DEMOGRAPHICS IN RG31 7SD

Analysis of the data shows that there is a total population size of people (residents) living here, of which 50% are recorded on official sources as male, and 50% female; women outnumber men in Birch Copse.

There are 0 households recorded on the 2011 Census, although it is worth noting that there may have been more houses built and/or more households moved into the RG31 7SD postcode area since the last census.

Analysis of the data shows that there is a total population size of people (residents) living here, of which 50% are recorded on official sources as male, and 50% female; women outnumber men in Birch Copse.

There are 0 households recorded on the 2011 Census, although it is worth noting that there may have been more houses built and/or more households moved into the RG31 7SD postcode area since the last census.

The social grade of people in Birch Copse is the socio-economic classification used by the Market Research and Marketing Industries, most often in the analysis of spending habits and consumer attitudes. Originally developed by the National Readership Survey to classify their readership, they are used by many organisations and companies for market research.

Classifications for social grades are based on the occupation of the head of the household. [Click to show]:

• A - Upper Middle Class Higher administrative, managerial or professional
• B - Middle Class Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional
• C1 - Lower Middle Class Supervisory or clerical and junior management, administrative or professional
• C2 - Skilled Working Class Skilled manual workers
• D - Working Class Semi and unskilled manual workers
• E - Non Working Casual or lowest grade workers, pensioners, and others who may rely on the welfare state for their income, including students.

The population of RG31 7SD identifies themselves as 91% white, 3% mixed, 4% Asian, and 2% black.

There are more people classed as 'white' in West Berkshire than the UK-wide average, which the Census 2011 recorded at 87.1%.

The breakdown of ethnicity for RG31 7SD is not uncommon when compared to other areas also classed as ' Urban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)'.

Show a [full breakdown] of the ethnic groups.

In 2016 the ONS recorded 24.1 million people in England and Wales where were married. In RG31 7SD, 57% of residents aged 16 and over are married, compared to the UK average of 50.9%.

These marital status statistics for people in Birch Copse include census data for people aged 16 or over (excluding 16-18 year olds in education).

Population general health is a self-assessment of a person's general state of health. In the 2011 Census people in the RG31 7SD postcode area were asked whether their health was very good, good, fair, bad or very bad.

People in Birch Copse were asked to give their current state of health at the time of asking, not based on their health over a specific period of time.

What type of jobs do people in Birch Copse do? Residents of RG31 7SD who were aged between 16 and 74 were asked their main occupation for the Census 2011.

Across the UK, 30.4% of people are managers, directors and professionals. This compares to 28% of the workforce in RG31 7SD.

7.6% of workers in RG31 7SD are in elementary occupations, compared to a national average of 11.6.

Whilst the UK's households bring in an average of £39,468 each year, households in RG31 7SD take home £49,920, which is 2% lower than the UK average.

In 2017, the ONS found that median workplace-based earnings in predominantly urban areas (excluding London) were £22,900 while predominantly rural areas were slightly lower at £21,400.

As of May-July 2018, the ONS recorded the UK's unemployment rate at 4%. The unemployment rate of RG31 7SD was recorded as being 2.1% , which is lower than the UK average.

6.1% are classed as being students in full-time education. The remaining 91.8% of people in RG31 7SD are in work.