Demographics

Population 

The graph demonstrates the growing population of Forest of Dean in a decade between 1995 and 2015. According to new data taken from the Office of National Statistics, the population of Forest of Dean reached 87,000 in 2021.

Population change (%) by age group in Forest of Dean 2011 to 2021

There has been an increase of 27.8% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 0.1% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and an increase of 1.1% in children aged under 15 years.

The statistics have shown that an increasing number of people aged 25 - 65 and over, they are might be highly possible clients for the Family House project. 

Leisure and Facilities

In the forest, children can spend their holidays with their parents. In addition, living out of cities and getting rid of stress creates a good relationship in a family. There are several entertainment places for all ages at Forest of Dean. For instance: Beechenhurst Cafe, Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, Forest of Dean Cycle Centre and others.

Panoramic view

Reference:

Forest of Dean (no date) Forest of Dean - Place Explorer - Data Commons. Available at: https://datacommons.org/place/wikidataId/Q902998?utm_medium=explore&mprop=count&popt=Person&hl=en (Accessed: February 2023). 

Office for National Statistics (2022) How the population changed in Forest of Dean, Census 2021, ONS. Office for National Statistics. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censuspopulationchange/E07000080/ (Accessed: February 2023).