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Oxfordshire Uncovered
In Oxfordshire...
RURAL ISOLATION
30%
4%
of rural households over
39%
live in rural locations
1 HOUR
travel time
from the nearest hospital
LONELINESS IN OLDER PEOPLE
17%
of the population
over the age of 65
– up from 14.5% in 2001
80%
of older people feel ignored by society
30,000
over-65s living alone
Number of people aged 85+
projected to double
over the next two decades
VULNERABLE MINORITIES
People with learning disabilities
Around 114,000
living with a disability or impairment
One in six people
from ethnic minorities often or always feels lonely
are 58 times more likely
to die before the age of 50
16%
ethnic minorities in Oxfordshire vs 35% in Oxford city
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