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Notes to Oxford citiescomparison chart1. Population growth 2004–2014. Mid-year estimates,
Office for National Statistics.
2. Full-time students and schoolchildren aged 18 yearsand over, as percentage of all aged over 18 years,2011 Census, Office for National Statistics.
3. Percentage of total population who had a differentaddress last year. 2011 Census, Office for NationalStatistics.
4. Percentage of usual residents aged 18–29 years,2011 Census, Office for National Statistics.
5. Percentage of usual residents not describingthemselves as White British, 2011 Census, Office forNational Statistics.
6. Percentage of usual residents born outside the UK,2011 Census, Office for National Statistics.
7. Jobs in ‘knowledge-intensive’ industrial sectors,Business Register and Employment Survey 2014,Office for National Statistics. This is a broaddefinition which includes financial services,information technology, hi-tech services, education,health services and hi-tech manufacturing.
8. Mean gross annual earnings of people working inOxford, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2015,Office for National Statistics.
9. Gross Valued Added per worker, 2014. Source:Centre for Cities. GVA per worker is a measure ofproductivity.
10. Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants as proportion ofeconomically active population, December 2015,Department for Work and Pensions.
11. Model-based estimates of unemployed people asproportion of economically active populationOctober 2014 to September 2015, Office forNational Statistics.
12. People with no qualifications or fewer than theequivalent of 5 GCSEs at C and above, as proportionof people aged 16 years and over, 2011 Census,Office for National Statistics.
13. People with degree-level qualifications asproportion of people aged 16 years and over, 2011Census, Office for National Statistics.
14. Percentage of KS4 pupils achieving 5 A* to CGCSEs (including English and Maths) 2013/14,Department for Education.
15. Mean house price 2015; source: Centre for Cities.
16. Ratio of mean house price (indicator 14) to meangross annual earnings for residents in 2015. Source:Centre for Cities.
17. Proportion of household residents renting theirhome in the private sector, 2011 Census, Office forNational Statistics.
18. Mean rent for three-bedroom property, year endingSeptember 2015, Valuation Office Agency; earningsas in note 16.
19. Average life expectancy at birth 2011–13, PublicHealth England.
20. CO2 emissions within the scope of influence of localauthorities, tonnes per resident 2013, Departmentof Energy and Climate Change
21. Percentage of children living in poverty afterhousing costs October–December 2013, End ChildPoverty.
Sources for Oxford infographicsSources: Students by institution 2014/15, HigherEducation Statistics Agency; 2011 Census, Office forNational Statistics; GVA estimates 2014, Centre forCities; Visit Britain; Business Register & EmploymentSurvey 2014/Inter-Departmental Business Register2015, Office for National Statistics; Index of MultipleDeprivation 2015, Dept for Communities & LocalGovernment; Oxford Health Profile 2015, Public HealthEngland; Oxfordshire Strategic Housing MarketAssessment 2014; Oxford City Council housing register.
Contact uswww.oxford.gov.uk/oxfordstatsE: [email protected] T: 01865 252797
Additional sources of informationOxfordshire Insight insight.oxfordshire.gov.ukOffice for National Statistics www.ons.gov.ukDataShine datashine.org.ukNomis (Economic and Census statistics)www.nomisweb.co.uk
A summary of key facts about Oxford’spopulation, economy and housing
Building a world-class city for everyone
Oxford Profile
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Eleventh fastest growing city
Population
158,000
Third highest ethnic minority population in south-east England
28% of residents bornoutside of the United Kingdom
One third of population is aged 18 to 29
32,000students enrolled for full-time studiesin two universities
Largestproportion of adultsin full-time studiesof any city in England and Wales
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Oxford is a fast-growing international city
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67% of jobsare in knowledge-
intensive industries
4,600 businessesprovide
114,000 jobs
£6.8 billiongross value added to
the UK economyin 2014
Health, education, research and technology are
key sectors of industry
43% of the adult
population has a degree
There are more jobs than
residents
1.08jobs density
ratio
46,000 people commute
into Oxfordfor work
Seventhmost visited city
in the UK
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Oxford has a growing economy
Attainment in state schools is
below the England average
10 out of 83neighbourhoods
are amongst the 20% most deprived
in England
22% of adults have no or low
educational quali!cations
After housing costs,
1 in 4 childrenlive below the
poverty line
Men in the most deprived areas
live 9 years less on average than those who live in the least
deprived
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Oxford is not without its challenges
Average houseprices are
16.2 timesaverage earnings
24,000 to 32,000
new houses will be needed
by 2031
FOR SALEAverage
house price is
£453,525
1 in 5 people live in
multi-occupied dwellings
Median rent for a three bedroom home
is over half of median earnings
3,300 households are
on the waiting list for social housing
30% of people rent
their home in the private sector
Oxford is the least affordable city in the UK
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Domain
Population
Quality of life
Housing
Economy
Note Indicator Oxford Rank Cities Cities English cities Cities (of 55) average minimum range maximum
Citiesminimum
Citiesaverage
Citiesmaximum
Oxford value
Key
1 Population growth 2004–2014 12% 11 9% –1% 20%
2 Students as % of adult population 24% 1 7% 2% 24%
3 Population turnover per year 26% 1 13% 8% 26%
4 18–29 year-olds as a % of residents 32% 1 18% 13% 32%
5 Residents not of white British ethnic origin 36% 5 29% 4% 65%
6 Residents born outside UK 28% 5 19% 3% 39%
7 Jobs in knowledge intensive activities 67% 2 53% 41% 69%
8 Annual full-time earnings (£) 30,400 8 28,400 20,700 35,100
9 Gross Value Added per worker (£) 58,150 7 57,360 40,298 73,441
10 Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants 0.8% 53 2.3% 0.6% 5.4%
11 Unemployment 4% 52 6% 3% 9%
12 No or low qualifications 22% 54 36% 19% 47%
13 Degree-level qualifications 43% 2 28% 15% 47%
14 GCSE attainment 54% 30 56% 44% 63%
15 House prices (£) 453,525 3 287,689 99,572 530,072
16 House price to earnings ratio 16.2 1 10.0 4.3 16.2
17 Residents in private rented housing 30% 1 19% 10% 30%
18 Monthly rent as a % of monthly earnings 57% 3 41% 25% 73%
19 Life expectancy at birth 81.4 14 80.8 78.4 82.3
20 Carbon emissions (tonnes per resident) 5.8 12 5.1 4.0 8.7
21 Child poverty 25% 32 28% 17% 34%
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How does Oxford compare with other cities in England?The rank figure shows how Oxford compares with the other 54 largest cities in England.A rank of 1 means the highest value of any city. These are the largest cities in England asdefined by the Centre for Cities (www.centreforcities.org).