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Oxfordshire Uncovered
INTRODUCTION
Over the past 22 years, through our work at Oxfordshire Community Foundation, we have been uncovering a reality in Oxfordshire that is in stark contrast to the general perception of our green and wealthy county.
Despite the best efforts of the many thousands of small local charities and their generous supporters, we remain deeply concerned by a number of simply shocking and distressing social problems here on our doorstep in Oxfordshire and within our communities.
With this report, Oxfordshire Uncovered, we have chosen to highlight just a few of these problems. However, perhaps more importantly, we also share our aspirations for how we might pool our resources, focus our collective efforts and work in partnership to nd solutions that will ensure a better future for Oxfordshire.
Jayne Woodley
Chief Executive, Oxfordshire Community Foundation
Oxfordshire pro le
Over
Over 10%
677,800 5 residents as of 2015
population growth in the last 15 years
16%
are ethnic minorities*
Over 1,500
high-tech companies employing around 43,000 people
23%
are aged under 18
17%
are aged over 65
district councils
39%
live in rural locations 15%
higher income
on average than the rest of the country
407neighbourhoods (LSOAs**)
* Ethnic minority refers to all who are not “White British or Irish”.
** An LSOA (Lower Super Output Area) is the government’s term for a small area averaging approximately 1,650 people and 700 households.
Throughout this document we will refer to LSOAs as neighbourhoods.
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