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Northern Area Children and Young People’s Committee Carrickfergus Borough Council Area Audit of Need and Outcomes Report 2010 A Profile of Children, Young People and their Families in Carrickfergus Outcomes Framework This report has been based around the six high level outcomes set out in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister’s 10 Year Strategy for Children and Young People. We want our children and young people to reach their full potential to achieve these outcomes. Everyone from government to local communities has a part to play in helping to reach these goals. It is particularly important that we all work together to identify where we are not doing so well and to design and deliver the services our children and young people need. We have a range of indicators and the information which will assist us to identify the problem areas and these can be used as a starting point. However the most important information is that held by local communities. For each outcome we looked at:- •What does the outcome mean for children and young people? •What do we know about how well our children and young people are doing with regard to a particular outcome – this includes a range of statistics as well as the essential local knowledge? •What services are available – not an exhaustive list but designed to share information about what services are out there? •What are the gaps which need to be addressed – initial stage of action planning? Demography of Carrickfergus Borough Council Area There are 9,204 children under 18 living in Carrickfergus Borough according to 2009 Mid- Year Estimates. This is 22.9% of the total population •Population projection between 2009 and 2019 of children and young people in Carrickfergus •0 to 4 – 0.08% increase •5 to 9 – 1.08% decrease •10 to14 – 9.7% decrease •15 to 17 – 21.23% decrease Carrickfergus Borough Council is divided up into 17 electoral wards, most of the information presented in this report will be analysed by these areas. However the census office have introduced geographical areas called Super •The population was 85% Protestant and 9% Output Areas (SOAs), which have a population of Catholic on census day approximately 2,000 people. These are created • 66% of the population of Carrickfergus on a ward by ward basis taking size and proximity lived in urban areas, 11% in rural areas and into account, therefore a ward with a large 24% mixed rural/urban population, for example, Eden ward is divided up •9% of all births in Carrickfergus were to non- into 2 SOAs. There are 20 SOAs in the UK born Mothers in 2008 Carrickfergus Borough Council Area. •19 A8 Nationals Registrations on Worker Registration Scheme 2008/09 Small Area Population Estimates for Under 16 Population There are 9,204 children under 18 living in Carrickfergus Borough according to 2009 Mid-Year Estimates. This is 22.9% of the total population Population Projections between 2009 and 2019 Source: NISRA Carrickfergus Borough Council population projection from 2009-2019 for children and young people compared with the population projections in the Northern Area and Northern Ireland. Estimated Size of A8 Population in 2007 Source: NINIS Moyle Coleraine Ballymoney 1: Newtownabbey Population of A8 Migrants Limavady 2: Belfast Derry 3: Castlereagh 4: North Down Ballymena Larne Strabane Magherafelt Antrim 1 Carrickfergus 4 Cookstown 2 Omagh 3 Ards Lisburn Dungannon Craigavon Down Armagh Fermanagh Newry & Mourne Migration Statistics Source: Home Office; Immigration & Nationality on NINIS Worker Registration System (WRS) is used to register migrant workers from the 8 Eastern European states or A8 countries that acceded to the EU on May 2004 (A8 Countries are: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia). WRS data is recorded at address of employer rather than residential address WRS registrations Per Table 1.1 Number of WRS Registrations 1000 Resident population 2008 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2008/09 Antrim 210 420 405 380 233 4.4 Ballymena 285 570 605 480 419 6.7 Ballymoney 50 50 50 55 56 1.9 Carrickfergus 10 10 35 45 19 0.5 Coleraine 185 370 305 310 135 2.4 Cookstown 765 340 405 330 172 4.8 Table 1.1 and graph 1.3 shows that the number of Larne 5 40 25 35 14 0.4 migrant workers had increased from 2004/05 to Magherafelt 175 345 335 205 121 2.8 2007/08 then decreased in 2008/09. Carrickfergus had the lowest rate of registered migrant workers Moyle 10 40 30 30 33 2.0 per 1,000 resident population in the Northern Area in 2008. New’abbey 50 140 190 250 102 1.2 Northern 5,495 9,045 9,270 7,725 4,815 2.7 Ireland Births to Non-UK Born Mothers (Including Mothers born in the Republic of Ireland) Source: NISRA From graph 1.4 it can been seen that Carrickfergus had the fifth highest percentage of births to non-UK born mothers in 2008. Graph 1.5 demonstrates that the percentage of births to non-UK born mothers in Carrickfergus has more than doubled between 2004 and 2008. Healthy Infant Mortality Rates Source: NISRA Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is defined as the number of deaths of infants, one year of age and younger, per 1000 live births. The causes of infant mortality are “strongly correlated to those structural factors, like economic development, general living conditions, social well-being, and the quality of the environment, that affect the health of entire populations” (Reidpath, D.D, and Allotey, P, 2003). Graph 2.1 shows that the infant mortality rate in Carrickfergus was higher than the Northern Area rate in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. The lowest rate was in 2006 which was 2.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Number of Live Births in each ward in Carrickfergus Source: Child Health System 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Blackhead 15 16 20 16 22 28 20 19 25 18 Bluefield 47 41 46 36 39 53 50 42 35 43 Boneybefore 9 7 12 6 16 11 19 9 18 13 Burleigh Hill 40 37 36 44 33 25 32 47 35 27 Clipperstown 30 32 27 35 30 38 34 27 33 38 Eden 66 55 66 70 68 76 78 57 75 56 Gortalee 16 15 17 13 17 11 25 11 26 15 Greenisland 28 35 28 33 30 26 23 33 23 33 Killycrot 27 22 24 26 18 29 30 27 32 30 Knockagh 25 25 25 39 27 30 34 39 26 29 Love Lane 22 8 16 15 17 22 25 19 17 26 Milebush 25 23 22 23 17 17 20 16 11 18 Northland 30 19 22 35 21 25 28 28 32 16 Sunnylands 19 17 16 12 11 14 6 9 22 19 Victoria 24 18 23 21 20 19 23 32 35 24 Whitehead 16 20 19 17 20 13 18 23 21 21 Woodburn 33 26 27 26 31 26 27 15 29 20 Carrickfergus 472 416 446 467 437 463 492 453 495 446 Low Birth Weight Source: Child Health System Low birth weight has been defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as weight at birth of less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds). Low birth weight is closely associated with foetal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, inhibited growth and cognitive development, and chronic diseases later in life (Unicef, 2004). Graph 2.2 highlights that over the ten years from 2000/01 to 2009/10 the lowest percentage of live births with low birth weight in Carrickfergus was in 2004/05. Graph 2.3 shows that in 2009/10 Carrickfergus had the third lowest percentage of low birth weight babies in the Northern Area. Low Birth Weight Babies (Less than 2500g) as a Percentage of Live Births Source: Child Health System wards with a percentage of low birth weight babies higher than the Northern Ireland average 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Blackhead 15.79 10.53 0.00 Bluefield 2.38 2.38 6.98 Boneybefore 0.00 33.33 7.69 Burleigh Hill 10.64 2.13 3.70 Clipperstown 3.7 14.81 2.63 Eden 3.51 1.75 0.00 Gortalee 0.00 9.09 13.33 Greenisland 9.09 0.00 12.12 Killycrot 18.52 7.40 3.33 Knockagh 7.69 5.13 10.34 Love Lane 10.53 5.26 0.00 Milebush 0.00 6.25 5.56 Northland 7.14 7.10 6.25 Sunnylands 0.00 55.56 5.26 Victoria 0.00 15.63 12.5 Whitehead 4.35 4.35 4.76 Woodburn 0.00 20.00 0.00 Carrickfergus 6.18 7.73 5.16 Northern Ireland 6.19 6.27 6.09 Smoking During Pregnancy Source: Child Health System Smoking has a strong direct impact on the weight of a new-born baby and as a consequence on its survival. A baby’s growth is retarded mainly by the carbon monoxide and nicotine in cigarettes of the smoking mother. Studies have also found that infants are more likely to die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (cot death) if their mother smokes during pregnancy (WHO, 2003). Graph 2.4 shows that the percentage of mothers smoking at discharge in Carrickfergus has varied from the largest percentage of 22% in 2008/09 to the lowest percentage of 15% in 2009/10.