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Cambridge

Cambridge is the regional focal point of the East of England, located within Cambridgeshire County. The city has a population of 109,000. Drawing on its links with the University, Cambridge is at the heart of Silicon Fen, the area of high tech businesses and technology incubators that have sprung up in the series of science parks and other developments in and around the city. Cambridge University and its Colleges have helped develop Cambridge as a centre of excellence and world leader in education and research. Their success has contributed to the dynamism, prosperity and further expansion of the local economy. Cambridge city council is made up of the Lord Mayor and there are 42 elected councillors and 14 wards. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 239,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004118,500
3422004253,5001:2.14
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20042%
24720010% 
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200436%
152200430%1:0.84
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20046%
11820045%1:0.85
Average size of households20042.27
17320042.351:1.04
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2001€2,755
1502001€2,6741:0.97
Average price per m2 for a house2004€3,274
1572004€2,8611:0.87
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200475%
63200481%1:1.09
Percentage of households living in social housing200423%
92200419%1:0.80
Average living area in m2 per person  
    
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200144.88
250200127.981:0.62
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20045%
15920044%1:0.75
Unemployment rate - female20044%
14720044%1:1.06
Employment rate200465%
157   
Activity rate200469%
182200477%1:1.13
GDP per head (€)2001€24,554
2962004€27,544 
Median disposable annual household income(€)  
    
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200437%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4  
    
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:1.14
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3  
    
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3  
    
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.40
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill  
    
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200461
18520041091:1.79
Population density (residents per km2)20042,890
26520042691:0.09
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200179%
175   
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200127
1772001251:0.93

SUB CITY LEVEL
14 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 7776Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420011%5%6%1:4.57
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200126%36%50%1:1.89
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20012%5%8%1:3.80
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households200110%14%19%1:1.82
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20014%8%13%1:2.83
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20013%4%6%1:2.20
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200114%24%30%1:2.09
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)