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Oxfordshire demographics.

Oxfordshire · Census 2023 · latest available data

A data-driven statistical profile of Oxfordshire — town populations, census figures, and key demographic indicators drawn from the latest available official data.

Population

67,736,802

World share: 0.84 %

Median age

40.1

Global rank: #21

Urban population

85.5 %

57,900,076 people

Density

280 / km²

People per km²

Fertility rate

1.57

Births per woman

- 01 / Population

Who lives here, and how that is changing.

Headline population counts, density and household structure, with the six-year growth trend.

- Population basics

AreaEngland
Total population
67,736,8022023
Population density
280 / km²UK average
Yearly change
0.34 %227,866
Urban population
85.5 %57,900,076
Net migration
165,790Annual net
World population
0.84 %8,045,311,447

- Population trend

Total resident population in thousands. A rising line means net growth from births and inward migration.

- 02 / Age & gender

The shape of the population pyramid.

Age band distribution split by gender, with dependency and vital statistics.

- Age pyramid

Share of the total population in each age band, split by gender - wide middle bands indicate a strong working-age base.

- Vital statistics

AreaEngland
Median age
39.4 yrs40.2 yrs
Dependency ratio
58.456.9
Male
49.3%49.0%
Female
50.7%51.0%
Aged 65+
16.4%18.4%

- 03 / Housing & households

Tenure, dwelling type and household composition.

Census 2021 housing indicators for the area, benchmarked against England.

- Tenure & conditions

AreaEngland
Home ownership
61.0%62.5%
Social rented
17.0%17.1%
Private rented
22.0%20.4%
Overcrowded households
6.1%8.4%
No central heating
1.3%1.5%

- Property type mix

Composition of the housing stock by build type, as a share of all dwellings.

- Tenure split

How households occupy their homes - the owned versus rented balance drives local market liquidity.

- 04 / Employment & economy

Where the jobs and the output are.

Labour market headlines and the sector composition of local employment.

- Labour market

AreaEngland
Economically active
76.2%75.7%
Unemployed
3.4%3.5%
Full-time employees
42.1%41.6%
Self-employed
11.8%12.4%
Students (economically active)
5.6%5.2%
Retired
20.9%21.6%

- Top employment sectors

Share of total employment by industry - a concentrated profile signals exposure to one sector's cycle.

- 05 / Education & qualifications

Attainment and the local skills base.

School performance and the qualification profile of working-age residents.

- Attainment & schools

AreaEngland
Level 4+ qualification
40.2%33.9%
No qualifications
16.0%18.1%
Apprenticeship
5.1%5.3%
Full-time students 16+
8.4%7.9%
Schoolchildren aged 5–15
12.6%12.4%

- Qualification levels

Highest qualification held by residents aged 16+. Level 4+ covers degree-level and above.

- 06 / Health & wellbeing

Life expectancy, access and deprivation.

Population health outcomes alongside primary care capacity and deprivation ranking.

- Health indicators

AreaEngland
Very good health
48.6%48.5%
Good health
33.1%33.7%
Bad or very bad health
5.8%5.2%
Disabled (day-to-day limited)
18.2%17.3%
Provides unpaid care
9.1%8.9%
Life expectancy (male)
79.1 yrs79.4 yrs
Life expectancy (female)
82.9 yrs83.1 yrs
Healthy life expectancy
62.4 yrs63.1 yrs
IMD decile
5 of 10-

- Deprivation

5

IMD decile out of 10 (1 = most deprived). The United Kingdom shows variation across regions, with pockets of both high affluence and concentrated deprivation.

- 07 / Ethnicity, language & religion

The cultural make-up of the area.

Census-based breakdowns of ethnic group, country of birth, language and religion.

- Ethnic group

Share of residents by broad census ethnic group.

- Religion

Stated religion at the last census, as a share of residents.

- Origin & language

AreaEngland
Born in the UK
83.6%83.2%
Born outside the UK
16.4%16.8%
English as main language
94.2%91.1%
Cannot speak English well
1.4%1.9%

- 08 / Transport & commuting

How people move around.

Commuting modes, journey times, car ownership and network connectivity.

- Mode of travel to work

Primary commute mode for working residents, including those who mainly work from home.

- Network & journey times

AreaEngland
Average commute
29 min28 min
No car or van
24.0%23.5%
2+ cars or vans
34.0%33.1%
Work mainly from home
17.0%21.0%

- Car ownership

Households by number of cars or vans available.

— 09 / Political & administrative

Who governs, and how engaged residents are.

Administrative structure, council tax levels, political control and turnout.

— Governance

Parliamentary constituencies
12
Council type
Metropolitan / two-tier
Council tax (Band D)
£2,148
Political control
Labour majority
General election turnout
62.4%
Local election turnout
31.8%

— 10 / Crime & safety

Recorded crime and its composition.

Police.uk recorded offences, normalised per 1,000 residents and split by offence type.

— Headline rates

AreaEngland
Crime rate per 1,000
94.689.7
Police force
West Yorkshire Police—
Year-on-year change
-2.8%-1.4%

— Crime type breakdown

Share of all recorded offences by category over the last 12 months.

— 11 / Environment & climate

Green space, air quality and climate risk.

Environmental quality indicators and exposure to flooding across the area.

— Environmental indicators

AreaEngland
Green space coverage
38.4%40.1%
NO₂ (annual mean)
21 µg/m³18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (annual mean)
9.4 µg/m³9.1 µg/m³
Area at flood risk
6.2%8.0%
Annual rainfall
812 mm838 mm
Sunshine hours
1,4101,493

— 12 / UK Cities

Population of major UK cities.

Top 10 UK cities by population, sourced from the latest available census and administrative data.

# City Population
1London7,556,900
2Birmingham984,333
3Liverpool864,122
4Nottingham729,977
5Sheffield685,368
6Bristol617,280
7Glasgow591,620
8Leicester508,916
9Edinburgh464,990
10Leeds455,123

— 12b / County Towns

Town populations within the county.

Built-up area populations across the 2001, 2011 and 2021 census years.

# Town 2001 2011 2021
1Oxford141,226159,035170,798
2Banbury41,70846,72752,052
3Bicester30,65032,99637,748
4Didcot24,12725,79234,598
5Abingdon-on-Thames31,29133,13033,175
6Witney23,02927,77030,168
7Carterton13,27716,37117,949
8Kidlington14,64614,75014,644
9Wantage10,60711,43113,106
10Thame11,02611,50312,951
11Henley-on-Thames10,23211,20711,782
12Faringdon6,4547,3958,620
13Wallingford6,8427,9188,455
14Grove7,2497,0217,945
15Chinnor5,5745,6357,275
16Chipping Norton5,6876,0756,985
17Shrivenham (/ Watchfield)4,5744,0495,351
18Eynsham4,6654,6485,324
19Sonning Common4,7394,8295,263
20Benson4,9095,1795,234
21Bodicote2,0652,1264,743
22Kennington4,4634,5624,595
23Wheatley4,4534,1104,306
24Kingston Bagpuize2,2692,3493,903
25Cholsey2,9363,0053,774
26Bloxham2,5972,7833,680
27Woodstock2,9243,1003,521
28Goring (Goring-on-Thames)3,1043,1873,436
29Adderbury (/ Twyford)2,4962,8193,316
30Yarnton2,5232,5453,227
31Drayton2,2182,3533,110
32Harwell2,0151,9983,070
33Sutton Courtenay2,4132,4213,056
34Long Hanborough2,4042,4013,035
35Bampton2,5052,5642,993
36Milton-under-Wychwood (/ Shipton-under-Wychwood)2,4802,5762,963
37Chalgrove2,9092,8302,807
38Charlbury2,7162,5752,804
39Berinsfield2,7002,8062,771
40Ambrosden1,7862,1742,736
41Upper Heyford8219532,475
42Watlington2,1392,4592,439
43Wootton2,2012,4732,428
44Stanford in the Vale1,8242,0932,302
45Steventon1,5021,4852,209
46Woodcote2,1262,0932,196
47Hook Norton1,8381,9192,187
48Radley1,9051,9792,078
49Marcham1,3841,4342,029
50Shippon2,0472,1431,892
51Deddington1,5951,5941,769
52Middle Barton1,7271,7671,762
53North Leigh1,5401,5521,733
54Blewbury1,5281,5811,709
55Stonesfield1,5381,5271,663
56Upper Arncott1,2941,7381,660
57Ducklington1,5731,5811,585
58Burford1,4481,4101,522
59Freeland1,5061,5601,521
60Horspath1,3721,3781,467
61Chilton9229641,378
62Launton1,1171,2041,375
63East Hendred1,0921,1161,369
64Crowmarsh Gifford1,1011,2071,327
65Wolvercote1,1061,1541,323
66Garsington1,3741,3331,296
67Minster Lovell1,1761,2361,270
68Brightwell-cum-Sotwell1,1771,2231,243
69East Hanney7467481,232
70Standlake9511,1491,182
71Chesterton4084371,179
72Aston1,1141,1091,174
73Chawley7638371,126
74Lower Shiplake1,0781,1141,084
75Tackley8678771,073
76East Challow7707691,031
77Dorchester9921,041991
78Kirtlington872988986
79Bladon831898977
80Steeple Aston920947972
81Appleton897915947
82Warborough (/ Shillingford)940987947
83Clanfield855879937
84Enstone806849928
85Leafield883945927
86Chadlington828827878
87Stadhampton658702873
88East Hagbourne842823857
89Tetsworth709693856
90Uffington715783851
91Whitchurch-on-Thames758824841
92Cumnor844894830
93Long Wittenham887876822
94Begbroke792783800
95Cassington710750794
96Stanton Harcourt620618788
97Nettlebed711727779
98Combe759768774
99Hailey742771763
100Finstock793797758
101Bletchingdon571617748
102Ardley (/ Fewcott)666751740
103Cropredy728717736
104Milcombe630613734
105Stoke Row651651704
106Binfield Heath648709701
107Islip617652668
108Letcombe Regis548578661
109Milton588622659
110Whitchurch Hill618644651
111Longcot574617613
112Ewelme658623611
113Wootton543569602
114West Hanney496490599
115Fringford613602592
116Ashbury495506588
117Moulsford526601586
118Aston Tirrold (/ Aston Upthorpe)562552566
119Wardington580602565
120Forest Hill532551557
121Barford St Michael520549554
122Ascott-under-Wychwood504560551
123Longworth534566543
124Boars Hill577561540
125Kingham613547539
126Kingston Blount526506533
127Childrey510582527
128Checkendon453493523
129Farmoor510522518
130Sibford Gower498508518
131South Stoke458507518
132Great Rollright491502511
133Mollington469479502
134Sandford-on-Thames542513500

— 13 / English Regions

Regional population comparison.

Population figures for English regions across the 2001, 2011 and 2021 census years.

Region 2001 2011 2021
East Midlands4,172,1744,533,2224,880,054
East of England5,388,1405,846,9656,335,074
North East England2,515,4422,596,8862,647,013
North West England6,729,7647,052,1777,417,397
South East England8,000,6458,634,7509,278,065
South West England4,928,4345,288,9355,701,186
West Midlands5,267,3085,601,8475,950,757
Yorkshire and The Humber4,964,8335,283,7335,480,777

— Data sources

  • ONS — population, age, ethnicity, housing
  • Nomis — employment, earnings, qualifications
  • Census 2021 (Nomis) — area vs England comparisons
  • Police.uk — crime data
  • MHCLG — Index of Multiple Deprivation
  • Postcodes.io / GeoNames — boundary mapping
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