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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: social.statistics@oxford.gov.uk 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

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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).