Ward Profile: Southgate 2021
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WARD PROFILE: SOUTHGATE 2021 Southgate ward is situated in the west of the Borough, bordered to the north by Cockfosters and Highlands ward, to the east by Grange and Winchmore Hill wards, to the south by Southgate Green ward, and to the west by the London Borough of Barnet. It is covered by postal district N14 and N21. Ward Profile This Profile is intended to provide a guide to the demography, social and economic data and Council facilities in the ward. It has been collated using the most up to date local-level data relating to 2020/21 as far as possible. A variety of statistical sources, both national and local, have been used in its compilation. Appendix A has a table of key statistics for at a glance comparison with Borough averages. Political Makeup The ward is represented by the following Councillors: Name Party Contact Votes received in 2018 election Charith A Gunawardena Green Party 020 8379 3012 1,896 Charith A Gunawardena Stephanos Ioannou Conservative 020 8379 8457 1,809 Derek Laurence Levy Independent 020 8379 1741 1,809 At the 2018 council elections, voter turnout in Southgate was 43.1%. Southgate ward falls in the parliamentary seat of Enfield Southgate. Demography Summary Statistics Measure Southgate Enfield Source Population Estimate (2019) 16,067 333,794 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Children aged 0-15 3,422 76,137 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Working-age people (16-64) 10,249 213,093 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 Older people aged 65+ 2,396 44,564 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Children aged 0-15 21.3 22.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Working-age (16-64) 63.8 63.8 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % All Older people aged 65+ 14.9 13.4 ONS mid-year estimates 2019 % BAME - 2019 30.3 36.6 Enfield Council Estimates 2019 % BAME - 2011 31.6 39.0 Census 2011 % Not Born in UK - 2011 33.2 35.1 Census 2011 % English is First Language of no one in 11.7 14.1 Census 2011 household - 2011 Ministry for Housing, Communities Area - Square Kilometres 2.7 82.2 and Local Government ONS mid-year estimates 2019 / Population density (people per sq km) 5,951 4,061 MHCLG Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 2 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] Population According to the ONS mid-year estimate 2019, the total population is estimated to be 16,067. This is the 7th largest population of the 21 wards in Enfield. The population of Southgate Ward has increased by 11.2% since the 2011 Census, according to the latest ONS estimate, which is higher than the average rise for the borough. The percentages of male and female residents in Southgate ward are 48.8% and 51.2% respectively. The distribution of males and females by age band is shown in the chart (above right). Age Profile Southgate ward has greater proportions of residents in the 35 to 44 age group, and aged over 75 years, than the borough average. For more information, see appendix. Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 3 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] Ethnicity The ward contains relatively large numbers in the White British, Greek, Greek Cypriot and White Other groups. As at the 2011 Census, the percentages of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Group (BAME) was 31.6% and Non-UK Born residents was 33.2%. The percentage of households without English as a first language was 11.7% Enfield Council’s own 2019 estimates give the ward’s BAME Group to be 30.3% of the total population. Ethnicity estimates are produced in-house, using data from the 2001 and 2011 Censuses and the School Census conducted by the local education authority (LEA). The School Census results indicate the changing nature of the population and Enfield pupils recorded themselves under 95 different ethnic codes. Ward ethnicity populations have been consolidated and estimated for the 22 groups that make up the Council’s standard ethnic group classification (see table below)1. Southgate Borough Ethnicity (2019) Estimated Estimated % % No. No. White British 6,846 42.7 128463 38.3 White Irish 368 2.3 6427 1.9 Greek 306 1.9 3862 1.2 Greek Cypriot 1,329 8.3 15612 4.7 Turkish 501 3.1 25413 7.6 Turkish Cypriot 251 1.6 6079 1.8 Kurdish 56 0.4 4152 1.2 White Other 1,527 9.5 22501 6.7 White & Black Caribbean 175 1.1 4248 1.3 White and Asian 267 1.7 3627 1.1 White and Black African 83 0.5 2303 0.7 Other mixed 356 2.2 6562 2.0 Indian 891 5.6 11066 3.3 Pakistani 195 1.2 2407 0.7 Bangladeshi 100 0.6 5971 1.8 Chinese 417 2.6 2441 0.7 Other Asian 643 4.0 11954 3.6 Somali 88 0.5 9160 2.7 Other Black African 409 2.5 25032 7.5 Black Caribbean 302 1.9 17561 5.2 Other Black 115 0.7 8285 2.5 Other Ethnic Group 815 5.1 12300 3.7 1Please note totals will not sum with ONS population estimates. Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 4 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] Language The main languages of residents* given by 2011 Census estimates are: English 11,105 80% Turkish 353 3% Greek 319 2% Polish 291 2% Persian/Farsi 134 1% * aged 3 and over The ward had the highest number of Persian/Farsi speakers in Enfield. Religion Regarding Religion, the best guide is the 2011 Census. This showed the religious makeup of the ward as: Borough Religion No. % share average % Christian 7312 50.6 53.6 Buddhist 143 1.0 0.6 Hindu 744 5.1 3.5 Jewish 605 4.2 1.4 Muslim 1449 10.0 16.7 Sikh 95 0.7 0.3 Other/none/not stated 4106 28.4 23.8 Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 5 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] Socio-economic factors Socio-economic classification The 2011 Census results showed that Southgate had an above average proportion of people in managerial groups with about 39% more people than would be expected from the Borough average. Low income households Southgate had the 8th highest average (median) household income of the 21 wards in Enfield, as estimated by CACI in 2021. Average household income in the ward is above the median level for the borough as a whole, and also higher than the London average. The proportion of households with an income of less than £15,000 was put at 9.8% compared to a Borough average of 15.4%. This was the 4th lowest proportion of the 21 wards and lower than the London average. Provisional statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions indicate that, at 2020, 358 children in the ward (10.5% of the total) were living in families with relative low income, and 277 (8.1%) were in families of Absolute low income2. The proportions of children in poverty compared with local, regional and national averages are shown in the chart below. 2 Relative low income: equivalised household income is less than 60% of the UK median for that year. Absolute low income: equivalised household income is less than 60% of the UK median for the period 2010-2011. Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 6 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] Benefit Claims • As at June 2021, the claimant count3 in Southgate was 605, representing 5.9% of the local working- age population. • At February 2021, 19% of households in the ward (1,257) were claiming Universal Credit – this includes working households. Economically active people The estimated proportion of people in work or looking for work (the economically active) was higher than the borough average in 2011. For number and rates see appendix. Deprivation score The Indices of Deprivation 2019 – produced for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government– can be used to calculate the likely deprivation ranking of the ward. Analysis carried out by the Local Government Association indicates that, within Enfield, Southgate is the 18th most deprived (or the fourth least deprived) of the 21 wards in the Borough. The same analysis estimates that it is among the 50% least deprived wards in England. The map illustrates deprivation levels for wards in Enfield, when compared with the rest of the 7,180 wards in England for which data were available. Fuel Poverty Ward-level analysis of government statistics4 reveal that, as at 2019, 10.8% of households in the ward were in fuel poverty. This proportion was lower than both the borough and England averages. 3 The ‘narrow’ measure of unemployment: the number of people receiving either Job Seekers’ Allowance, or unemployed claimants of Universal Credit who are required to seek work. 4 Published by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Produced by the Knowledge and Insight Hub 7 If you have any queries relating to this document please email [email protected] Crime Appendix A has two crime related indicators by which the ward is compared to the Borough average:- • Crime rate • Anti-social behaviour rate The latest crime rates and trends can be obtained from the Metropolitan Police crime mapping website.