Key Economic Statistics For Poole And Bournemouth

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29 Aug 07

Introduction

Key economic statistics for Poole and Bournemouth.

Technique

Research.



Results

                                            
   Poole
Bournemouth
National/SouthWest

1. Population (2006)

136,900

161,200

58,845,700
(GB)

2. Economically active (2006)

    In employment
    
   
Employees 
    
  
Self-employed 
    

Unemployed (model based)

71,500 (80.7%)

68,900
(77.6%)

60,000
(68.7%)

8,700
(8.8%)

2,300
(3.3%)

81,700 (77.4%)

78,800 (74.5%)

68,500 (65.0%)

9,800 (9.2%)

3,500 (4.2%)

78.6%
(GB)

74.3%
(GB)

64.6%
(GB)

9.3%
(GB)

5.3%
(GB)

3. Job Seeker’s Allowance claimants Total (2007)

Long term claimants (2007)

836 (1.0%)

64 (7.6%)

1,541 (1.6%)

230 (14.9%)

2.3%(GB)


16.1% (GB)

4. Gross Value Added (GVA) per head (2004)

£16,440 (Bmth& Poole) (94% of UK)

£16,440 (Bmth& Poole) (94% of UK)

£17,532 (England)

5. Median full-time weekly resident income (2006)

£447.50 (99.5% of GB)

£395.80 (88% of GB)

£449.60 (GB)

6. HPI standardised average selling price of houses (Aug 2007) 

House price inflation

£225,269 Annual


8.7%

£1192,975 Annual


7.7%

£194,100 (SW) Annual


8.4%

7. House price affordability ratio (2005)

5.44

6.09

4.36 (GB)

8. Number of VAT registered firms (2005)

Registrations

Deregistrations

4490


420 (9.4%)
350 (7.8%)

4805


520 (10.8%)
430 (8.9%)

-


9.7% (GB)

8.3% (GB)

9. NVQ4+ Qualifications (2006)

22.50%

27.20%

27.4% (GB)

10. Proportion of resident workforce in Soc groups 1-3

43.10%

43.90%

42.3% (GB)

Notes and Sources:

1. ONS, mid year estimates, 2006
2. APS, Jan 2006 – Dec 2006. Percentages are of total working age population except unemployed which is a percentage of those economically active.
3. As at August 2007 ONS. Claimant rate is percentage of working-age population. Long term means for more than one year. Long term rate is a percentage of all claimants.
4. ONS, NUTS3 GVA, 2004
5. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2006.
6. HM Land Registry, 2007. House Price Index method.
7. Ratio of house prices to household incomes. Houses are 2/3 bedroom and incomes are household incomes of working households where the household reference person is aged 20-39. Source: JRF (2006) .
8. DTI , 2005. Total stock is at end of year and percentages are based on this.
9. APS, Jan 2006 –Dec 2006. Percentage of resident working age population.
10. APS, Jan 2006- Dec 2006.



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