If you are thinking of moving to Garmondsway 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 Garmondsway to figures for Durham and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Garmondsway is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Garmondsway 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. The rate of unemployment in Garmondsway is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Garmondsway than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.
Garmondsway has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Garmondsway is a relatively affluent area.
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Garmondsway are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Garmondsway 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.
The population of Garmondsway as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Garmondsway is also older than the average, making Garmondsway a older persons location.
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. Garmondsway has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Garmondsway and are from the UK Census of 2011. Garmondsway has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Garmondsway. The percentage of residents in Garmondsway rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Garmondsway rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Garmondsway is generally worse than in the average person in England.
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