Constituency Profiles: Wirral West Including Wards*; Greasby, Frankby
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Constituency Profiles: Wirral West Including wards*; Greasby, Frankby and Irby, Hoylake and Meols, Pensby and Thingwall, Upton and, West Kirby and Thurstaston *Based on 2004 ward boundaries Produced by Performance and Business Health Intelligence Team | Public Health October 2013 Key issues Wirral West constituency has the smallest population with 69,118 residents. It has the largest ageing population with 8,365 residents aged over 75 years, compared with the other Wirral constituency areas (28% of the population) Hoylake and Meols ward has the largest non-white British population and Upton ward has the largest number of Asian/Asian British residents Life expectancy in Wirral West constituency is 81.2 years this the highest when compared with Wirral and the other three constituencies. The gap between the ward with the highest (Greasby, Frankby and Irby) and the lowest life expectancy (Upton) is 6.3 years One in eight (12%) children live in poverty in Wirral West constituency. In Upton Ward one in every four children live in poverty (26%) Children achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in Wirral West constituency is above the Wirral average for all subjects. All wards apart from Upton ward achieved above the Wirral average Wirral West constituency has the lowest proportion (4.5%) of 16-18 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) when compared with the rest of Wirral and other constituencies Upton ward has the highest rate (115.3 per 10,000 children) of Looked after Children. This is higher than the constituency and Wirral average Hoylake and Meols ward has the highest rate of teenage conception with a rate of 29 per 1000 girls. However the overall rate for the constituency is lower than the Wirral average (17.8 per 1000 girls) Upton ward has the highest proportion of women smoking during pregnancy with 12%. However this is lower than the Wirral average with 14% More than half (69.5%) of all women in the constituency breastfeed in the first 48 hours after birth, higher than the Wirral average Uptake of primary childhood immunisations in Wirral West constituency is 95.7%. All wards apart from Upton have met the target uptake of 95% Wirral West constituency has not met the target uptake for Measles, Mumps and Rubella Immunisation, with 94.1% of children immunised One in eight (12.9%) children in Upton ward is obese at age 4/5 years. This is higher than the constituency and Wirral average A fifth (21.3%) of 10/11 year olds in Upton ward is obese. This is higher than the constituency and Wirral average One in eight (13.8%) are either killed or seriously injured in road collisions in Wirral West constituency. Pensby and Thingwall ward has the highest proportion with almost a fifth of casualties (19.4%) Wirral West constituency has the lowest rate of hospital admissions for falls in people aged over 65 years during 2011/12 with a rate of 32.4 per 1000 population A third of people aged over 65 years live alone in Wirral west constituency One in 10 residents (9.2%) claim housing benefit in Wirral West constituency. One in five residents claim housing benefit in Upton ward (19.8%) One in eight (13.7%) claim council tax benefit in Wirral West constituency. This lower than the Wirral average The claimant rate for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for Wirral West constituency is the second lowest when compared with other constituencies. The most common reason for claiming ESA is mental health reasons (which include depression) and Upton ward has the highest claimants with a rate of 25.3 per 1,000 population. Wirral West constituency has the lowest death rates (Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) for all causes of mortality). Although in Upton ward the SMR is 121 thus meaning 20% more deaths have been observed, compared with the national average The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) for deaths caused specifically by alcohol in Wirral West constituency is 15%higher than the national average SMR 115, but is lower than the Wirral average. Upton ward is more than double the national average with a SMR of 208 List of Figures Figure 1: Estimated Resident Population by Age Group, Wirral West Constituency, Mid-2011 Figure 2: Ethnicity by ward (broad ethnic groupings); Wirral West Constituency, 2011 Figure 3: Life Expectancy at Birth, With 95% Limits Confidence Limits: Wirral West Constituency, 2007-11 (5 years pooled) Figure 4: Child Poverty: Wirral West Constituency, 2011 Figure 5: Educational Attainment at Key Stage 2: Wirral West Constituency, 2013 Figure 6: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET): Wirral West Constituency, January to December 2012 Figure 7: Looked After Children: Wirral West Constituency, March 2012 Figure 8: Low Birthweight babies: Wirral West Constituency 2008-10 (3 years pooled) Figure 9: Under 18 Conceptions: Wirral West Constituency, 2011 Figure 10: Births to Lone Mothers: Wirral West Constituency, 2008-10 (3 years pooled) Figure 11: Percentage Smoking in Pregnancy: Wirral West Constituency, 2010/11 to 2011/12 Figure 12: Breast Feeding Initiation: Wirral West Constituency, 2010/11 to 2011/12 Figure 13: Immunisation Uptake in 1 Year Old Children: Wirral West Constituency, 2011/12 Figure 14: Immunisation Uptake 2 Year Old Children: Wirral West Constituency, 2011/12 Figure 15: Obesity in Children aged 5 Years: Wirral West Constituency, 2012/13 Figure 16: Obesity in Children aged 10 Years: Wirral West Constituency, 2012/13 Figure 17: Smoking Quit Rates (percentages): Wirral West Constituency, 2008/09 to 2012/13 Figure 18: Road Collision Causalities: Wirral West Constituency, 2010-12 (3 years pooled) Figure 19: Hospital Admission Rates for Falls in People aged 65 Years and over: Wirral West Constituency, 2009/10 to 2011/12 Figure 20: People Living Alone Aged 65+: Wirral West Constituency 2011 Figure 21: Proportion of Housing Benefit Claimants: Wirral West Constituency, 2013 Figure 21: Proportion of Council Tax Benefit Claimants: Wirral West Constituency, 2013 Figure 22: Monthly Job Seekers Allowance Claimants, Numbers and Rates by Gender: Wirral West Constituency, March 2013 Figure 23: Rate of Employment & Support Allowance Claimants by specific health conditions: Wirral West Constituency, November 2012 Figure 24: Standardised Mortality Ratios for All Causes: Wirral West Constituency, 2009-11 (3 years pooled) Figure 25: Wholly Attributable Alcohol Related Mortality: Wirral West Constituency, 2007-11 (5 years pooled) List of Tables Table 1: Estimated Resident Population by Age Group, Wirral West Constituency, Mid-2011 Table 2: Ethnicity by ward (broad ethnic groupings); Wirral West Constituency, 2011 Table 3: Life Expectancy at Birth, With 95% Limits Confidence Limits: Wirral West Constituency, 2007-11 (5 years pooled) Table 4: Child Poverty: Wirral West Constituency, 2011 Table 5: Educational Attainment at Key Stage 2: Wirral West Constituency, 2013 Table 6: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET): Wirral West Constituency, January to December 2012 Table 7: Looked After Children: Wirral West Constituency, March 2012 Table 8: Low Birthweight babies: Wirral West Constituency 2008-10 (3 years pooled) Table 9: Under 18 Conceptions: Wirral West Constituency, 2011 Table 10: Births to Lone Mothers: Wirral West Constituency, 2008-10 (3 years pooled) Table 11: Percentage Smoking in Pregnancy: Wirral West Constituency, 2010/11 to 2011/12 Table 12: Breast Feeding Initiation: Wirral West Constituency, 2010/11 to 2011/12 Table 13: Immunisation Uptake in 1 Year Old Children: Wirral West Constituency, 2011/12 Table 14: Immunisation Uptake 2 Year Old Children: Wirral West Constituency, 2011/12 Table 15: Obesity in Children aged 5 Years: Wirral West Constituency, 2012/13 Table 16: Obesity in Children aged 10 Years: Wirral West Constituency, 2012/13 Table 17: Smoking Quit Rates (percentages): Wirral West Constituency, 2008/09 to 2012/13 Table 18: Road Collision Causalities: Wirral West Constituency, 2010-12 (3 years pooled) Table 19: Hospital Admission Rates for Falls in People aged 65 Years and over: Wirral West Constituency, 2009/10 to 2011/12 Table 19: Hospital Admission Rates for Falls in People aged 65 Years and over: Wirral West Constituency, 2009/10 to 2011/12 Table 20: People Living Alone Aged 65+: Wirral West Constituency 2011 Table 21: Wirral Carers: Wirral West Constituency, 2013 Table 22: Proportion of Housing Benefit Claimants: Wirral West Constituency, 2013 Table 23: Proportion of Council Tax Benefit Claimants: Wirral West Constituency, 2013 Table 24: Monthly Job Seekers Allowance Claimants, Numbers and Rates by Gender: Wirral West Constituency, March 2013 Table 25: Rate of Employment & Support Allowance Claimants by specific health conditions: Wirral West Constituency, November 2012 Table 26: Standardised Mortality Ratios for All Causes: Wirral West Constituency, 2009-11 (3 years pooled) Table 27: Wholly Attributable Alcohol Related Mortality: Wirral West Constituency, 2007-11 (5 years pooled) Figure 1: Estimated Resident Population by Age Group, Wirral West Constituency, Mid-2011 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 West Kirby and Greasby, Frankby and Hoylake and Meols Pensby and Thingwall Upton Thurstaston Irby Under 15 2,021 2,030 2,096 1,914 2,840 15-44 3,656 4,135 4,320 3,880 5,734 45-64 3,907 4,505 3,918 3,819 4,366 65-74 1,544 1,627 1,303 1,685 1,453 75+ 1,587 1,680 1,688 1,689 1,721 The figure and the chart show resident population, based on the census 2011. Wirral West is the smallest constituency in Wirral with just over a fifth (69,118) of the total