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Maryhill/Kelvin Area Partnership Multi Member Electoral Ward 15 Area Partnership Profile Maryhill/Kelvin Area Partnership Multi Member Electoral Ward 15 This profile provides comparative information on the Maryhill/Kelvin Area Partnership/ Multi Member Electoral Ward including information on the population; health; labour market; poverty; community safety and public facilities within the area. 1. General Information about the Maryhill/Kelvin Area Partnership 1.1 Maryhill/Kelvin Area Partnership covers the areas of Wyndford, Kelvindale, Gilshochill, Cadder, Summerston and Acre. Housing ranges from traditional sandstone tenements to large housing association estates. The Forth and Clyde Canal runs through the area. It has a mixed population including a large number of students. Map 1: Maryhill Kelvin Area Partnership Table 1: Maryhill/Kelvin Area Partnership - Summary Population (2011 Census) 26,971 (down 2.8%) Population (2011 Census) exc. communal establishments 25,802 Electorate (2012) 22,813 Occupied Households (2011 Census) 13,225 (up 0.7%) Average Household Size (2011) exc. communal establishments 1.95 Housing Stock (2013) 13,654 No. of Dwellings Per Hectare (2012) 20.6 Working Age Population 16-64 (2011 Census) 18,770 (69.6%) Out Of Work Benefit Claimants (May 2013) 3,675 (19.6%) Job Seekers Allowance (Nov 2013) 899 (4.8%) Page 1 of 33 2. Demographic & Socio Economic Information 2.1 At the time of writing, the available 2011 Census Information does not provide all the information included in this section (e.g. household composition). Thus, some information in the profile is based on other information sources which are identified in the report. The profile will be updated as and when further 2011 Census information is available. Population 2.2 Based on the 2011 Census, the total population within Maryhill/Kelvin AP is 26,971. Maryhill/Kelvin AP has the second smallest population among the seven APs in the North West Sector equating to 13.1% of the estimated North West Sector population (n 206,483) and 4.6% of the estimated population in Glasgow City. 2.3 86% of the population are White – British or Irish. The percentage (14%) of ethnic minorities including Black or Minority Ethnic (BME – 10.5%) and other white (non UK/non Irish – 3.6%) resident in the Area Partnership is the third highest within the North West but is below the overall levels for North West Glasgow (BME 11.9%; other white non UK/non Irish 4.9%) and Glasgow City (BME 11.6%; other white non UK/non Irish 3.9%). 2.4 Within the overall AP ward population, Table 2 below illustrates the main age band populations both numerically and in percentage terms enabling comparisons with North West Glasgow and Glasgow City. Table 2: 2011 Census Populations Maryhill/Kelvin North West Glasgow Glasgow No. % No. % No. % 0-15 4,165 15.4 28,684 13.9 95,267 16.1 16-64 18,770 69.6 151,345 73.3 415,453 70.0 16-24 3,921 14.5 40,301 19.5 89722 15.1 65-65+ 4,036 14.0 26,454 12.8 82,165 14.0 TOTAL 26,971 100.0 206,483 100.0 593,245 100.0 Neighbourhoods in Kelvindale / North Maryhill / *Maryhill Road *Lambhill / Area Partnership Kelvinside Summerston Corridor Milton No. % No. % No. % No. % 0-15 1,191 12.3 2,074 17.2 485 14.4 415 21.9 16-64 7,082 73.3 8,282 68.8 2,209 65.4 1,197 63.0 16-24 1,661 17.2 1,628 13.5 384 11.4 248 13.1 65-65+ 1,391 14.4 1,675 13.9 684 20.2 286 15.1 TOTAL 9,664 100.0 12,031 100.0 3,378 100.0 1,898 100.0 * These housing neighbourhoods cover more than this AP area – the information provided above only relates to the part of the neighbourhood that is in Maryhill Kelvin AP. 2.5 Maryhill/Kelvin: In summary, the most notable demographic features are: x A higher percentage of children and people aged 65/65+ than is the average for the North West; x The demographic profile is very similar to the profile for Glasgow City. Page 2 of 33 2.6 North West: In comparison to other wards within the North West, Maryhill/Kelvin AP has the lowest number of people of working age among the seven North West APs. 2.7 Glasgow: As already mentioned, the demographic profile is very similar to the profile for Glasgow City. Housing 2.8 As of the 1st April 2013, the total housing stock in this Area Partnership was estimated as 13,654. 2.9 Households: Based on 2010 estimates, Table 3 illustrates that 22% (n 2,914) of households in Maryhill/Kelvin AP have children residing in them of which 33% (n956; 7.3% of all households) were single parent households. The level of households with children and single parent households is in line with the Glasgow average (23% households with children; 7.2% single parent households) and slightly above the North West averages (20% households with children; 6.5% single parent households). There are significant differences across the ward, for example, 36% of households with children in North Maryhill & Summerston are single parent households, compared with 11% in Kelvindale/Kelvinside. Table 3: Household Composition Single Other Single More than 1 Parent Household Person adult Households with Children Household Household TOTAL *Maryhill Road Corridor 410 665 3,592 2,247 6,914 *Lambhill/Milton 605 1,087 2,269 2,569 6,530 Kelvindale/Kelvinside 96 748 1,614 1,880 4,338 North Maryhill/Summerston 519 923 2,038 2,115 5,595 Maryhill/Kelvin AP 956 1,958 5,451 4,814 13,179 North West Total 6,558 13,306 43,407 37,988 101,259 Glasgow City Total 20,500 44,200 114,700 106,600 286,000 * Housing Composition Information is not presently available for the parts of the Housing Neighbourhoods that are in this AP. Source: Glasgow City Council; Development & Regeneration Services; Development Plan Group; 24th October 2011 2.10 Housing Stock by Tenure: Based on an estimate as of 1st April 2013, Table 4 provides the details by type of tenure and by housing neighbourhood. 62% of the housing stock in the AP is either owner occupied (48.1%) or private rented (13.9%). The overall level of privately funded housing is below the average level for the North West and for Glasgow City (65% and 63% respectively) with the level of private rented housing being significantly below the average level for the North West and for Glasgow City (22% and 19% respectively). Nearly three quarters (74%) of the housing in the Kelvindale / Kelvinside part of the Area Partnership are owner occupied compared with 31% in Maryhill Road Corridor. The high level of private rental housing is not consistent across the neighbourhoods within the AP. 2.11 In comparative terms, the level (38%) of social rented housing overall in Maryhill/Kelvin AP is the fourth highest among the seven North West APs and is Page 3 of 33 also slightly above the equivalent level for Glasgow City (36.9%). The level of social rented housing varies across the four neighbourhoods within the AP, ranging from 1.4% in Kelvindale/Kelvinside to 48% in Maryhill Road Corridor. Table 4: Housing Stock by Tenure Other Owner Private Social Occupied Rented GHA Rented TOTAL *Lambhill/Milton 2,787 612 2,152 1,157 6,708 *Maryhill Road Corridor 2,289 1,459 43 3,489 7,280 Kelvindale/Kelvinside 3,337 1,096 47 17 4,497 North Maryhill/Summerston 2,844 693 665 1,653 5,855 Maryhill/Kelvin AP 6,571 1,901 755 4,427 13,654 North West Total 45,336 23,663 13,574 22,860 105,433 Glasgow City Total 132,122 55,522 44,144 65,705 297,463 * Two Housing Neighbourhoods in the AP cover more than this AP area – the information provided above only relates to the part that is in Maryhill/Kelvin AP. Source: Glasgow City Council; Development & Regeneration Services; Development Plan Group; 12th December 2013 2.12 Households by Accommodation Type: As illustrated in Table 5, three quarters of the households in Maryhill/Kelvin AP are flat type dwellings. The level of flat dwellings in this AP is the third highest percentage among the 7 North West APs and the accommodation type profile is in line with the overall Glasgow City accommodation profile. Table 5: Households by Accommodation Type % % Semi- % % Detached detached Terraced % Flats Unknown Kelvindale/Kelvinside n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Lambhill/Milton n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Maryhill Road Corridor n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a North Maryhill/Summerston n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Maryhill/Kelvin AP 3.1 11.1 10.7 75.1 0.1 North West Total 1.5 7.7 10.5 79.9 0.3 Glasgow City Total 3.4 11.0 11.7 73.4 0.5 Source: Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics 2012 (including dwellings as part of communal establishment) 2.13 Households by Council Tax Band: Table 6 illustrates that x Nearly two thirds of the dwellings (66%) of the dwellings in Maryhill/Kelvin AP are rated at Band A-C. This Band A-C level is higher than the average for the North West of Glasgow (62%) and the Scottish average (62%) but lower than the Glasgow average (71%); x More than a quarter of (26%) rated in Band A (£0 - £27,000) which is the second highest level in the North West and the ninth highest among the 21 APs in Glasgow.
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