Avonmore and Brook Green Ward Area Profile
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Avonmore and Brook Green Ward Area Profile This profile brings together some of the key data sources that help to define the characteristics of an area, the population it contains and the key issues it faces. This profile is divided into a series of different sections that capture a different aspect of the characteristics of an area. Who we are - Population, Age Structure, Ethnicity, Country of Birth, School Census, Religion How we live - Household Composition, Martial Status, Living Arrangements, Tenure What we do - Economic Activity, Unemployed, Job Details, Qualifications, Unpaid Care Where we live - Crime, Deprivation, Business Demography, Number of Jobs, Income A Tale of Two Wards Affluence Avonmore and Brook Green Ward is generally an affluent area. The overall population is young, single, healthy and skilled. A high proportion of the population work in well paid professional jobs with a number of key businesses being based within the area. 77% are residents are working age. The structure of the population hasn't changed over last ten years which demonstrates that the population is mostly transient. A high proportion of residents are born in France, Republic of Ireland and Australia with the ward receiving the highest proportion of foreign born residents in the borough since 2001. The ward has the highest proportion of households that have no people who speak English as a first language. 86% of residents declared themselves in good or very good health. 41% are single adult households. 43% privately rent and 35% are owner-occupiers. 55% of residents have a level 4 qualification. 45 % of employed residents are working as mangers, directors, senior officials or in professional occupations. The largest source of employment is the professional, scientific and technical activities sector (17%). Pockets of Deprivation Even though the ward is generally affluent there still exists a number of deprived areas particularly the Lytton Estate which suffer from multiple interlinked problems. Generally these areas are characterised by: Low skills Unemployment and worklessness Low incomes Social or council rented housing Low skilled occupations Health issues Produced by the Performance and Information Team Duncan Smith - Principal Intelligence Analyst Milan Ognjenovic - Principal Performance and Information Officer 1 [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 0208 753 2551 Tel: 020 8753 1721 Who We Are Table 1: Total Population Population Overview In 2011 there were a total of 12,216 people in Avonmore and Green Brook Ward. Between the 2001 Census and 2011 Census the population in the Ward grew by 6% (694). This is the sixth lowest population growth among LBHF wards. From the 2011 Census it is clear that the population in the ward is generally younger for both genders with a large proportion in the age range 20-40. Since the 2001 Census there has been little change in the structure of the population within the ward which indicates that the population is transient with those of working age moving into borough for work before moving out later on in life. There are more females (51.5%) than males (48.5%) in the Ward. The ward is the ninth most densely populated ward in LBHF with a density of 136.6 people per hectare. During the day the population increases to 15,473 people as people enter the ward to work. Source: ONS Census 2011 Graph 1: Age Structure Age Structure 12.4% of the population is under 16 (16.2% in LBHF), 77.4% are working age people (74.8% in LBHF) while 10.2 % are elderly population (9% in LBHF). Using the SHLAA Ward population projections the population is estimated to increase by 13.1% (1,610) by 2031. This includes a 40.2% (506) increase in the population aged 65+ and a 13.1% (111) in children aged 0-5. Ethnicity The ward ranks fourth lowest on the proportion of the population describing themselves as White British (37.9%), but the highest on proportion of ‘Asian/Asian British’ residents (13.6%). Figure 1: Ethnic Group 2011 Source: ONS Census 2011 Since 2001, there has been a 37.3% increase in the number of residents from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups to 7,589 in 2011; the fourth highest increase in LBHF. Country of Birth 44.5% (5,440) of residents were born in England. Foreign residents made up 52.1% of the ward’s population; the highest level in LBHF. France supplied most foreign-born residents (412) followed by Republic of Ireland (329), Australia (314), Iran (265) and Italy (237). Source: ONS Census 2011 2 Map 1: World Region - Country of Birth Map 1: Europe - Country of Birth Year and age of arrival in the UK The ward ranked the highest in LBHF in terms of proportion of foreign born residents who have arrived in the UK since 2001 (29% of the overall population). The ward ranked the highest in proportion of residents whose age of arrival to the UK was between 20 and 44 (33.5% of all groups ) and it also ranked the highest in proportion of foreign people who have resided in the UK for less than 5 years (18.6% of the overall population). Religion Figure 2: Religious groups The ward ranks the lowest in LBHF on proportion of Christians (48.4%), with a decline of percentage points since 2001. There has been a 1.3 percentage point increase in the Muslim population to 1,398 in 2011; the fifth highest number in LBHF. 26.1% of residents stated as having no religion (ranked fifth highest). 3 Household Language 64.8 % of households contain people aged 16+ who all speak English as a 2 main language; ranked the lowest among all wards. 20.4% of households have no people that speak English as a main language; this is the highest proportion in LBHF. Health 86.3% of residents assess their health as ‘good’ or ‘very good’; this is the ninth highest in LBHF. 5.4 % rate their health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ compared to 4.9% across the borough. In the 2011 Census, 11.9% (1,458) of residents reported to have a long term health problem or disability that limits their day-to-day activities. This is the eighth highest level in the borough but a decrease of 9.5% since 2001. Table 2: Life Expectancy 2010-2012 Avonmore and Brook Hammersmith Indicator London Green and Fulham Male life expectancy 80.2 78.5 79.3 Female life expectancy 84.3 83.3 83.5 Source: ONS Life expectancy in the ward is better than both the borough and London averages with males expected to live 80.2 years while females are expected to live 84.3 years. In terms of childhood obesity, at reception age 20.3% of children are estimated to be obese which is below both the borough and London average of 24.3% and 23.3% respectively. In Year 6, 40% of children are estimated to be obese which is greater than the Borough and London average of 38.8% and 37.4% respectively. Table 3: Childhood Obesity Number Number 95% confidence limits Age Group Area % obese measured obese Lower Upper Avonmore and Brook Green 192 39 20.3% 15.2% 26.6% Reception (age 4-5 Hammersmith and Fulham 3,972 966 24.3% 23.0% 25.7% years) London 267,339 62,240 23.3% 23.1% 23.4% Avonmore and Brook Green 170 68 40.0% 32.9% 47.5% Year 6 (age 10-11) Hammersmith and Fulham 3,361 1,305 38.8% 37.2% 40.5% London 218,877 81,756 37.4% 37.2% 37.6% Source: ONS School Census 2013 In total there are 626 children who live in the Ward and attend a school within the borough. This includes 54 children in nursery, 401 children in primary schools and 159 children in secondary schools. According to the 2011 Census there are a total of 1,524 school children and full-students aged 16+ in the ward. Table 5: First Language First Language % of pupils Table 4: School Census Statistics English 38.0 Area FSM SEN EAL Arabic 11.2 Avenmore and Brook Green 28.1 19.8 61.7 French 6.7 Hammersmith and Fulham 33.8 23.9 46.0 Somali 4.2 London 20.4 17.3 44.3 Source: School Census Albanian/Shqip 3.0 Source: School Census One of the key benefits of the school census is that it captures details on free school meals, special educational needs and the languages spoken by children. 28.1% of pupils in the ward receive free school meals this is below the borough average of 33.8% but above the London average of 20.4%. Similarly the percentage of pupils (19.8%) with special educational needs is lower than the borough average of 23.9% but higher the London average of 17.3%. In terms of the percentage of pupils who speak English as an additional language the ward average of 61.7% is higher than both the borough and London averages (46% and 44.3% respectively). In total pupils speak an additional 69 languages other than English with 11.2% speaking a form of Arabic, 6.7% speaking French and 4.2% speaking Somali as a first language. 4 How we live Figure 3: Dwelling Type Marital status The ward ranks seventh highest in terms of proportion of residents who are single-never married (58.3%). Proportionately fewer residents are married (27.6%) compared to the borough average (29.6%). Living arrangements 37.6% of people aged 16 and over were living in a couple (married, in a same-sex civil partnership, or are cohabiting with a partner of Source: ONS any sex); this is the tenth highest in LBHF.