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Northumberland

According to the 2021 census, Northumberland had a total of 320,567 usual residents residing in 146,921 households, indicating an average household size of 2.2. The borough covers an area of 45.3 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 63.9 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 45.3 years.

Religion: In Northumberland, the ‘Christian’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 53.24% of the population, ‘No religion’ population follows at 40.15% and ‘Not answered’ is 3rd with 5.05%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in Northumberland is ‘White’, constituting 97.65% of the total population. The ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 1.05%, while ‘Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups’ accounts for 0.8%.

Economic activity: 54.01% of Northumberland’s population is economically active. The primary job roles are ‘Professional occupations’ and ‘Managers, directors and senior officials’

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Health: Majority of the population are in very good health. Most common age groups are those aged 50 to 64 years and aged 35 to 49 years. Additionally, 49.32% of its inhabitants is married and 30.52% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (64.48%). Most of the properties in Northumberland are semi-detached, detached or terraced, with the majority of the ownership either being owned or social rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, Northumberland crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 99.93. Most common crime types are ‘Violence and sexual offences’, ‘Anti-social behaviour’ and ‘Criminal damage and arson’.

Northumberland in comparision with nearby boroughs.

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

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 65 to 74 years- Rank (7)
    • Aged 75 to 84 years- Rank (7)
    • Aged 50 to 64 years- Rank (8)
  2. Economic activity status:
    • Economically inactive- Rank (8)
  3. Ethnic group:
    • White- Rank (8)
  4. General health:
    • Good health- Rank (8)
    • Fair health- Rank (8)
  5. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership- Rank (4)
    • Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner- Rank (5)
    • Married or in a registered civil partnership- Rank (8)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Detached- Rank (8)
  2. Household composition:
    • Single family household- Rank (7)
  3. Household deprivation:
    • Household is deprived in one dimension- Rank (8)

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Demographics
Household

Property types in Northumberland

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Semi-detached 53,097 36.14
Detached 39,981 27.21
Terraced 37,801 25.73
Flats 12,097 8.23
Converted or shared house 1,933 1.32
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 870 0.59
Converted building. Eg school, church 809 0.55
Caravan or other mobile structure 334 0.23

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Detached 8 18.1
Terraced 12 20.95
Semi-detached 13 52.43
Converted or shared house 13 1.38
Caravan or other mobile structure 13 0.0
Flats 14 6.86
Converted building. Eg school, church 14 0.09
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 15 0.19

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Property ownership in Northumberland

  1. Owned – 65.20% (95,788)
    1. Owns outright – 38.58% (56,684)
    2. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 26.62% (39,104)
  2. Social rented – 17.75% (26,085)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – 9.25% (13,597)
    2. Other social rented – 8.50% (12,488)
  3. Private rented – 16.42% (24,128)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 13.71% (20,149)
    2. Other private rented – 2.71% (3,979)
  4. Shared ownership – 0.55% (801)
    1. Shared ownership – 0.55% (801)

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Social rented – rank – 11 (18.09%)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 10 (12.89%)
    2. Other social rented – rank – 13 (5.20%)
  2. Owned – rank – 13 (70.85%)
    1. Owns outright – rank – 13 (34.33%)
    2. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 14 (36.51%)
  3. Shared ownership – rank – 13 (0.85%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 13 (0.85%)
  4. Private rented – rank – 18 (10.16%)
    1. Other private rented – rank – 8 (2.11%)
    2. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 17 (8.05%)

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Families in Northumberland

  1. Single family household – 64.48% (94,740)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 30.74% (45,170)
      1. No children – 13.54% (19,891)
      2. Dependent children – 11.41% (16,759)
      3. All children non-dependent – 5.80% (8,520)
    2. All aged 66 years and over – 12.74% (18,716)
    3. Cohabiting couple family – 10.51% (15,437)
      1. No children – 5.47% (8,041)
      2. With dependent children – 4.34% (6,377)
      3. All children non-dependent – 0.69% (1,019)
    4. Lone parent family – 10.11% (14,850)
      1. With dependent children – 6.47% (9,513)
      2. All children non-dependent – 3.63% (5,337)
    5. Other single family household – 0.39% (567)
      1. Other family composition – 0.39% (567)
  2. One person household – 32.77% (48,149)
    1. Other – 17.15% (25,198)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 15.62% (22,951)
  3. Other household types – 2.74% (4,033)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 1.55% (2,270)
    2. With dependent children – 1.20% (1,763)

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Single family household – rank – 7 (66.63%)
    1. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 8 (8.85%)
    2. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 9 (30.34%)
      1. No children – rank – 7 (12.50%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 11 (6.95%)
      3. Dependent children – rank – 16 (10.89%)
    3. Lone parent family – rank – 14 (12.12%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 13 (8.06%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 14 (4.06%)
    4. Other single family household – rank – 18 (0.40%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 18 (0.40%)
    5. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 21 (14.92%)
      1. All children non-dependent – rank – 14 (0.74%)
      2. With dependent children – rank – 17 (5.81%)
      3. No children – rank – 20 (8.37%)
  2. One person household – rank – 16 (30.57%)
    1. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 9 (13.02%)
    2. Other – rank – 18 (17.55%)
  3. Other household types – rank – 25 (2.80%)
    1. With dependent children – rank – 23 (1.52%)
    2. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 25 (1.28%)

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Northumberland household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 71,280 48.52
Household is deprived in one dimension 49,905 33.97
Household is deprived in two dimensions 20,510 13.96
Household is deprived in three dimensions 5,035 3.43
Household is deprived in four dimensions 191 0.13

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is deprived in one dimension 8 32.13
Household is not deprived in any dimension 11 50.21
Household is deprived in four dimensions 14 0.09
Household is deprived in two dimensions 17 14.45
Household is deprived in three dimensions 18 3.11

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Household sizes in Northumberland

Household Size Total % of Households
2 people in household 56,863 38.7
1 person in household 48,149 32.77
3 people in household 21,121 14.38
4 people in household 15,118 10.29
5 people in household 4,219 2.87
6 people in household 1,073 0.73
7 people in household 268 0.18
8 or more people in household 111 0.08

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
2 people in household 7 37.83
3 people in household 14 17.11
1 person in household 16 30.59
8 or more people in household 19 0.05
7 people in household 20 0.21
6 people in household 22 0.76
5 people in household 23 2.63
4 people in household 24 10.82

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Age groups of Northumberland residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 50 to 64 years 73,747 23.01
Aged 35 to 49 years 54,495 17.0
Aged 65 to 74 years 45,559 14.21
Aged 75 to 84 years 26,405 8.24
Aged 10 to 15 years 20,800 6.49
Aged 5 to 9 years 16,686 5.21
Aged 4 years and under 14,235 4.44
Aged 25 to 34 years 13,906 4.34
Aged 16 to 19 years 12,287 3.83
Aged 85 years and over 9,585 2.99

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 65 to 74 years 7 12.03
Aged 75 to 84 years 7 6.04
Aged 50 to 64 years 8 20.86
Aged 85 years and over 9 1.91
Aged 35 to 49 years 14 17.89
Aged 10 to 15 years 15 6.28
Aged 5 to 9 years 16 5.55
Aged 16 to 19 years 17 3.18
Aged 25 to 34 years 18 4.68
Aged 4 years and under 19 5.73

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Gender breakdown in Northumberland

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Female 163,989 51.16
Male 156,578 48.84

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Female 10 52.01
Male 16 47.99

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Northumberland Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 140,289 43.76
Good health 110,887 34.59
Fair health 49,447 15.42
Bad health 15,644 4.88
Very bad health 4,300 1.34

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Good health 8 35.28
Fair health 8 13.96
Bad health 11 4.7
Very bad health 13 1.24
Very good health 17 44.81

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Relationship status amongst Northumberland Residents

  1. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 49.32% (132,592)
    1. Married – 49.15% (132,129)
      1. Opposite sex – 48.91% (131,483)
      2. Same sex – 0.24% (646)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.17% (463)
      1. Same sex – 0.12% (319)
      2. Opposite sex – 0.05% (144)
  2. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 30.52% (82,048)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 9.93% (26,691)
    1. Divorced – 9.91% (26,642)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.02% (49)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 7.69% (20,680)
    1. Widowed – 7.69% (20,668)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.00% (12)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 2.54% (6,837)
    1. Separated, but still married – 2.53% (6,799)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.01% (38)

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  1. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 4 (2.21%)
    1. Separated, but still married – rank – 3 (2.21%)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 11 (0.00%)
  2. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 5 (6.32%)
    1. Widowed – rank – 5 (6.32%)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 18 (0.00%)
  3. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 8 (44.90%)
    1. Married – rank – 8 (44.78%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 8 (44.41%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 11 (0.38%)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 12 (0.12%)
      1. Same sex – rank – 9 (0.09%)
      2. Opposite sex – rank – 16 (0.03%)
  4. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 10 (9.41%)
    1. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 7 (0.00%)
    2. Divorced – rank – 11 (9.41%)
  5. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 18 (37.17%)

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Northumberland residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 98.10% (314,487)
    1. United Kingdom – 96.49% (309,315)
    2. EU countries – 1.44% (4,609)
      1. European Union EU14 – 0.92% (2,937)
      2. European Union EU8 – 0.32% (1,035)
      3. European Union EU2 – 0.12% (373)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.08% (264)
    3. Non-EU countries – 0.18% (563)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 0.18% (563)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 0.92% (2,949)
  3. Africa – 0.47% (1,494)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.35% (1,118)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 0.15% (485)
  6. British Overseas – 0.01% (34)

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Europe – rank – 4 (96.84%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 4 (95.53%)
    2. Non-EU countries – rank – 16 (0.12%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 16 (0.12%)
    3. EU countries – rank – 21 (1.20%)
      1. All other EU countries – rank – 11 (0.06%)
      2. European Union EU14 – rank – 18 (0.78%)
      3. European Union EU2 – rank – 21 (0.15%)
      4. European Union EU8 – rank – 22 (0.20%)
  2. British Overseas – rank – 7 (0.00%)
  3. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 11 (0.20%)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 12 (0.20%)
  5. Middle East and Asia – rank – 18 (2.33%)
  6. Africa – rank – 22 (0.42%)

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Passport records of Northumberland residents

  1. Europe – 81.54% (261,387)
    1. United Kingdom – 80.49% (258,025)
    2. Other Europe – 0.85% (2,726)
      1. EU Member countries – 0.80% (2,555)
        1. Other EU countries – 0.25% (789)
        2. Poland – 0.21% (683)
        3. Romania – 0.08% (249)
        4. Germany – 0.07% (236)
        5. Portugal – 0.05% (152)
        6. Italy – 0.04% (129)
        7. Lithuania – 0.04% (135)
        8. France – 0.03% (93)
        9. Spain – 0.03% (89)
      2. Rest of Europe – 0.05% (171)
        1. Other Europe – 0.04% (129)
        2. Turkey – 0.01% (42)
    3. Ireland – 0.20% (636)
  2. No passport held – 18.05% (57,861)
  3. Middle East and Asia – 0.18% (589)
    1. Southern Asia – 0.07% (230)
    2. South-East Asia – 0.06% (191)
    3. Eastern Asia – 0.04% (113)
    4. Middle East – 0.01% (47)
    5. Central Asia – 0.00% (8)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.12% (378)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 0.09% (295)
    2. Central and South America – 0.03% (83)
  5. Africa – 0.07% (238)
    1. South and Eastern Africa – 0.04% (129)
    2. Central and Western Africa – 0.02% (72)
    3. North Africa – 0.01% (37)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.04% (119)

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Europe – rank – 9 (85.25%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 6 (84.20%)
    2. Ireland – rank – 14 (0.19%)
    3. Other Europe – rank – 23 (0.86%)
      1. Rest of Europe – rank – 17 (0.02%)
        1. Other Europe – rank – 10 (0.00%)
        2. Turkey – rank – 15 (0.02%)
      2. EU Member countries – rank – 23 (0.83%)
        1. Germany – rank – 11 (0.03%)
        2. Lithuania – rank – 12 (0.02%)
        3. Portugal – rank – 14 (0.10%)
        4. France – rank – 18 (0.03%)
        5. Spain – rank – 19 (0.04%)
        6. Italy – rank – 20 (0.03%)
        7. Other EU countries – rank – 20 (0.25%)
        8. Poland – rank – 23 (0.17%)
        9. Romania – rank – 23 (0.16%)
  2. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 14 (0.04%)
  3. No passport held – rank – 14 (14.04%)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 17 (0.02%)
    1. Central and South America – rank – 13 (0.01%)
    2. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 16 (0.01%)
  5. Africa – rank – 23 (0.06%)
    1. North Africa – rank – 19 (0.00%)
    2. Central and Western Africa – rank – 19 (0.04%)
    3. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 21 (0.02%)
  6. Middle East and Asia – rank – 23 (0.58%)
    1. Central Asia – rank – 4 (0.00%)
    2. Eastern Asia – rank – 18 (0.10%)
    3. Middle East – rank – 19 (0.06%)
    4. Southern Asia – rank – 19 (0.29%)
    5. South-East Asia – rank – 22 (0.13%)

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Ethnic groups in Northumberland

  1. White – 97.65% (313,027)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 96.08% (308,015)
    2. Other White – 1.21% (3,864)
    3. Irish – 0.28% (910)
    4. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.05% (176)
    5. Roma – 0.02% (62)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 1.05% (3,374)
    1. Indian – 0.37% (1,183)
    2. Other Asian – 0.27% (854)
    3. Chinese – 0.16% (521)
    4. Pakistani – 0.16% (514)
    5. Bangladeshi – 0.09% (302)
  3. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 0.80% (2,557)
    1. White and Asian – 0.32% (1,033)
    2. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 0.20% (628)
    3. White and Black African – 0.14% (440)
    4. White and Black Caribbean – 0.14% (456)
  4. Other ethnic group – 0.32% (1,010)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 0.23% (742)
    2. Arab – 0.08% (268)
  5. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 0.19% (598)
    1. African – 0.12% (400)
    2. Caribbean – 0.04% (124)
    3. Other Black – 0.02% (74)

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. White – rank – 8 (94.97%)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 4 (93.79%)
    2. Irish – rank – 16 (0.29%)
    3. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 18 (0.00%)
    4. Roma – rank – 19 (0.00%)
    5. Other White – rank – 20 (0.90%)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 18 (3.39%)
    1. Indian – rank – 13 (0.46%)
    2. Pakistani – rank – 13 (0.18%)
    3. Bangladeshi – rank – 15 (0.17%)
    4. Other Asian – rank – 19 (0.49%)
    5. Chinese – rank – 20 (2.09%)
  3. Other ethnic group – rank – 18 (0.41%)
    1. Arab – rank – 18 (0.01%)
    2. Any other ethnic group – rank – 19 (0.40%)
  4. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 20 (0.38%)
    1. Caribbean – rank – 18 (0.03%)
    2. Other Black – rank – 18 (0.03%)
    3. African – rank – 20 (0.32%)
  5. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 20 (0.84%)
    1. White and Asian – rank – 17 (0.33%)
    2. White and Black African – rank – 19 (0.14%)
    3. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 21 (0.14%)
    4. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 22 (0.24%)

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Religions in Northumberland

Religion Total % of Usual residents
Christian 170,668 53.24
No religion 128,703 40.15
Not answered 16,181 5.05
Muslim 1,635 0.51
Other religion 1,353 0.42
Buddhist 752 0.23
Sikh 654 0.2
Hindu 446 0.14
Jewish 172 0.05

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
No religion 4 45.57
Sikh 8 0.16
Jewish 9 0.02
Other religion 9 0.3
Christian 12 48.64
Buddhist 16 0.29
Hindu 17 0.34
Muslim 17 0.68
Not answered 18 4.0

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Employment and unemployment amongst Northumberland Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 54.01% (145,197)
    1. In employment – 51.39% (138,170)
      1. Employee – 42.83% (115,138)
        1. Full-time – 30.48% (81,955)
        2. Part-time – 12.34% (33,183)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 6.85% (18,425)
        1. Full-time – 3.84% (10,322)
        2. Part-time – 3.01% (8,103)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 1.71% (4,607)
        1. Full-time – 1.34% (3,605)
        2. Part-time – 0.37% (1,002)
    2. Unemployed – 2.61% (7,027)
  2. Economically inactive – 44.73% (120,248)
    1. Retired – 30.19% (81,177)
    2. Long-term sick or disabled – 4.55% (12,235)
    3. Looking after home or family – 3.84% (10,331)
    4. Student – 3.16% (8,490)
    5. Other – 2.98% (8,015)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 1.27% (3,405)
    1. In employment – 0.97% (2,610)
      1. Employee – 0.93% (2,498)
        1. Part-time – 0.76% (2,044)
        2. Full-time – 0.17% (454)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.04% (105)
        1. Part-time – 0.03% (78)
        2. Full-time – 0.01% (27)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.00% (7)
        1. Part-time – 0.00% (4)
        2. Full-time – 0.00% (3)
    2. Unemployed – 0.30% (795)

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically inactive – rank – 8 (37.58%)
    1. Retired – rank – 6 (24.29%)
    2. Other – rank – 11 (2.34%)
    3. Looking after home or family – rank – 14 (3.88%)
    4. Student – rank – 16 (2.85%)
    5. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 17 (4.22%)
  2. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 17 (60.93%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 11 (2.76%)
    2. In employment – rank – 16 (58.16%)
      1. Self-employed with employees – rank – 10 (0.91%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 10 (0.23%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 10 (0.67%)
      2. Self-employed without employees – rank – 10 (4.85%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 10 (2.06%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 11 (2.79%)
      3. Employee – rank – 16 (52.40%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 15 (13.60%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 15 (38.80%)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 21 (1.49%)
    1. Unemployed – rank – 15 (0.40%)
    2. In employment – rank – 23 (1.09%)
      1. Self-employed with employees – rank – 15 (0.00%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 6 (0.00%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 8 (0.00%)
      2. Self-employed without employees – rank – 16 (0.03%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 6 (0.00%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 13 (0.03%)
      3. Employee – rank – 23 (1.06%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 22 (0.80%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 22 (0.26%)

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Socio-economic statistics for Northumberland

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 54,620 20.32
Semi-routine occupations 34,689 12.9
Routine occupations 32,855 12.22
Intermediate occupations 32,684 12.16
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 31,279 11.63
Small employers and own account workers 28,110 10.46
Never worked and long-term unemployed 25,633 9.53
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 17,571 6.54
Full-time students 11,405 4.24

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 7 20.25
Intermediate occupations 7 15.13
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 9 9.26
Small employers and own account workers 11 6.62
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 12 6.85
Semi-routine occupations 14 14.01
Never worked and long-term unemployed 14 9.48
Routine occupations 17 14.1
Full-time students 17 4.29

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Occupation groups in Northumberland

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 24,722 17.56
Managers, directors and senior officials 17,405 12.36
Associate professional and technical 17,034 12.1
Skilled trades 16,928 12.02
Caring, leisure and other service 15,432 10.96
Elementary 13,843 9.83
Administrative and secretarial 13,435 9.54
Sales and customer service 12,010 8.53
Process, plant and machine operatives 9,968 7.08

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Rank of Northumberland when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Administrative and secretarial 7 12.83
Caring, leisure and other service 7 10.14
Managers, directors and senior officials 8 7.64
Professional occupations 11 18.48
Associate professional and technical 12 13.11
Sales and customer service 13 9.98
Skilled trades 14 11.45
Process, plant and machine operatives 18 7.18
Elementary 20 9.19

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