If you are thinking of moving to Birk Beck 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 Birk Beck to figures for Cumbria and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Birk Beck is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Birk Beck 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 Birk Beck is both lower than the average for Cumbria 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 Birk Beck than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Birk Beck. The percentage of residents in Birk Beck rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Birk Beck and are from the UK Census of 2011. Birk Beck 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 population of Birk Beck as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Birk Beck is also older than the Cumbria average, making Birk Beck a older persons location.
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Birk Beck are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Birk Beck 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.
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