Socio-economic statistics for Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees

Is Billingham in Stockton-on-Tees a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Billingham older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Billingham and Stockton-on-Tees? What is the claimant count in Billingham and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Billingham Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Stockton-on-Tees.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Stockton-on-Tees	4.2%	-0.3%
North East	4.3%	-0.5%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Billingham on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Billingham.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	51.83%
In Part-Time Work	28.98%
Unemployed	5.94%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

71.02% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Billingham

How many residents own or rent their home in Billingham and Stockton-on-Tees

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Billingham either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 56.27 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 43.73 of Billingham residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Billingham South	56.27%	43.73%
Stockton-on-Tees	66.16%	33.84%
North East	60.27%	39.73%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billingham has a lower level of home ownership than than the national average.

Billingham compared to other wards in Stockton-on-Tees

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Hartburn	90.09%	9.91%
2	Billingham West	87.72%	12.28%
3	Northern Parishes	87.15%	12.85%
4	Ingleby Barwick West	87.09%	12.91%
5	Billingham North	84.28%	15.72%
6	Norton West	83.16%	16.84%
7	Grangefield	82.44%	17.56%
8	Ingleby Barwick East	82.39%	17.61%
9	Western Parishes	81.1%	18.9%
10	Fairfield (Stockton-on-Tees)	81%	19%
11	Eaglescliffe	79.06%	20.94%
12	Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree	77.8%	22.2%
13	Yarm	76.93%	23.07%
14	Village (Stockton-on-Tees)	65.22%	34.78%
15	Norton South	60.5%	39.5%
16	Stainsby Hill	57.92%	42.08%
17	Norton North (Stockton-on-Tees)	56.72%	43.28%
18	Billingham South	56.27%	43.73%
19	Billingham Central	53.77%	46.23%
20	Roseworth	53.42%	46.58%
21	Parkfield and Oxbridge	52.66%	47.34%
22	Billingham East	51.08%	48.92%
23	Newtown (Stockton-on-Tees)	43.29%	56.71%
24	Hardwick and Salters Lane	39.34%	60.66%
25	Mandale and Victoria	38.84%	61.16%
26	Stockton Town Centre	30.42%	69.58%

Billingham is ranked 18 out of 26 wards in Stockton-on-Tees for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billingham & Stockton-on-Tees Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Billingham in the Stockton-on-Tees local area district.

Billingham has a lower rate of immigrants than Stockton-on-Tees, the North East region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Billingham South	96.44%	3.56%
Stockton-on-Tees	93.77%	6.23%
North East	93.23%	6.77%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billingham compared to other wards in Stockton-on-Tees

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Stockton Town Centre	80.34%	19.66%
2	Parkfield and Oxbridge	84.08%	15.92%
3	Mandale and Victoria	89.73%	10.27%
4	Newtown	90.77%	9.23%
5	Yarm	92.65%	7.35%
6	Northern Parishes	93%	7%
7	Ingleby Barwick West	93.28%	6.72%
8	Ingleby Barwick East	93.29%	6.71%
9	Eaglescliffe	94.11%	5.89%
10	Norton North	94.35%	5.65%
11	Hardwick and Salters Lane	94.4%	5.6%
12	Grangefield	95.19%	4.81%
13	Village	95.3%	4.7%
14	Norton South	96.35%	3.65%
15	Billingham South	96.44%	3.56%
16	Roseworth	96.53%	3.47%
17	Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree	96.69%	3.31%
18	Hartburn	96.71%	3.29%
19	Billingham East	96.75%	3.25%
20	Fairfield	96.76%	3.24%
21	Billingham Central	96.83%	3.17%
22	Western Parishes	96.89%	3.11%
23	Stainsby Hill	97%	3%
24	Norton West	97.3%	2.7%
25	Billingham North	97.59%	2.41%
26	Billingham West	97.83%	2.17%

';Billingham is ranked 15 out of 26 wards in Stockton-on-Tees for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billingham Health Statistics

Billingham South has a significantly lower proportion of residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Billingham South	40.74%	34.8%	16.51%	6.18%	1.78%
Stockton-on-Tees	46.53%	33.33%	13.89%	4.78%	1.47%
North East	44.58%	33.46%	14.95%	5.41%	1.61%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Stockton-on-Tees changed since 2011?

Stockton-on-Tees residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.04% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.35%	33.55%	13.77%	4.85%	1.48%
2021	46.53%	33.33%	13.89%	4.78%	1.47%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billingham Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Billingham residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Billingham to the national average for England.

Level	Billingham South	England
No Qualifications	22.39%	18.08%
Level 1	10.97%	9.69%
Level 2	14.6%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	8.05%	5.32%
Level 3	18.6%	16.92%
Level 4	21.93%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Billingham Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Billingham South.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Billingham?

The largest employment sector in Billingham is Elementary Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.

Sector	Proportion
Elementary Occupations	15.13%
Professional Occupations	13%
Skilled Trades	12.18%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	11.44%
Associate Professional & Technical	11.29%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.06%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	9.69%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	8.01%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Billingham and Stockton-on-Tees?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Stockton-on-Tees including Billingham. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Billingham Central	7408
Billingham East	7221
Billingham North	8399
Billingham South	6517
Billingham West	5208
Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree	6322
Eaglescliffe	10579
Fairfield	5433
Grangefield	6530
Hardwick and Salters Lane	7894
Hartburn	6257
Ingleby Barwick East	10740
Ingleby Barwick West	12850
Mandale and Victoria	12326
Newtown	7080
Northern Parishes	4236
Norton North	6471
Norton South	7905
Norton West	5971
Parkfield and Oxbridge	9512
Roseworth	7338
Stainsby Hill	6222
Stockton Town Centre	7605
Village	6853
Western Parishes	3522
Yarm	11020
Stockton-on-Tees Total	197419

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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