1981 and 1991 Census: Profile

Finmere population 1981: 372; 1991: 364. Some categories were used in 1981 and not 1991 and vice versa.

  1981 1991
   Number  % Number %
 Ethnicity
 Not born UK 22 6  24 7
 White     363 99
 Black     2 1
 Asian     2 1
 Long Term Illness
 Total residences with LTI     36  
 LTI Houses/Households     36 100
 Housing
 Total dwellings 119   130  
 Total households     128  
 Owner occupied 80 67 94 73
 Private rented 17 14 23 18
 Public rented 21 18 12 9
 Lone parent
 Total one parents 3   3  
 Lone male 0 0 1 33
 Lone female 3 100 2 67
 Car availability in households
 Total number cars 160   204  
 No car 15 13 14 11
 1 car 56 47 43 34
 2+ cars 48 40 71 55
 Employment
 Total economically active 161   193  
 Full time 105 67 124 64
 Part time 22 14 27 14
 Self employed 30 19 36 19
 Government scheme     0 0
 Unemployed 3 2 6 3
         
 Total economically inactive 104   104  
 Students 11 11 15 14
 Permanently sick 1 1 11 11
 Retired 29 28 33 32
 Other 63 61 45 43
 Occupational segment
 Total number houses/households 120   130  
 1,2 Employers & managers 30 25 50 38
 3,4 Professional 20 17 20 15
 5 Intermediate non manual 0 0 10 8
 6 Junior non manual 10 8 0 0
 7,10 Personal service 0 0 10 8
 13,14,15 Farm and agriculture 40 33 0 0
 Economically inactive 0 0 40 31
 Social class
 I Professional 20 17 20 15
 II Managerial & technical 40 33 60 46
 IIIN Skilled occupation non manual 10 8 0 0
 IIIM Skilled occupation manual 10 8 0 0
 IV Partly skilled 10 8 10 8
 Economically inactive 30 25 40 31
 Industry
 16+ employed 190   160  
 Agriculture 30 19 0 0
 Minerals/Manufacture 10 6 30 19
 Construction 10 6 40 25
 Distribution/Catering 10 6 30 19
 Bank/Finance 0 0 10 6
 Other 100 63 50 31
 Travel to work
 Car driver  90 47 100 63
 Car passenger 10 5 0 0
 Bus 0 0 10 6
 Rail 10 5 20 13
 Motorcycle 10 5 0 0
 Foot 10 5 0 0
 Work at home 30 16 20 13
 Qualified Manpower
 Residents 18+     260  
 Total qualified 60      
 Qualified male 30 50 40 15
 Qualified female 30 50 20 8
 Not qualified male     100 38
 Not qualified female     100 38

Source: Oxford County Council and National Statistics.