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Basildon

According to the 2021 census, Basildon had a total of 187,571 usual residents residing in 76,363 households, indicating an average household size of 2.5. The borough covers an area of 39.4 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 1,705.1 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 39.4 years.

Religion: In Basildon, the ‘Christian’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 46.51% of the population, ‘No religion’ population follows at 44.13% and ‘Not answered’ is 3rd with 5.22%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in Basildon is ‘White’, constituting 87.5% of the total population. The ‘Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 4.75%, while ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ accounts for 4.26%.

Economic activity: 61.47% of Basildon’s population is economically active. The primary job roles are ‘Professional occupations’ and ‘Associate professional and technical’

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Health: Majority of the population are in very good health. Most common age groups are those aged 35 to 49 years and aged 50 to 64 years. Additionally, 45.13% of its inhabitants is married and 36.73% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (66.07%). Most of the properties in Basildon are terraced or semi-detached, with the majority of the ownership either being owned or social rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, Basildon crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 123.49. Most common crime types are ‘Violence and sexual offences’, ‘Anti-social behaviour’ and ‘Public order’.

Basildon in comparision with nearby boroughs.

When we analyze the percentage distribution of population and households in Basildon, we see that it surpasses many of the nearby boroughs in the following metrics.

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 5 to 9 years- Rank (7)
    • Aged 4 years and under- Rank (9)
  2. Ethnic group:
    • White- Rank (8)
  3. General health:
    • Bad health- Rank (6)
    • Very bad health- Rank (6)
    • Good health- Rank (8)
  4. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Divorced or civil partnership dissolved- Rank (6)
  5. Occupation:
    • Administrative and secretarial- Rank (7)
    • Process, plant and machine operatives- Rank (8)
    • Caring, leisure and other service- Rank (9)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Terraced- Rank (5)
    • Detached- Rank (9)
    • Caravan or other mobile structure- Rank (9)
  2. Household composition:
    • One person household- Rank (8)
  3. Tenure of household:
    • Social rented- Rank (9)

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Demographics
Household

Property types in Basildon

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Terraced 24,924 32.64
Semi-detached 20,264 26.54
Detached 16,660 21.82
Flats 13,183 17.26
Converted or shared house 489 0.64
Caravan or other mobile structure 326 0.43
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 308 0.4
Converted building. Eg school, church 208 0.27

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Terraced 5 10.47
Detached 9 56.15
Caravan or other mobile structure 9 0.37
Semi-detached 17 28.92
Flats 18 1.54
Converted building. Eg school, church 22 0.73
Converted or shared house 25 1.46
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 25 0.37

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Property ownership in Basildon

  1. Owned – 63.25% (48,297)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 33.09% (25,268)
    2. Owns outright – 30.16% (23,029)
  2. Social rented – 21.23% (16,213)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – 13.83% (10,563)
    2. Other social rented – 7.40% (5,650)
  3. Private rented – 14.24% (10,876)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 12.78% (9,762)
    2. Other private rented – 1.46% (1,114)
  4. Shared ownership – 1.15% (876)
    1. Shared ownership – 1.15% (876)

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Social rented – rank – 9 (7.18%)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 8 (0.29%)
    2. Other social rented – rank – 13 (6.89%)
  2. Owned – rank – 14 (78.02%)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 12 (36.04%)
    2. Owns outright – rank – 14 (41.98%)
  3. Shared ownership – rank – 15 (0.29%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 15 (0.29%)
  4. Private rented – rank – 21 (14.51%)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 21 (11.50%)
    2. Other private rented – rank – 23 (3.00%)

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Families in Basildon

  1. Single family household – 66.07% (50,450)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 31.73% (24,233)
      1. Dependent children – 15.65% (11,951)
      2. No children – 9.49% (7,245)
      3. All children non-dependent – 6.60% (5,037)
    2. Lone parent family – 12.59% (9,617)
      1. With dependent children – 7.95% (6,068)
      2. All children non-dependent – 4.65% (3,549)
    3. Cohabiting couple family – 12.57% (9,598)
      1. With dependent children – 5.82% (4,447)
      2. No children – 5.81% (4,440)
      3. All children non-dependent – 0.93% (711)
    4. All aged 66 years and over – 8.60% (6,565)
    5. Other single family household – 0.57% (437)
      1. Other family composition – 0.57% (437)
  2. One person household – 28.12% (21,474)
    1. Other – 15.76% (12,034)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 12.36% (9,440)
  3. Other household types – 5.81% (4,440)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 2.98% (2,272)
    2. With dependent children – 2.84% (2,168)

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. One person household – rank – 8 (18.68%)
    1. Other – rank – 10 (8.94%)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 13 (9.74%)
  2. Single family household – rank – 12 (77.22%)
    1. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 9 (7.99%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 6 (2.20%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 8 (0.73%)
      3. No children – rank – 14 (5.05%)
    2. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 11 (14.29%)
    3. Lone parent family – rank – 11 (4.69%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 10 (2.42%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 13 (2.27%)
    4. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 14 (49.82%)
      1. No children – rank – 10 (17.07%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 11 (8.13%)
      3. Dependent children – rank – 15 (24.62%)
    5. Other single family household – rank – 18 (0.44%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 18 (0.44%)
  3. Other household types – rank – 18 (4.10%)
    1. With dependent children – rank – 18 (1.39%)
    2. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 20 (2.71%)

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Basildon household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 35,257 46.17
Household is deprived in one dimension 26,222 34.34
Household is deprived in two dimensions 11,652 15.26
Household is deprived in three dimensions 3,011 3.94
Household is deprived in four dimensions 221 0.29

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is deprived in three dimensions 11 0.73
Household is deprived in two dimensions 12 5.87
Household is deprived in four dimensions 12 0.07
Household is deprived in one dimension 14 27.86
Household is not deprived in any dimension 15 65.47

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Household sizes in Basildon

Household Size Total % of Households
2 people in household 24,554 32.15
1 person in household 21,474 28.12
3 people in household 13,258 17.36
4 people in household 11,540 15.11
5 people in household 3,810 4.99
6 people in household 1,184 1.55
7 people in household 351 0.46
8 or more people in household 192 0.25

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
1 person in household 8 18.7
2 people in household 10 39.66
3 people in household 12 18.91
4 people in household 12 16.57
5 people in household 15 5.13
6 people in household 15 0.66
8 or more people in household 15 0.07
7 people in household 17 0.29

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Age groups of Basildon residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 35 to 49 years 37,109 19.78
Aged 50 to 64 years 35,780 19.07
Aged 65 to 74 years 17,148 9.14
Aged 10 to 15 years 14,233 7.59
Aged 5 to 9 years 12,480 6.65
Aged 4 years and under 12,196 6.5
Aged 75 to 84 years 10,502 5.6
Aged 25 to 34 years 9,638 5.14
Aged 16 to 19 years 7,987 4.26
Aged 85 years and over 4,247 2.26

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 5 to 9 years 7 6.19
Aged 4 years and under 9 3.81
Aged 10 to 15 years 11 8.28
Aged 50 to 64 years 12 25.44
Aged 65 to 74 years 12 11.8
Aged 75 to 84 years 12 6.7
Aged 85 years and over 12 2.98
Aged 16 to 19 years 15 4.78
Aged 25 to 34 years 17 3.58
Aged 35 to 49 years 20 20.25

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Gender breakdown in Basildon

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Female 96,504 51.45
Male 91,067 48.55

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Female 7 50.26
Male 19 49.74

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Basildon Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 90,914 48.47
Good health 64,185 34.22
Fair health 23,022 12.27
Bad health 7,229 3.85
Very bad health 2,221 1.18

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Bad health 6 1.69
Very bad health 6 0.43
Good health 8 30.81
Fair health 9 8.51
Very good health 19 58.56

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Relationship status amongst Basildon Residents

  1. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 45.13% (67,086)
    1. Married – 45.02% (66,927)
      1. Opposite sex – 44.85% (66,673)
      2. Same sex – 0.17% (254)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.11% (159)
      1. Same sex – 0.06% (95)
      2. Opposite sex – 0.04% (64)
  2. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 36.73% (54,604)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 9.57% (14,229)
    1. Divorced – 9.55% (14,198)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.02% (31)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 6.07% (9,029)
    1. Widowed – 6.07% (9,018)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.01% (11)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 2.50% (3,715)
    1. Separated, but still married – 2.49% (3,696)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.01% (19)

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  1. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 6 (7.11%)
    1. Divorced – rank – 6 (7.11%)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 9 (0.00%)
  2. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 10 (1.12%)
    1. Separated, but still married – rank – 10 (1.12%)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 12 (0.00%)
  3. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 12 (4.98%)
    1. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 2 (0.04%)
    2. Widowed – rank – 12 (4.94%)
  4. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 13 (64.12%)
    1. Married – rank – 13 (63.98%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 13 (63.81%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 21 (0.18%)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 24 (0.14%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 22 (0.14%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 22 (0.00%)
  5. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 15 (22.67%)

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Basildon residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 93.41% (175,221)
    1. United Kingdom – 88.18% (165,407)
    2. EU countries – 4.45% (8,340)
      1. European Union EU14 – 1.49% (2,802)
      2. European Union EU2 – 1.43% (2,682)
      3. European Union EU8 – 1.40% (2,619)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.13% (237)
    3. Non-EU countries – 0.79% (1,474)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 0.79% (1,474)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 2.86% (5,361)
  3. Africa – 2.81% (5,278)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.71% (1,332)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 0.17% (312)
  6. British Overseas – 0.04% (69)

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Europe – rank – 8 (93.07%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 7 (89.14%)
    2. Non-EU countries – rank – 17 (0.34%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 17 (0.34%)
    3. EU countries – rank – 18 (3.58%)
      1. European Union EU2 – rank – 14 (0.26%)
      2. European Union EU8 – rank – 19 (0.77%)
      3. All other EU countries – rank – 19 (0.11%)
      4. European Union EU14 – rank – 21 (2.44%)
  2. British Overseas – rank – 9 (0.03%)
  3. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 15 (1.00%)
  4. Africa – rank – 16 (2.52%)
  5. Middle East and Asia – rank – 20 (1.69%)
  6. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 20 (1.69%)

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Passport records of Basildon residents

  1. Europe – 85.10% (159,619)
    1. United Kingdom – 80.17% (150,367)
    2. Other Europe – 4.38% (8,212)
      1. EU Member countries – 4.20% (7,874)
        1. Romania – 1.46% (2,736)
        2. Other EU countries – 0.86% (1,618)
        3. Lithuania – 0.61% (1,135)
        4. Poland – 0.59% (1,103)
        5. Italy – 0.21% (402)
        6. Portugal – 0.17% (319)
        7. Germany – 0.11% (197)
        8. Spain – 0.10% (194)
        9. France – 0.09% (170)
      2. Rest of Europe – 0.18% (338)
        1. Other Europe – 0.13% (243)
        2. Turkey – 0.05% (95)
    3. Ireland – 0.55% (1,040)
  2. No passport held – 12.66% (23,744)
  3. Middle East and Asia – 1.04% (1,943)
    1. Southern Asia – 0.77% (1,443)
    2. South-East Asia – 0.17% (327)
    3. Eastern Asia – 0.07% (125)
    4. Middle East – 0.02% (45)
    5. Central Asia – 0.00% (3)
  4. Africa – 0.87% (1,631)
    1. Central and Western Africa – 0.53% (998)
    2. South and Eastern Africa – 0.29% (539)
    3. North Africa – 0.05% (94)
  5. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.28% (520)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 0.18% (335)
    2. Central and South America – 0.10% (185)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.06% (112)

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. No passport held – rank – 5 (6.21%)
  2. Africa – rank – 16 (0.77%)
    1. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 12 (0.77%)
    2. Central and Western Africa – rank – 14 (0.00%)
    3. North Africa – rank – 15 (0.00%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 16 (0.40%)
    1. Central and South America – rank – 12 (0.11%)
    2. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 19 (0.29%)
  4. Europe – rank – 17 (92.18%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 8 (88.46%)
    2. Ireland – rank – 17 (0.83%)
    3. Other Europe – rank – 18 (2.89%)
      1. EU Member countries – rank – 18 (2.72%)
        1. Romania – rank – 10 (0.26%)
        2. Lithuania – rank – 11 (0.00%)
        3. Portugal – rank – 19 (0.32%)
        4. Poland – rank – 19 (0.40%)
        5. Germany – rank – 20 (0.37%)
        6. Italy – rank – 20 (0.09%)
        7. Spain – rank – 20 (0.26%)
        8. Other EU countries – rank – 21 (0.83%)
        9. France – rank – 22 (0.20%)
      2. Rest of Europe – rank – 19 (0.17%)
        1. Turkey – rank – 19 (0.09%)
        2. Other Europe – rank – 19 (0.09%)
  5. Middle East and Asia – rank – 18 (0.20%)
    1. South-East Asia – rank – 14 (0.09%)
    2. Middle East – rank – 16 (0.00%)
    3. Southern Asia – rank – 16 (0.09%)
    4. Central Asia – rank – 17 (0.00%)
    5. Eastern Asia – rank – 19 (0.03%)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 18 (0.23%)

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Ethnic groups in Basildon

  1. White – 87.50% (164,116)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 82.13% (154,045)
    2. Other White – 4.44% (8,326)
    3. Irish – 0.65% (1,227)
    4. Roma – 0.15% (281)
    5. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.13% (237)
  2. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 4.75% (8,913)
    1. African – 3.41% (6,402)
    2. Caribbean – 0.68% (1,279)
    3. Other Black – 0.66% (1,232)
  3. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 4.26% (7,995)
    1. Indian – 2.06% (3,855)
    2. Other Asian – 0.97% (1,812)
    3. Pakistani – 0.46% (864)
    4. Bangladeshi – 0.39% (729)
    5. Chinese – 0.39% (735)
  4. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 2.63% (4,938)
    1. White and Black Caribbean – 0.92% (1,733)
    2. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 0.62% (1,170)
    3. White and Asian – 0.61% (1,143)
    4. White and Black African – 0.48% (892)
  5. Other ethnic group – 0.86% (1,605)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 0.73% (1,362)
    2. Arab – 0.13% (243)

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. White – rank – 8 (95.24%)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 8 (89.23%)
    2. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 11 (0.00%)
    3. Roma – rank – 14 (0.00%)
    4. Irish – rank – 17 (1.26%)
    5. Other White – rank – 18 (4.76%)
  2. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 16 (0.57%)
    1. African – rank – 16 (0.43%)
    2. Other Black – rank – 16 (0.06%)
    3. Caribbean – rank – 17 (0.09%)
  3. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 19 (2.43%)
    1. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 14 (0.46%)
    2. White and Black African – rank – 17 (0.23%)
    3. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 20 (0.52%)
    4. White and Asian – rank – 21 (1.23%)
  4. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 20 (1.32%)
    1. Indian – rank – 17 (0.37%)
    2. Bangladeshi – rank – 19 (0.00%)
    3. Pakistani – rank – 19 (0.17%)
    4. Chinese – rank – 20 (0.37%)
    5. Other Asian – rank – 20 (0.40%)
  5. Other ethnic group – rank – 20 (0.43%)
    1. Arab – rank – 19 (0.09%)
    2. Any other ethnic group – rank – 19 (0.34%)

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Religions in Basildon

Religion Total % of Usual residents
Christian 87,239 46.51
No religion 82,780 44.13
Not answered 9,798 5.22
Muslim 3,381 1.8
Hindu 2,326 1.24
Other religion 733 0.39
Buddhist 556 0.3
Jewish 403 0.21
Sikh 355 0.19

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
No religion 4 38.17
Jewish 13 0.23
Christian 14 53.72
Hindu 16 0.03
Sikh 17 0.11
Muslim 19 0.4
Buddhist 21 0.37
Other religion 21 0.29
Not answered 22 6.67

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Employment and unemployment amongst Basildon Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 61.47% (91,388)
    1. In employment – 58.53% (87,012)
      1. Employee – 48.70% (72,392)
        1. Full-time – 36.40% (54,106)
        2. Part-time – 12.30% (18,286)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 8.41% (12,505)
        1. Full-time – 5.22% (7,757)
        2. Part-time – 3.19% (4,748)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 1.42% (2,115)
        1. Full-time – 1.12% (1,672)
        2. Part-time – 0.30% (443)
    2. Unemployed – 2.94% (4,376)
  2. Economically inactive – 36.79% (54,691)
    1. Retired – 20.78% (30,890)
    2. Looking after home or family – 5.54% (8,233)
    3. Long-term sick or disabled – 3.95% (5,872)
    4. Student – 3.59% (5,341)
    5. Other – 2.93% (4,355)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 1.74% (2,583)
    1. In employment – 1.34% (1,998)
      1. Employee – 1.23% (1,832)
        1. Part-time – 0.98% (1,450)
        2. Full-time – 0.26% (382)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.10% (143)
        1. Part-time – 0.06% (93)
        2. Full-time – 0.03% (50)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.02% (23)
        1. Part-time – 0.01% (14)
        2. Full-time – 0.01% (9)
    2. Unemployed – 0.39% (585)

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically inactive – rank – 12 (37.86%)
    1. Looking after home or family – rank – 6 (5.22%)
    2. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 10 (1.12%)
    3. Retired – rank – 11 (24.97%)
    4. Other – rank – 18 (1.75%)
    5. Student – rank – 21 (4.80%)
  2. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 14 (60.74%)
    1. In employment – rank – 14 (59.05%)
      1. Employee – rank – 11 (44.17%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 8 (10.02%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 12 (34.15%)
      2. Self-employed with employees – rank – 21 (2.59%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 19 (2.14%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 24 (0.46%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 21 (12.29%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 17 (5.74%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 21 (6.55%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 16 (1.68%)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 16 (1.40%)
    1. In employment – rank – 15 (0.98%)
      1. Self-employed with employees – rank – 11 (0.00%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 7 (0.00%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 10 (0.00%)
      2. Employee – rank – 14 (0.91%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 14 (0.77%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 15 (0.14%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 16 (0.07%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 14 (0.00%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 17 (0.07%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 18 (0.42%)

Comparing Basildon wards.

Socio-economic statistics for Basildon

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 29,314 19.72
Intermediate occupations 20,857 14.03
Routine occupations 18,214 12.25
Semi-routine occupations 18,201 12.24
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 17,646 11.87
Small employers and own account workers 16,851 11.33
Never worked and long-term unemployed 11,725 7.89
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 8,234 5.54
Full-time students 7,623 5.13

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Intermediate occupations 6 8.76
Semi-routine occupations 6 4.66
Routine occupations 7 4.34
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 8 2.7
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 15 23.72
Small employers and own account workers 15 15.56
Never worked and long-term unemployed 16 3.19
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 17 31.22
Full-time students 20 5.85

Comparing Basildon wards.

Occupation groups in Basildon

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 15,369 17.27
Associate professional and technical 11,530 12.95
Managers, directors and senior officials 10,880 12.22
Administrative and secretarial 10,680 12.0
Skilled trades 9,967 11.2
Elementary 9,581 10.76
Caring, leisure and other service 7,924 8.9
Sales and customer service 6,581 7.39
Process, plant and machine operatives 6,499 7.3

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Rank of Basildon when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Administrative and secretarial 7 6.88
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 2.21
Caring, leisure and other service 9 5.89
Elementary 9 3.61
Sales and customer service 10 3.21
Skilled trades 11 7.23
Professional occupations 17 27.33
Managers, directors and senior officials 19 28.67
Associate professional and technical 19 14.98

Comparing Basildon wards.