Appendix 3: Demographic Information

POPULATION

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has a population of around 2 million residents (ONS est. 2020 1,991,338 ) with a near 50/50 gender split (female population 50.57%, male population 49.42%). With a predominantly white (92.9%) self-defined ethnicity for Hampshire residents, the districts of Southampton (7.47%) and Basingstoke and Deane (5.71%) see higher Asian populations, and Portsmouth (3.72%) and Southampton (3.54%) seeing higher populations of those self-defined as Black. Fareham sees a 100% British nationality population compared to Southampton where 20% of the population are non-British. People in and out of the county in any given year.

With four universities, there are high volumes of students coming into the county each academic year, including international students adding to local cultural diversity.

The median age of our population varies, with the Isle of Wight having a median age of 50yrs, Southampton sees a median age of 32yrs.

Southampton (16.7% and 17%) and Portsmouth (15% and 16%) sees higher numbers of those aged 18- 24yrs and 24-34yrs compared to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, those aged 65 and over are predominantly on the Isle of Wight (27.7%) and in Hampshire (21%).

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

The Hampshire policing area contains four top tier authorities (Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton) and within this Hampshire is made up of 11 districts (Gosport, Fareham, Winchester, Havant, East Hampshire, Hart, Rushmoor, Basingstoke and Deane, Test Valley, Eastleigh, New Forest).

GEOGRAPHY

Over 85% of the area covered by Hampshire County Council is rural whilst 85% of the population in Hampshire live on 15% of the land, with the majority living on the south coast and the north of the county.

The coast of Hampshire, from Highcliffe on the Dorset border to Chichester Harbour in West Sussex, is 230 miles long as it follows every creek and inlet of every harbour and estuary. The Isle of Wight is four miles off the Hampshire coastline, with 67 miles of coastal pathway.

Two major ports are located within the county, in Portsmouth and Southampton with a major shipping route through the Solent.

There are two national parks in Hampshire, the New Forest and the South Downs stretching from Winchester through to our neighbouring county Sussex.

ROAD, RAIL, AIR AND FERRY NETWORKS

There are major roads that provide fast and easy access to all parts of the Area; these are: M3, A3(M), M27/A27, A303, A31, A34 and A35.

There are good rail links to the rest of the country, especially to London, which can be reached in just under an hour from Winchester.

Hampshire has two airports taking both domestic and international flights at Southampton Airport and Farnborough Airport.

There are a number of ferry crossings between Southampton and the Isle of Wight, Lymington and the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, and between Gosport and Portsmouth. These services run all year round.

ARMED FORCES

There are significant military facilities and installations across the area and, to the west, in the Wiltshire policing area. These include the Army Headquarters in Andover, RAF Odiham, the Naval port and other facilities in and around Portsmouth.

ECONOMY

Large public sector employers for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Ministry of Defence, NHS and Hampshire Constabulary.

Large private sector employers within the county are retailers such as Tesco and Asda, information and communication giant IBM, utility supplier Scottish and Southern Electric and the Post Office.

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