Socio-economic statistics for Higher Brixham, Devon

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

Higher Brixham Health Statistics

St Peter's with St Mary's 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
St Peter's with St Mary's	41.12%	36.49%	15.52%	5.47%	1.4%
Torbay	42.23%	34.23%	16.21%	5.67%	1.66%
South West	47.6%	34.21%	13.12%	3.95%	1.12%
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 Torbay changed since 2011?

Torbay residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.32% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	41.7%	34.44%	16.31%	5.82%	1.73%
2021	42.23%	34.23%	16.21%	5.67%	1.66%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Higher Brixham 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 Torbay.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Torbay	3.3%	-0.6%
South West	2.5%	-0.4%
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 Higher Brixham 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 Higher Brixham.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	45.1%
In Part-Time Work	34.47%
Unemployed	4.91%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

65.53% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Higher Brixham

What are the occupations of the residents of Higher Brixham?

The largest employment sector in Higher Brixham is Skilled Trades. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Skilled Trades	15.66%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	13.79%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	13.64%
Professional Occupations	12.5%
Associate Professional & Technical	11.18%
Elementary Occupations	10.55%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.31%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	5.88%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Higher Brixham Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in St Peter's with St Mary's.

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)

Higher Brixham & Torbay 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 Higher Brixham in the Torbay local area district.

Higher Brixham has a lower rate of immigrants than Torbay, the South West region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
St Peter's with St Mary's	95.71%	4.29%
Torbay	92.89%	7.11%
South West	89.8%	10.2%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Higher Brixham compared to other wards in Torbay

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Tormohun	84.92%	15.08%
2	Wellswood	89.64%	10.36%
3	Roundham with Hyde	90.96%	9.04%
4	Cockington with Chelston	91.88%	8.12%
5	Ellacombe	92.17%	7.83%
6	Shiphay	92.7%	7.3%
7	St Marychurch	93%	7%
8	Barton with Watcombe	93.08%	6.92%
9	Preston	94.88%	5.12%
10	King's Ash	94.9%	5.1%
11	Clifton with Maidenway	95.11%	4.89%
12	Collaton St Mary	95.2%	4.8%
13	Goodrington with Roselands	95.53%	4.47%
14	St Peter's with St Mary's	95.71%	4.29%
15	Furzeham with Summercombe	95.81%	4.19%
16	Churston with Galmpton	96.58%	3.42%

';Higher Brixham is ranked 14 out of 16 wards in Torbay for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Higher Brixham Education Statistics

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

Level	St Peter's with St Mary's	England
No Qualifications	18.77%	18.08%
Level 1	10.76%	9.69%
Level 2	15.51%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	8.28%	5.32%
Level 3	17.33%	16.92%
Level 4	26.11%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Higher Brixham and Torbay

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Higher Brixham either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 68.57 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 31.43 of Higher Brixham residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
St Peter's with St Mary's	68.57%	31.43%
Torbay	64.07%	35.93%
South West	65.88%	34.12%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Higher Brixham has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Higher Brixham compared to other wards in Torbay

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Churston with Galmpton	84.07%	15.93%
2	Preston (Torbay)	77.53%	22.47%
3	Clifton with Maidenway	75.91%	24.09%
4	Collaton St Mary	73.02%	26.98%
5	Furzeham with Summercombe	72.67%	27.33%
6	Goodrington with Roselands	72.35%	27.65%
7	Shiphay	70.59%	29.41%
8	Cockington with Chelston	70.01%	29.99%
9	St Peter's with St Mary's	68.57%	31.43%
10	Wellswood	64.19%	35.81%
11	St Marychurch	63.9%	36.1%
12	Barton with Watcombe	59.49%	40.51%
13	King's Ash	57.18%	42.82%
14	Ellacombe	55.8%	44.2%
15	Roundham with Hyde	45.45%	54.55%
16	Tormohun	41.32%	58.68%

Higher Brixham is ranked 9 out of 16 wards in Torbay for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Higher Brixham and Torbay?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Torbay including Higher Brixham. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Barton with Watcombe	12160
Churston with Galmpton	6467
Clifton with Maidenway	7523
Cockington with Chelston	8031
Collaton St Mary	3432
Ellacombe	8054
Furzeham with Summercombe	9983
Goodrington with Roselands	7399
King's Ash	7947
Preston	10300
Roundham with Hyde	8484
Shiphay	7939
St Marychurch	12163
St Peter's with St Mary's	6840
Tormohun	12552
Wellswood	6944
Torbay Total	136218

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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