Socio-economic statistics for Great Ouse, Buckinghamshire

Is Great Ouse in Milton Keynes 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 Great Ouse older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Great Ouse and Milton Keynes? What is the claimant count in Great Ouse and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Great Ouse Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Great Ouse 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 Milton Keynes.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Milton Keynes	3.7%	0%
South East	2.9%	-0.3%
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 Great Ouse 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 Great Ouse.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	62.59%
In Part-Time Work	23.71%
Unemployed	5.7%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

76.29% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Great Ouse

Great Ouse Health Statistics

Wolverton has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Wolverton	48.33%	35.65%	11.76%	3.32%	0.94%
Milton Keynes	51.08%	33.72%	11.05%	3.22%	0.93%
South East	49.98%	34.01%	11.77%	3.31%	0.93%
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 Milton Keynes changed since 2011?

Milton Keynes residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.25% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	50.17%	34.88%	10.82%	3.2%	0.94%
2021	51.08%	33.72%	11.05%	3.22%	0.93%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Great Ouse & Milton Keynes 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 Great Ouse in the Milton Keynes local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Wolverton	78.43%	21.57%
Milton Keynes	74.28%	25.72%
South East	84.24%	15.76%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Great Ouse compared to other wards in Milton Keynes

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Central Milton Keynes	52.15%	47.85%
2	Woughton & Fishermead	63.13%	36.87%
3	Broughton	65.06%	34.94%
4	Campbell Park & Old Woughton	68.22%	31.78%
5	Tattenhoe	70.83%	29.17%
6	Monkston	71.39%	28.61%
7	Loughton & Shenley	71.62%	28.38%
8	Shenley Brook End	72.98%	27.02%
9	Bradwell	73.61%	26.39%
10	Bletchley East	75.03%	24.97%
11	Stantonbury	75.7%	24.3%
12	Stony Stratford	76.95%	23.05%
13	Bletchley Park	78.02%	21.98%
14	Wolverton	78.43%	21.57%
15	Bletchley West	79.79%	20.21%
16	Danesborough & Walton	82.14%	17.86%
17	Newport Pagnell South	87.27%	12.73%
18	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	90.49%	9.51%
19	Olney	92.19%	7.81%

';Great Ouse is ranked 14 out of 19 wards in Milton Keynes for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Great Ouse and Milton Keynes

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Great Ouse either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 54.93 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 45.07 of Great Ouse residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Wolverton	54.93%	45.07%
Milton Keynes	54.77%	45.23%
South East	65.66%	34.34%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

Great Ouse compared to other wards in Milton Keynes

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	75.34%	24.66%
2	Olney	72.72%	27.28%
3	Newport Pagnell South	69.06%	30.94%
4	Bletchley West	63.64%	36.36%
5	Stony Stratford	63.01%	36.99%
6	Danesborough & Walton	61.72%	38.28%
7	Bletchley Park	60.57%	39.43%
8	Tattenhoe	58.42%	41.58%
9	Stantonbury	55.69%	44.31%
10	Loughton & Shenley	55.44%	44.56%
11	Wolverton	54.93%	45.07%
12	Campbell Park & Old Woughton	54.36%	45.64%
13	Broughton (Milton Keynes)	53.24%	46.76%
14	Bletchley East	52.37%	47.63%
15	Shenley Brook End	50.82%	49.18%
16	Bradwell (Milton Keynes)	48.08%	51.92%
17	Monkston	47.18%	52.82%
18	Central Milton Keynes	30.23%	69.77%
19	Woughton & Fishermead	24.88%	75.12%

Great Ouse is ranked 11 out of 19 wards in Milton Keynes for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Great Ouse Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Great Ouse 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 Great Ouse to the national average for England.

Level	Wolverton	England
No Qualifications	16.94%	18.08%
Level 1	10.8%	9.69%
Level 2	13.84%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.37%	5.32%
Level 3	16.76%	16.92%
Level 4	33.83%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Great Ouse?

The largest employment sector in Great Ouse is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Caring, leisure & Other Services.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	20.47%
Associate Professional & Technical	15.59%
Elementary Occupations	12.16%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	10.58%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.94%
Skilled Trades	8.23%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	8.01%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.75%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Great Ouse and Milton Keynes?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Milton Keynes including Great Ouse. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Bletchley East	15634
Bletchley Park	14959
Bletchley West	14496
Bradwell	12753
Broughton	18492
Campbell Park & Old Woughton	12897
Central Milton Keynes	16715
Danesborough & Walton	12540
Loughton & Shenley	16747
Monkston	13330
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	11609
Newport Pagnell South	11105
Olney	11438
Shenley Brook End	13448
Stantonbury	16066
Stony Stratford	11777
Tattenhoe	12237
Wolverton	15559
Woughton & Fishermead	18401
Milton Keynes Total	270203

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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