Key statistics and trends - Our Strategy
The following data reflects some of the key issues which have informed the areas of focus for our strategy.
About Oxford
- Population – 162,100, with 34,945 students c. 22%
- Educational attainment – 19% of adults have no or low educational qualifications, 48% are graduates
- Economic value – generated £6.1bn in 2021 (Centre for Cities)
- Deprivation – 10 out of 83 neighbourhoods are in the 20% most deprived places in England
Good, Affordable Homes
- Number of homes – 55,238 (Census 2021)
- Social housing – over 12,000 homes
- Private rented housing – 32.2% of households, up 14% since 2011
- House price – average house prices are 15 times the average salary (Centre for Cities 2023)
A strong, fair economy
- Number of jobs – 117,000 employee jobs
- Number of businesses – 4,950
- Key sectors – education 23.4%, health & social work 19%, professional, scientific, technical – 9.4%
Thriving communities
- Ethnic minorities – 29% of residents are from a black or minority ethnic group (Census 2021)
- Children in poverty – 1 in 4 children live below the poverty line, after housing costs covered
- Life expectancy – life expectancy for men is 13 years less, and for women 9 years less, in most deprived areas compared to most privileged
- Physically active – 71.6%
Zero carbon Oxford
- NO2 trends – 8% down year-on-year in 2022, 33% down on 2019
- City Council carbon emissions – TBA
- Oxford carbon emissions – TBA
- Waste & recycling trends – TBA
Well-run council
- Council funding cuts – government funding for councils fell 21% from 2010 to 2021 (Institute for Government)
- Workforce data – around 770 direct employees, 14.2% from an ethnic minority
- Customer services – 156,184 Calls, 4,121 visits, 29,618 on-line transactions
