Profile of Tendring

The Tendring District is 33,740 hectares in size (approximately 130 square miles), with a population of 144,600 (ONS mid year population). Over the last 20 years the population has grown by over a fifth. It has 60km of coastline and manages 19km using its permissive coast protection powers.

The District has the highest proportion of pensioners in the East of England, 1 in 3. 1 in 7 people live in a deprived area and 1 in 5 children live in poverty. Tendring has better than average local authority housing and a higher number of elderly are looked after and supported at home.

Below are statistics on the Tendring District. Click on the links below to take you to that area.

Resident Population
Labour Supply
Working-Age Benefits
Labour Demand
Businesses

RESIDENT POPULATION

Total Population (2006)

	Tendring (numbers)	Eastern (numbers)	Great Britain (numbers)
All People	144,600	5,606,600	58,845,700
Males	69,400	2,752,700	28,840,600
Females	75,200	2,853,800	30,005,200

Working Age Population (2006)

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - working age	76,900	53.2	61.2	62.2
Males - working age	40,500	58.3	65.1	66.1
Females - working age	36,500	48.5	57.4	58.6

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LABOUR SUPPLY

Economically active (Jan 2006 - Dec 2006)

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people - economically active	59,2002	74.6	80.7	78.6
In Employment	55,100	69.3	76.9	74.3
Employees	43,200	55.3	65.8	64.6
Self Employed	11,900	13.9	10.9	9.3
Model-based Unemployed	3,500	6.0	4.6	5.3
Males
Economically active	32,000	76.7	86.3	83.4
In Employment	29,500	70.4	82.3	78.5
Employees	21,300	52.7	66.0	64.9
Self Employed	8,100	17.7	16.1	13.2
Unemployed	#	#	4.6	5.8
Females
Economically active	27,200	72.3	74.8	73.5
In Employment	25,600	68.1	71.3	69.8
Employees	21,900	58.2	65.6	64.3
Self Employed Unemployed	3,700 #	9.9 #	5.5 4.6	5.1 4.8

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate.

Economically inactive (Jan 2006 - Dec 2006)

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
All People
Economically inactive	19,700	25.4	19.3	21.4
Wanting a job	5,700	7.4	4.7	5.4
Not wanting a job	14,000	18.1	14.6	16.0
Males
Economically inactive	9,300	23.3	13.7	16.6
Wanting a job	#	#	3.4	4.4
Not wanting a job	7,100	17.7	10.2	12.2
Females
Economically inactive	10,400	27.7	25.2	26.5
Wanting a job	#	#	6.0	6.5
Not wanting a job	6,900	18.5	19.2	2.0

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate.

Employment by Occupation

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
Soc 2000 major group 1 - 3	17,000	30.8	43.1	42.3
1 Managers & senior officials	7,200	13.1	15.3	15.0
2 Professional Occupations	5,000	9.1	13.3	13.0
3 Associate professional & technical	4,800	8.6	14.5	14.3
Soc 2000 major group 4-5	18,100	32.8	23.2	23.0
4 Admin & secretarial	10,300	18.8	11.7	12.1
5 Skilled trade occupations	7,700	14.1	11.5	10.9
Soc 2000 major group 6 -7	11,200	20.3	15.4	15.7
6 Personal service occupations	7,500	13.7	7.7	8.0
7 Sales & Customer Services	#	#	7.6	7.7
Soc 2000 major group 8-9	8,800	16.1	18.2	18.7
8 Process plant & machine operatives	#	#	7.2	7.3
9 Elementary occupations	5,600	10.1	11.0	11.4

#Sample size too small for reliable estimate.

Qualifications (Jan 2006 - Dec 2006)

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
NVQ4 and above	14,800	19.1	25.0	27.4
NVQ3 and above	25,100	32.4	41.8	45.3
NVQ2 and above	38,600	49.8	61.9	63.8
NVQ1 and above	54,200	69.9	77.7	77.7
Other qualifications	4,300	5.6	8.2	8.5
No qualifications	19,000	24.5	14.0	13.8

Earnings by residence

	Tendring (pounds)	Eastern (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross Weekly Pay
Full-time workers	410.8	470.0	449.6
Male full-time workers	479.6	520.5	490.5
Female full-time workers	354.0	392.7	387.6
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	10.15	11.69	11.26
Male full-time workers	11.04	12.54	11.91
Female full-time workers	9.40	10.38	10.28

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WORKING-AGE BENEFITS

The Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is payable to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking, work of at least 40 hours a week.

Total JSA Claimants (August 2007)

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
All people	1,933	2.6	1.8	2.3
Males	1,369	3.5	2.3	3.2
Females	564	1.6	1.1	1.4

JSA Claimants by age and duration (August 2007)

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
By age of claimant
Aged 18 - 24	605	31.3	29.5	30.9
Aged 25 - 49	905	47.0	51.0	52.2
Aged 50 and over	390	20.3	18.4	15.9
By duration of claim
Up to 6 months	1,150	59.7	65.2	66.4
Over 6 up to 12 months	420	21.9	18.5	17.4
Over 12 months	355	18.4	16.3	16.1

Working-age client group - key benefit claimants (February 2007)

	Tendring (numbers)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total claimants	13,340	17.9	11.3	14.7
Job seekers	2,330	3.1	2.0	2.6
Incapacity benefits	6,720	9.0	5.2	7.3
Lone parents	1,760	2.4	1.7	2.1
Carers	1,040	1.4	0.9	1.0
Others on income related benefits	490	0.7	0.4	0.4
Disabled	730	1.0	0.8	0.9
Bereaved	270	0.4	0.3	0.3

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LABOUR DEMAND

Jobs Density (2005)

	Tendring (jobs)	Tendring (density)	Eastern (density)	Great Britain (density)
Jobs density	42,000	0.57	0.82	0.84

Employee jobs (2005)

	Tendring (employee jobs)	Tendring (%)	Eastern (%)	Great Britain (%)
Total employee jobs	35,900	-	-	-
Full-time	22,200	61.8	66.3	67.9
Part-time	13,700	38.2	33.7	32.1
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	3,500	9.6	11.5	11.1
Construction	1,700	4.6	5.2	4.6
Services	29,500	82.1	81.6	82.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	9,600	26.7	25.2	24.1
Transport & communications	2,800	7.8	6.6	6.0
Finance, IT, other business activities	3,600	10.1	20.1	20.7
Public admin, education & health	11,700	32.5	24.8	26.9
Other services	1,800	5.1	4.9	5.2
Tourism-related	3,100	8.6	7.3	8.1

Earning by workplace (2006)

	Tendring (pounds)	Eastern (pounds)	Great Britain (pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers	368.0	443.9	448.6
Male full-time workers	415.4	489.4	489.4
Female full-time workers	307.8	374.0	387.1
Hourly pay
Full-time workers	8.83	11.00	11.24
Male full-time workers	9.55	11.74	11.88
Female full-time workers	7.54	9.83	10.26