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Community Insight Profiles dashboard updated with new areas
The Community Insight Profiles dashboard on the Oxfordshire Data Hub has been updated to include data for four additional communities: Bicester West, Berinsfield, Witney Central and Wood Farm. The dashboard brings together a range of local data to support a better understanding of health, wellbeing and wider inequalities across priority… Continue reading
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Oxfordshire Rural Urban Classification 2025
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published the 2021 update to the Rural Urban Classification (RUC) on the 22nd August 2025. This Oxfordshire Data Hub page explains the definitions for the classification. Output Areas The smallest area the RUC is produced at is Output Area (OA). Oxfordshire has 2,201 OAs… Continue reading
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Oxfordshire Indices of Deprivation 2025
Introduction The English indices of deprivation 2025 were published on 30 October 2025 by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The 7 standalone indexes combine together to for the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). The dataset provides statistics on relative levels of deprivation in England. In this article,… Continue reading
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Oxfordshire housing-led population forecasts August 2025 update (2023-2032)
Introduction Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) carries out an annual update to housing-led population forecasts to support planning for school places, social care and other services. These differ from the population projections provided by ONS in that they: It is important to note that the rate of housebuilding is an input to… Continue reading
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Disability in Oxfordshire
Self-reported disability The rate of the population who report they are disabled has grown since 2011. The question in 2021 was “Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?”. If they answered yes, a further question “Do any of… Continue reading
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Gender identity in Oxfordshire
3,477 Oxfordshire residents aged 16+ identify with a gender which differs from their sex registered at birth. The 2021 Census asked: “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” Overall, 558,863 (93.9%) of the population of Oxfordshire aged 16 years and over answered the question. The remaining… Continue reading
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Armed Forces Veterans
Armed Forces Veterans Census 2021 results show that, as of March 2021, there was a total of 23,541 residents of Oxfordshire who had previously served in the UK armed forces. This was 4.0% of the population, just above the England average of 3.8%. The district with the highest rate of… Continue reading
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Census 2021 – Languages
Resident’s main language Oxford has the largest population of residents whose main language is not English (18%), and Oxfordshire’s population as a whole is similar to England and Wales in the proportion of residents whose main language isn’t English. Area Main language is not English Percentage of Residents Cherwell 14,425 9% Oxford… Continue reading
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Unpaid care in Oxfordshire
The population of Oxfordshire who provide unpaid care has decreased since 2011. The Census 2021 shows that the proportion of residents who provide weekly unpaid care has decreased across Oxfordshire from 9.4% in 2011 to 7.7% in 2021. The proportion of residents who provide the most hours of unpaid care has… Continue reading
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Sexual Orientation in Oxfordshire
The Census 2021 was the first time that the sexual orientation question was asked, on a voluntary basis for those aged 16 and above. People were asked “Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?”. The options were: The selection “other” included a free text box for respondents to… Continue reading
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