for the residents of Eccleshall are from the UK Census of 2011.
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Employment
The rate of unemployment is both lower than the average for Staffordshire and lower than the national average. The rate of claiming any benefits is over 10% lower than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
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COUNTRY STAFFORD STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
United Kingdom 93.9% 95.5% 86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland 0.5% 0.4% 0.7%
Other EU Countries 1.9% 1.6% 3.7%
Outside the EU 3.6% 2.5% 9.4%
Place of Birth
The area has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents born outside the UK.
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COUNTRY STAFFORD STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
United Kingdom 93.9% 95.5% 86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland 0.5% 0.4% 0.7%
Other EU Countries 1.9% 1.6% 3.7%
Outside the EU 3.6% 2.5% 9.4%
Education
The area has a lower level of residents with no qualifications than the national average. It also has a higher level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents are better educated than the average in England..
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QUALIFICATION STAFFORD STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
No Qualifications 20.4% 24.8% 22.5%
Level 1 12.7% 14% 13.3%
Level 2 15.8% 16.4% 15.2%
Apprenticeship 3.5% 3.8% 3.6%
Level 3 12.9% 12.7% 12.4%
Level 4 30.3% 24% 27.4%
Other 4.4% 4.4% 5.7%
Age Distribution
The population as a whole, is older than the national average.
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AGE STAFFORD STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
Age 0 to 4 5.4% 5.4% 6.3%
Age 5 to 9 5.1% 5.3% 5.6%
Age 10 to14 5.5% 5.8% 5.8%
Age 15 to 17 3.5% 3.7% 3.7%
Age 18 to 24 8.5% 8.5% 9.4%
Age 25 to 29 5.4% 5.5% 6.9%
Age 30 to 44 19.4% 19.4% 20.6%
Age 45 to 59 20.9% 20.9% 19.4%
Age 60 to 64 7% 7% 6%
Age 65 to 74 10.7% 10.3% 8.6%
Age 75 to 84 6.1% 5.9% 5.5%
Age 85 and over 2.5% 2.2% 2.3%
Mean Age 41.8 41.3 39.3
Median Age 43 42 39
Home Ownership
There is a higher rate of home ownership, than the national average, which suggests that this is a relatively affluent area.
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TENURE STAFFORD STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
Owned 36.4% 36.2% 30.6%
Mortgage 35.2% 36.1% 32.8%
Shared 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Social Rented (Council) 4.3% 5.7% 9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) 9.3% 9% 8.3%
Private Rented 11.2% 10.1% 15.4%
Other 1.7% 1.2% 1.4%
Rent Free 1.3% 1.2% 1.3%
Occupation
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 earner.
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GRADE STAFFORD STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
AB 26.03% 21.22% 22.96%
C1 32.98% 29.71% 30.92%
C2 19.77% 23.66% 20.64%
DE 21.21% 25.41% 25.49%
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.