Harlow Census Comparison 2011
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Harlow: A Comparison with Essex and England, 2011 Lee Johnson, Mature Apprentice, Policy and Performance May 2013 Introduction This report provides key information about Harlow collected from the 2011 Census. The data provides a comparison of Harlow alongside the County (Essex) and the National (England) data. For further information please contact David Sellings of the Regeneration team on [email protected] or on 01279 446487 who will be happy to assist you. Page 1 of 37 1.0 Summary of Key Statistics for Harlow Figure 1 (below) provides an overview of key findings from the 2011 Census which is: 2.0 Population Harlow’s population at the time of the 2011 census was 81,944 Harlow has a young population. 21 per cent of residents are aged 0-15 years which is significantly higher than the Essex and England average. Conversely the percentage of older persons living in Harlow is lower than Essex and England averages. Around 45 per cent of Harlow’s residents of eligible age are married which is slightly below the England average. There are 3,116 lone parent households in Harlow (9 per cent); this is significantly higher than the Essex and England average. Around 87 per cent of Harlow’s population was born in England. 16 per cent of Harlow’s population is from black and minority ethnic groups (non White-British); this is higher than the Essex average but lower than the England average which is 20 per cent. The majority of Harlow’s population is characterised as Christian (55 per cent). This is lower than the Essex and England average and has fallen significantly since 2001. 34 per cent of Harlow’s residents state that they belong to no religion. The percentage of Harlow residents following minority religions is small but this group grew between 2001 and 2011. 3.0 Health 5.24 per cent of Harlow’s population have disabilities or health conditions in which their day-to-day activities are limited a lot. This is around average when compared to County and England averages. Conversely 70.08 per cent of Harlow’s population is in very good health which is slightly lower than the England and County average. Around 8,000 of Harlow’s residents are receiving unpaid care during the week; around ten per cent. This is on par with County and England averages. 4.0 Transport The levels of car and van ownership are largely typical when compared to County and England averages. The proportion of residents with no car is significantly higher in Harlow compared to the Essex average; however this probably reflects Harlow’s proximity to London and more urban nature. Page 2 of 37 43 per cent of Harlow’s population travel to work by driving a car or van; which is significantly higher than County and Essex averages. 5.0 Economic Activity The unemployment rate in Harlow in March 2011 stood at 5.2 per cent. The proportion of residents females who are self-employed is particularly low: 3.9 per cent. Harlow has a relatively high proportion of residents employed in elementary occupations (simple and routine tasks which mainly require the use of hand-held tools and often some physical effort). Conversely a low proportion of residents are employed in managerial or professional occupations when compared to County and England averages. Harlow residents are more likely to work for 31 to 48 hours per week than County and England averages, however, they are less likely to work for more than 49 hours per week. When these cohorts are combined working hours are similar in all three areas. 6.0 Tenure Just under one-third of Harlow’s households are socially rented which is especially high when compared nationally. The proportion of privately rented households has steadily increased over the past decade with 11 per cent of residents now privately renting. 7.0 Accommodation 51 per cent of Harlow’s households are terraced houses and bungalows – which is amongst the highest proportion in the country. 24 per cent of households are flats, maisonette or apartments which is higher than England and County averages. At ten per cent; levels of overcrowding in Harlow are fairly high when compared to County and England averages. Overcrowding is when there is an occupancy rating of -1 less for rooms to persons living in a household. 8.0 Education and Skills 26 per cent of Harlow’s population have no qualifications which is higher than County and England averages. Higher level qualifications account for 17 per cent of the residents population which is significantly lower than County and England averages. The lowest proportion nationally is 14 per cent in Great Yarmouth. 3.6 per cent of Harlow’s population are registered on apprenticeships Page 3 of 37 (Figure 1) Harlow Census Data comparison – 16 key Census indicators Children & Young City of London (8.4%) ESX (18.6%) ENG (18.9%) Barking and Dagenham (26.0%) People (0‐15) HRLW (20.6%) Older People (60+) Tower Hamlets (8.4%) HRLW (20.1%) ESX (25.1%) West Somerset (38.0%) ENG (22.3%) Married Islington (24.8%) HRLW (44.8%) ESX (50.6%) East Dorset (59.2%) ENG (46.6%) ENG (9.0%) Divorced Harrow (5.4%) Blackpool UA (13.1%) ESX (9.4%) HRLW (10.7%) Lone Parent City of London (2.1%) ESX (6.3%) ENG (7.1%) Barking and Dagenham (14.3%) Households HRLW (9.0%) Black and Minority Redcar and Cleveland UA (2.4%) HRLW (16.1%) Newham (83.3%) Ethnic Groups ESX (9.2%) ENG (20.2%) ESX (61.8%) Christian Tower Hamlets (27.1%) HRLW (55.4%) Knowsley (80.9%) ENG (59.4%) No Religion Newham (9.5%) ENG (24.7%) ESX (28.1%) HRLW (33.9%) Norwich (42.5%) Work at / from ENG (3.5%) HRLW (1.9%) Isles of Scilly UA (10.8%) home Blaenau Gwent (1.1%) ESX (3.6%) Professional Corby (9.0%) ESX (15.4%) ENG (17.5%) City of London (39.9%) Occupations HRLW (12.4%) Elementary City of London (3.6%) ESX (9.6%) ENG (11.1%) Corby (21.1%) Occupations HRLW (13.5%) House or City of London (1.5%) ESX (21.3%) HRLW (50.8%) bungalow:… ENG (24.6%) Pendle (56.1%) Flat, maisonette or ESX (14.5%) South Holland (3.2%) City of London (86.3%) apartment ENG (16.8%) HRLW (23.8%) Social Rented Castle Point (5.3%) ESX (14.3%) ENG (17.7%) HRLW (31.2%) Southwark (43.7%) Level 4 HRLW (17.6%) ENG (27.4%) City of London (68.4%) Qualifications Great Yarmouth (14.2%) ESX (23.0%) Occupancy rating Broadland (2.0%) ESX (5.9%) HRLW (10.0%) Newham (34.9%) (rooms) of ‐1 or… ENG (8.7%) Page 4 of 37 2.0 Population Gender There is a higher preponderance of females in Harlow than males. At the time of the 2011 census 51.58 per cent of the population were female compared with 48.42 per cent male. Harlow’s gender statistics are in line with Essex and the England figures with 51.19 per cent female and 48.81 per cent male in Essex and 50.82 per cent female and 49.18 per cent male in England. Table 1: Gender Comparison Harlow Essex England Total 81,944 1,393,587 53,012,456 Males 48.42% 48.81% 49.18% Females 51.58% 51.19% 50.82% (KS101EW) Figure 2: Population Gender Comparison, Harlow, Essex and England Gender Comparison 60% 51.58% 51.19% 50.82% 49.18% 50% 48.42% 48.81% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Males Females Harlow Essex England Page 5 of 37 2.1 Population continued Age Harlow has a high preponderance of children aged 0 to 15 years (20.60 per cent) which is higher than both Essex (18.65 per cent) and England (18.91 per cent). Similarly Harlow’s proportion of resident’s aged between 25 and 59 years is higher than the County and England figure. Harlow’s proportion of elderly residents aged 90 and above is in line with the County and England figures at 0.64 per cent. Table 2: Population Comparison by Age Harlow Essex England 0-15 20.60% 18.65% 18.91% 16-24 10.84% 10.57% 11.86% 25-59 48.48% 45.67% 46.92% 60-74 12.27% 16.35% 14.57% 75-89 7.16% 7.89% 6.99% 90+ 0.64% 0.88% 0.76% (KS102EW) Figure 3: Population Comparison by age breakdown Breakdown of age structure as a percentage of the total population (2011) 50% 48.48% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20.60% 20% 15% 10.84% 12.27% 10% 7.16% 5% 0.64% 0% 0-15 16-24 25-59 60-74 75-89 90+ Harlow Essex England Page 6 of 37 2.2 Marital Status Marital Status Table 3 shows the breakdown of Harlow, Essex and England’s population by their marital status as a proportion of all usual residents aged 16 and above. Less than half of all residents in Harlow are married (44.82 per cent) compared with 50.62 per cent in Essex and 46.59 per cent in England. Harlow’s proportion of residents registered in a civil partnership was recorded at 0.15 per cent in 2011, this is comparable with the proportion of resident’s in the County (0.16 per cent) however there is a greater preponderance nationally (0.23 per cent). Harlow has a high proportion of divorcees in the town with over ten per cent of residents being divorced in 2011 (10.76 per cent).