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According to the 2021 census, Cambridge had a total of 145,674 usual residents residing in 52,472 households, indicating an average household size of 2.8. The borough covers an area of 35.6 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 3,579.2 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 35.6 years.

Religion: In Cambridge, the ‘No religion’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 44.73% of the population, ‘Christian’ population follows at 35.24% and ‘Not answered’ is 3rd with 9.83%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in Cambridge is ‘White’, constituting 74.53% of the total population. The ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 14.85%, while ‘Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups’ accounts for 5.09%.

Economic activity: 54.32% of Cambridge’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 25 to 34 years. Additionally, 32.89% of its inhabitants is married and 56.45% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (55.14%). Most of the properties in Cambridge are flats, terraced or semi-detached, with the majority of the ownership either being owned or private rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, Cambridge crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 113.01. Most common crime types are ‘Violence and sexual offences’, ‘Anti-social behaviour’ and ‘Public order’.

Cambridge in comparision with nearby boroughs.

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

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 16 to 19 years- Rank (1)
    • Aged 25 to 34 years- Rank (1)
  2. Economic activity status:
    • Economically active and a full-time student- Rank (2)
    • Economically inactive- Rank (3)
  3. Ethnic group:
    • Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups- Rank (1)
    • Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh- Rank (2)
    • Other ethnic group- Rank (3)
  4. General health:
    • Very good health- Rank (2)
  5. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Never married and never registered a civil partnership- Rank (1)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Flats- Rank (1)
    • Converted or shared house- Rank (1)
    • Terraced- Rank (5)
  2. Household composition:
    • Other household types- Rank (1)
    • One person household- Rank (2)
  3. Household deprivation:
    • Household is not deprived in any dimension- Rank (5)
  4. Tenure of household:
    • Private rented- Rank (1)
    • Social rented- Rank (4)
    • Shared ownership- Rank (7)

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Demographics
Household

Property types in Cambridge

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Flats 16,107 30.7
Terraced 14,478 27.59
Semi-detached 13,843 26.38
Detached 5,700 10.86
Converted or shared house 1,638 3.12
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 400 0.76
Converted building. Eg school, church 227 0.43
Caravan or other mobile structure 79 0.15

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Flats 1 36.21
Converted or shared house 1 14.52
Terraced 5 4.81
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 6 0.58
Converted building. Eg school, church 20 1.1
Semi-detached 22 23.99
Caravan or other mobile structure 22 0.03
Detached 24 18.75

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Property ownership in Cambridge

  1. Owned – 44.08% (23,131)
    1. Owns outright – 24.58% (12,897)
    2. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 19.50% (10,234)
  2. Private rented – 31.43% (16,495)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 28.08% (14,735)
    2. Other private rented – 3.35% (1,760)
  3. Social rented – 22.66% (11,890)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – 13.17% (6,910)
    2. Other social rented – 9.49% (4,980)
  4. Shared ownership – 1.66% (872)
    1. Shared ownership – 1.66% (872)

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Private rented – rank – 1 (27.94%)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 1 (25.57%)
    2. Other private rented – rank – 1 (2.37%)
  2. Social rented – rank – 4 (11.29%)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 4 (1.44%)
    2. Other social rented – rank – 12 (9.84%)
  3. Shared ownership – rank – 7 (0.92%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 7 (0.92%)
  4. Owned – rank – 25 (59.79%)
    1. Owns outright – rank – 23 (42.04%)
    2. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 25 (17.75%)

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Families in Cambridge

  1. Single family household – 55.14% (28,935)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 27.92% (14,651)
      1. Dependent children – 14.89% (7,813)
      2. No children – 9.44% (4,952)
      3. All children non-dependent – 3.59% (1,886)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – 12.41% (6,513)
      1. No children – 8.90% (4,668)
      2. With dependent children – 3.16% (1,656)
      3. All children non-dependent – 0.36% (189)
    3. Lone parent family – 8.09% (4,247)
      1. With dependent children – 5.05% (2,649)
      2. All children non-dependent – 3.05% (1,598)
    4. All aged 66 years and over – 5.71% (2,998)
    5. Other single family household – 1.00% (526)
      1. Other family composition – 1.00% (526)
  2. One person household – 31.75% (16,659)
    1. Other – 21.73% (11,401)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 10.02% (5,258)
  3. Other household types – 13.11% (6,878)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 10.66% (5,593)
    2. With dependent children – 2.45% (1,285)

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  1. Other household types – rank – 1 (3.73%)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 1 (2.26%)
    2. With dependent children – rank – 12 (1.47%)
  2. One person household – rank – 2 (48.09%)
    1. Other – rank – 1 (22.80%)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 23 (25.29%)
  3. Single family household – rank – 25 (48.17%)
    1. Other single family household – rank – 3 (0.52%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 3 (0.52%)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 7 (7.81%)
      1. No children – rank – 1 (4.86%)
      2. With dependent children – rank – 25 (2.48%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 25 (0.47%)
    3. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 24 (12.95%)
    4. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 25 (19.21%)
      1. Dependent children – rank – 21 (6.37%)
      2. No children – rank – 22 (9.14%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 25 (3.70%)
    5. Lone parent family – rank – 25 (7.68%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 24 (4.17%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 24 (3.51%)

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Cambridge household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 29,647 56.5
Household is deprived in one dimension 15,868 30.24
Household is deprived in two dimensions 5,485 10.45
Household is deprived in three dimensions 1,390 2.65
Household is deprived in four dimensions 82 0.16

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 5 40.64
Household is deprived in four dimensions 12 0.53
Household is deprived in three dimensions 14 4.81
Household is deprived in two dimensions 21 17.35
Household is deprived in one dimension 24 36.66

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Household sizes in Cambridge

Household Size Total % of Households
2 people in household 17,050 32.49
1 person in household 16,660 31.75
3 people in household 8,400 16.01
4 people in household 6,525 12.43
5 people in household 2,085 3.97
6 people in household 775 1.48
8 or more people in household 655 1.25
7 people in household 323 0.62

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
1 person in household 2 48.08
8 or more people in household 2 0.36
7 people in household 3 0.17
6 people in household 9 0.39
2 people in household 17 32.84
3 people in household 19 9.81
5 people in household 21 1.96
4 people in household 22 6.38

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Age groups of Cambridge residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 35 to 49 years 27,657 18.99
Aged 25 to 34 years 20,309 13.94
Aged 50 to 64 years 20,052 13.76
Aged 16 to 19 years 10,314 7.08
Aged 65 to 74 years 8,701 5.97
Aged 10 to 15 years 7,860 5.4
Aged 5 to 9 years 6,702 4.6
Aged 4 years and under 6,347 4.36
Aged 75 to 84 years 5,486 3.77
Aged 85 years and over 2,428 1.67

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 16 to 19 years 1 2.6
Aged 25 to 34 years 1 3.45
Aged 35 to 49 years 22 14.18
Aged 85 years and over 23 7.37
Aged 4 years and under 24 3.49
Aged 5 to 9 years 25 3.63
Aged 10 to 15 years 25 4.03
Aged 50 to 64 years 25 22.16
Aged 65 to 74 years 25 16.09
Aged 75 to 84 years 25 13.59

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Gender breakdown in Cambridge

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Male 72,981 50.1
Female 72,693 49.9

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Male 1 48.24
Female 25 51.76

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Cambridge Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 80,195 55.05
Good health 46,807 32.13
Fair health 13,957 9.58
Bad health 3,715 2.55
Very bad health 1,001 0.69

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Very good health 2 37.68
Bad health 23 6.94
Good health 24 33.47
Fair health 24 19.34
Very bad health 24 2.57

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Relationship status amongst Cambridge Residents

  1. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 56.45% (70,436)
  2. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 32.89% (41,034)
    1. Married – 32.58% (40,654)
      1. Opposite sex – 32.29% (40,283)
      2. Same sex – 0.30% (371)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.30% (380)
      1. Same sex – 0.17% (214)
      2. Opposite sex – 0.13% (166)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 6.02% (7,514)
    1. Divorced – 6.00% (7,484)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.02% (30)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 3.27% (4,084)
    1. Widowed – 3.27% (4,074)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.01% (10)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 1.36% (1,701)
    1. Separated, but still married – 1.35% (1,690)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.01% (11)

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  1. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 1 (31.57%)
  2. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 25 (40.00%)
    1. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 1 (0.14%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 1 (0.04%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 1 (0.11%)
    2. Married – rank – 25 (39.85%)
      1. Same sex – rank – 1 (0.25%)
      2. Opposite sex – rank – 25 (39.60%)
  3. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 25 (2.31%)
    1. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 6 (0.01%)
    2. Separated, but still married – rank – 25 (2.30%)
  4. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 25 (13.42%)
    1. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 4 (0.23%)
    2. Divorced – rank – 25 (13.18%)
  5. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 25 (12.71%)
    1. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 1 (0.03%)
    2. Widowed – rank – 25 (12.68%)

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Cambridge residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 80.15% (116,763)
    1. United Kingdom – 62.05% (90,388)
    2. EU countries – 15.81% (23,026)
      1. European Union EU14 – 10.31% (15,026)
      2. European Union EU8 – 3.72% (5,419)
      3. European Union EU2 – 1.44% (2,099)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.33% (482)
    3. Non-EU countries – 2.30% (3,349)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 2.30% (3,349)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 12.11% (17,637)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – 4.27% (6,217)
  4. Africa – 2.57% (3,741)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 0.88% (1,284)
  6. British Overseas – 0.02% (32)

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  1. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 1 (0.17%)
  2. Middle East and Asia – rank – 2 (1.67%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 2 (0.53%)
  4. Africa – rank – 10 (0.85%)
  5. British Overseas – rank – 11 (0.00%)
  6. Europe – rank – 24 (96.78%)
    1. EU countries – rank – 1 (6.93%)
      1. European Union EU14 – rank – 1 (1.92%)
      2. All other EU countries – rank – 4 (0.10%)
      3. European Union EU8 – rank – 6 (3.39%)
      4. European Union EU2 – rank – 11 (1.51%)
    2. Non-EU countries – rank – 2 (0.39%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 2 (0.39%)
    3. United Kingdom – rank – 24 (89.46%)

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Passport records of Cambridge residents

  1. Europe – 81.29% (118,418)
    1. United Kingdom – 63.90% (93,080)
    2. Other Europe – 16.34% (23,806)
      1. EU Member countries – 15.32% (22,321)
        1. Other EU countries – 4.03% (5,865)
        2. Italy – 2.24% (3,262)
        3. Poland – 2.08% (3,029)
        4. Spain – 1.68% (2,451)
        5. Portugal – 1.52% (2,216)
        6. Germany – 1.15% (1,672)
        7. France – 1.07% (1,556)
        8. Romania – 0.97% (1,413)
        9. Lithuania – 0.59% (857)
      2. Rest of Europe – 1.02% (1,485)
        1. Other Europe – 0.74% (1,077)
        2. Turkey – 0.28% (408)
    3. Ireland – 1.05% (1,532)
  2. No passport held – 7.82% (11,396)
  3. Middle East and Asia – 6.66% (9,709)
    1. Eastern Asia – 2.70% (3,939)
    2. Southern Asia – 2.21% (3,226)
    3. South-East Asia – 1.33% (1,940)
    4. Middle East – 0.37% (539)
    5. Central Asia – 0.04% (65)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 2.72% (3,958)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 2.12% (3,082)
    2. Central and South America – 0.60% (876)
  5. Africa – 0.92% (1,346)
    1. South and Eastern Africa – 0.35% (515)
    2. Central and Western Africa – 0.34% (491)
    3. North Africa – 0.23% (340)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.58% (849)

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Middle East and Asia – rank – 1 (0.47%)
    1. Middle East – rank – 1 (0.05%)
    2. Eastern Asia – rank – 1 (0.06%)
    3. South-East Asia – rank – 1 (0.22%)
    4. Central Asia – rank – 1 (0.00%)
    5. Southern Asia – rank – 2 (0.14%)
  2. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 1 (0.05%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 2 (0.16%)
    1. Central and South America – rank – 1 (0.06%)
    2. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 2 (0.10%)
  4. Africa – rank – 6 (0.17%)
    1. North Africa – rank – 1 (0.03%)
    2. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 6 (0.10%)
    3. Central and Western Africa – rank – 11 (0.03%)
  5. Europe – rank – 22 (81.03%)
    1. Other Europe – rank – 2 (6.14%)
      1. Rest of Europe – rank – 1 (0.07%)
        1. Other Europe – rank – 1 (0.05%)
        2. Turkey – rank – 2 (0.02%)
      2. EU Member countries – rank – 2 (6.07%)
        1. France – rank – 1 (0.06%)
        2. Germany – rank – 1 (0.14%)
        3. Italy – rank – 1 (0.23%)
        4. Spain – rank – 1 (0.10%)
        5. Other EU countries – rank – 1 (1.74%)
        6. Portugal – rank – 2 (0.25%)
        7. Poland – rank – 6 (1.99%)
        8. Lithuania – rank – 8 (0.30%)
        9. Romania – rank – 13 (1.25%)
    2. Ireland – rank – 3 (0.56%)
    3. United Kingdom – rank – 24 (74.33%)
  6. No passport held – rank – 24 (18.13%)

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Ethnic groups in Cambridge

  1. White – 74.53% (108,570)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 52.99% (77,195)
    2. Other White – 19.56% (28,495)
    3. Irish – 1.29% (1,885)
    4. Roma – 0.61% (885)
    5. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.08% (110)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 14.85% (21,626)
    1. Chinese – 4.37% (6,362)
    2. Indian – 4.06% (5,916)
    3. Other Asian – 3.41% (4,974)
    4. Bangladeshi – 1.97% (2,874)
    5. Pakistani – 1.03% (1,500)
  3. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 5.09% (7,410)
    1. White and Asian – 2.05% (2,987)
    2. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 1.55% (2,261)
    3. White and Black Caribbean – 0.79% (1,152)
    4. White and Black African – 0.69% (1,010)
  4. Other ethnic group – 3.09% (4,507)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 2.31% (3,366)
    2. Arab – 0.78% (1,141)
  5. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 2.44% (3,561)
    1. African – 1.73% (2,519)
    2. Caribbean – 0.44% (639)
    3. Other Black – 0.28% (403)

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  1. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 1 (1.76%)
    1. White and Asian – rank – 1 (0.55%)
    2. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 1 (0.53%)
    3. White and Black African – rank – 4 (0.19%)
    4. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 14 (0.49%)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 2 (1.67%)
    1. Chinese – rank – 1 (0.38%)
    2. Other Asian – rank – 2 (0.58%)
    3. Bangladeshi – rank – 4 (0.22%)
    4. Indian – rank – 5 (0.34%)
    5. Pakistani – rank – 9 (0.15%)
  3. Other ethnic group – rank – 3 (0.58%)
    1. Arab – rank – 2 (0.12%)
    2. Any other ethnic group – rank – 4 (0.46%)
  4. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 13 (0.58%)
    1. African – rank – 12 (0.40%)
    2. Caribbean – rank – 15 (0.11%)
    3. Other Black – rank – 17 (0.07%)
  5. White – rank – 23 (95.42%)
    1. Roma – rank – 1 (0.18%)
    2. Other White – rank – 1 (6.13%)
    3. Irish – rank – 5 (1.13%)
    4. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 21 (0.00%)
    5. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 24 (87.97%)

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Religions in Cambridge

Religion Total % of Usual residents
No religion 65,160 44.73
Christian 51,335 35.24
Not answered 14,315 9.83
Muslim 7,392 5.07
Hindu 3,301 2.27
Buddhist 1,668 1.15
Other religion 1,122 0.77
Jewish 1,057 0.73
Sikh 322 0.22

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
Buddhist 1 0.29
Not answered 1 5.99
No religion 3 29.18
Other religion 3 0.81
Hindu 4 0.36
Jewish 4 0.38
Muslim 5 0.88
Sikh 12 0.02
Christian 25 62.1

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Employment and unemployment amongst Cambridge Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 54.32% (67,777)
    1. In employment – 52.38% (65,351)
      1. Employee – 45.29% (56,500)
        1. Full-time – 36.53% (45,574)
        2. Part-time – 8.76% (10,926)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 6.11% (7,620)
        1. Part-time – 3.13% (3,900)
        2. Full-time – 2.98% (3,720)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.99% (1,231)
        1. Full-time – 0.76% (944)
        2. Part-time – 0.23% (287)
    2. Unemployed – 1.94% (2,426)
  2. Economically inactive – 40.52% (50,552)
    1. Student – 20.59% (25,692)
    2. Retired – 11.73% (14,640)
    3. Looking after home or family – 3.38% (4,214)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – 2.52% (3,144)
    5. Other – 2.29% (2,862)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 5.16% (6,436)
    1. In employment – 4.21% (5,247)
      1. Employee – 3.49% (4,353)
        1. Part-time – 2.25% (2,810)
        2. Full-time – 1.24% (1,543)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.69% (860)
        1. Part-time – 0.62% (776)
        2. Full-time – 0.07% (84)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.03% (34)
        1. Part-time – 0.02% (25)
        2. Full-time – 0.01% (9)
    2. Unemployed – 0.95% (1,189)

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 2 (0.94%)
    1. In employment – rank – 1 (0.74%)
      1. Employee – rank – 1 (0.66%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 1 (0.11%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 2 (0.55%)
      2. Self-employed without employees – rank – 1 (0.07%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 1 (0.04%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 2 (0.03%)
      3. Self-employed with employees – rank – 2 (0.01%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 1 (0.00%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 2 (0.01%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 4 (0.21%)
  2. Economically inactive – rank – 3 (55.70%)
    1. Student – rank – 1 (2.31%)
    2. Other – rank – 17 (2.63%)
    3. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 20 (8.71%)
    4. Retired – rank – 25 (38.68%)
    5. Looking after home or family – rank – 25 (3.38%)
  3. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 25 (43.35%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 23 (2.41%)
    2. In employment – rank – 25 (40.94%)
      1. Employee – rank – 22 (33.63%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 16 (23.90%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 25 (9.73%)
      2. Self-employed with employees – rank – 25 (1.16%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 25 (0.31%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 25 (0.85%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 25 (6.15%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 20 (2.94%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 25 (3.21%)

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Socio-economic statistics for Cambridge

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Full-time students 31,676 25.39
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 29,074 23.3
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 21,424 17.17
Routine occupations 9,146 7.33
Intermediate occupations 8,507 6.82
Semi-routine occupations 7,783 6.24
Small employers and own account workers 7,524 6.03
Never worked and long-term unemployed 5,823 4.67
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 3,805 3.05

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Full-time students 1 3.16
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 3 10.59
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 23 20.33
Never worked and long-term unemployed 23 12.25
Routine occupations 24 11.1
Intermediate occupations 25 12.09
Small employers and own account workers 25 11.08
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 25 5.61
Semi-routine occupations 25 13.79

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Occupation groups in Cambridge

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 29,962 42.44
Associate professional and technical 8,532 12.09
Managers, directors and senior officials 7,446 10.55
Elementary 6,343 8.98
Caring, leisure and other service 4,824 6.83
Administrative and secretarial 4,096 5.8
Skilled trades 3,577 5.07
Sales and customer service 3,444 4.88
Process, plant and machine operatives 2,374 3.36

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Rank of Cambridge when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 1 16.99
Elementary 15 10.65
Associate professional and technical 20 11.04
Managers, directors and senior officials 22 12.18
Sales and customer service 23 7.61
Caring, leisure and other service 24 12.74
Process, plant and machine operatives 24 8.39
Administrative and secretarial 25 9.98
Skilled trades 25 10.41

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