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Hurst Ward Profile (PDF Document) Wokingham Borough Jan-18 Hurst Berkshire Public Health Shared Team INTRODUCTION CONTENTS This is a profile of Hurst Ward. It is intended to accompany the wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment of Wokingham Borough. Profiles have been created for each of the Electoral Wards within Wokingham Borough. 1. SUMMARY……………….………...….…… 2 to 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS…………………........ 4 to 6 3. DEPRIVATION, POVERTY AND The profiles are split into nine topics with these being accompanied by a summary of key findings and supported by ACCESS TO SERVICES…………….…… 7 metadata (information about the data used within the profiles). 4. ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISE……… 8 5. EDUCATION……………………………….. 9 The profiles are a tool which will be regularly developed with both improved functionality and also new and refreshed 6. HEALTH……………………………………….10 to 11 indicator data. We welcome your comments and suggestions so that we can ensure future developments are 7. HOUSING……………………………………..12 relevant and useful to you. 8. COMMUNITY SAFETY………………….. 13 9. ENVIRONMENT…………………………… 14 The profiles are in the main based only on data that are collected nationally with a high degree of completeness. This has been supplemented with local data where this has been considered appropriate. 10. SOURCES OF DATA…………………………………………..……………… 15 Some indicators may give small numbers at Ward level. This should be taken into consideration when interpreting the data. Small changes in counts can lead to wide variance in the rate, and counts can vary significantly from year to year. Any provisional conclusions drawn from the profiles should be compared with other sources of information, both quantitative and qualitative. Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 1 1. SUMMARY • There are 2,845 people living in Hurst, 22.74% of these are children aged 0 to 15 and 16.31% are older people aged 65 and over. The non-white British population accounts for 10.12% of the total population. 90% of the Hurst population were born in the UK. This is more than the average of Wokingham Borough. • Out of the 25 wards in Wokingham, Hurst is the eleventh most deprived ward. 5.4% of children in Hurst are at risk of living in poverty, compared with 6.8% across Wokingham Borough. • In Hurst 4.1% of the working age population claim benefits compared with 4.7% in Wokingham Borough. 73.5% of the population of Hurst who are aged 16 to 74 years are in employment. This is higher than the average in Wokingham Borough. In Hurst, the majority of people in employment (65% of workers) were employed in managerial/professional/technical occupations. 27% of workers were employed in professional occupations. 12% of working age people in Hurst have no formal qualifications. • 70% of children living in Wokingham Borough achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 74% of children living in Hurst achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C. 70% of children living in Wokingham Borough achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. 76.9% of children living in Hurst achieved the expected level of attainment at Key Stage 2. • The average life expectancy at birth for males living in Hurst is 79.8 years. The average life expectancy at birth for females in Hurst is 87.5 years. Death rates from all causes in people aged less than 75 are as expected. Emergency hospital admissions for all causes are lower than expected*. • An estimated 20.7% of adults in Hurst are obese. An estimated 19.1% of adults in Hurst binge drink. An estimated 30.5% of adults in Hurst eat healthily. • There are a total of 1167 dwellings in Hurst. The most common housing type in Hurst is detached. This accounts for 58.5% of all housing. The average household size in Hurst is 2.6 people and 1.2% of housing in Hurst is classifed as needing one or more bedrooms more than it has in order to be adequately sized for the number of people living there. • There were 87 crimes recorded in Hurst during 2013/14. This equates to 30.2 crimes per 1,000 people living in Hurst - a rate that is higher than the average across Wokingham Borough. • In Hurst 52% of the population live in areas classed as rural village and dispersed. 48% live in areas classified as rural town and fringe.. * Given the age and gender structure of the population and national death/admission rates Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 2 1. SUMMARY Wokingham Ward Range Local Authority Average Ward Range Category Indicator Hurst Borough Worst Best Average Worst Best Indices of Multiple Deprivation Score - IMD (2015) 6.0 5.8 10.9 2.4 Deprivation & % children in Poverty (2015) 5.4 access 6.8 15.1 1.9 Barriers to Housing and Services Score - IMD domain (2015) 26.5 19.6 35.0 7.1 Economy & % Job Seekers Allowance Claimants (September 2017) 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.3 Enterprise Post-16 Qualifications - % Level 3 or higher (2011) 56.6 52.7 39.6 58.7 % key Stage 2 Level 4+ (2012) 77.3 84.2 70.8 93.8 Education % 5+ GCSEs A*-C (inc Maths and English) (2013/14) 74.0 70.0 55.3 78.2 All Cause Mortality Rate <75, DSR per 100,000 (2012-16) 756.3 844.1 1157 575 Life Expectancy - males (2011-15) 79.8 81 79.6 84.6 Health Life Expectancy - females (2011-15) 87.5 85.3 81.4 90.4 Emergency hospital admissions for all causes (SAR) 2011-16 59.8 67.7 80.8 55.9 % low Birthweights <2500g (2011-15) 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.8 % occupancy rating - bedrooms -1 or less (2011) 1.2 2.0 4.1 1.2 Housing % no Central Heating (2011) 1.3 1.2 3.3 0.4 % socially Rented (2011) 4.6 7.3 17.9 1.1 Crime rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 30.2 28.1 75.4 14.2 Anti-social Behaviour rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 8.0 9.6 38.6 2.0 Community Safety Theft and handling stolen goods rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 2.8 8.7 36.4 1.6 Criminal Damage rate per 1,000 (2013/14) 3.5 4.4 10.2 1.5 Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 3 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Population Summary 2016 • Hurst has a population of 2,845. This figure has increased at a slower rate Wokingham Hurst than it has on average across Wokingham Borough since 2001. Borough • The working age population is relatively small in comparison to Total Population 2,845 - - Wokingham Borough. Males 1,404 49.3% 49.3% • Related to this, the ward has a proportionately larger young population Females 1,441 50.7% 50.7% (23%) and a smaller older population (16%). Children (0-15) 647 22.7% 19.8% • The 2011 Census indicates that 10% of Hurst are BME, lower than the Working Age (16-64) 1,734 60.9% 61.6% Wokingham Borough average. Older People (65+) 464 16.3% 17.4% • The largest single BME population is the 'White: Other' group. This group represents 38.9% of BME people and 3.88% of the total population of the BME** Population (2011 Census Data) 288 10.1% 16.4% ward. Population (2001) 2,820 - - Population Change (2001-2016) 25 0.9% 7.7% Population structure 2016 LA Total Males Females 85+ Religion 2011 80-84 Wokingham 75-79 Hurst 70-74 Borough 65-69 60-64 Christian 1,858 64.4% 59.5% 55-59 Buddhist 9 0.3% 0.4% 50-54 Hindu 20 0.7% 2.1% 45-49 Age Band 40-44 Jewish 6 0.2% 0.3% 35-39 Muslim 16 0.6% 2.8% 30-34 25-29 Sikh 19 0.7% 1.3% 20-24 Any other religion 6 0.2% 0.3% 15-19 No Religion 706 24.5% 26% 10-14 5-9 Religion not stated 246 8.5% 7.3% 0-4 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 Percentage by Age Group Source: ONS 2016 ** Black and minority ethnic (used to collectively refer to non 'White: British' ethnicities) Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 4 2. DEMOGRAPHICS Ethnicity Wokingham Wokingham Hurst Hurst Borough Borough Total BME (Non White British) Population 288 10% 16.4% White Asian or Asian British British 2,598 91.3% 83.6% Indian 38 1.3% 3.5% Irish 27 0.9% 0.9% Pakistani 7 0.2% 1.9% Gypsy or Irish Traveller 8 0.3% 0.2% Bangladeshi 0 0.0% 0.1% Other White (Including White European) 112 3.9% 3.7% Chinese 3 0.1% 0.8% Mixed Other Asian 20 0.7% 1.2% White and Black Caribbean 11 0.4% 0.6% Black or Black British White and Black African 1 0.0% 0.2% Black Caribbean 7 0.2% 0.8% White and Asian 14 0.5% 0.8% Black African 6 0.2% 0.5% Other Mixed 16 0.6% 0.4% Other Black 3 0.1% 0.1% Other Ethnic Group Other Ethnic Group 15 0.5% 0.7% Household Composition Wokingham Wokingham Hurst Hurst Borough Borough All Households: 1107 60,332 Lone Parent 71 6.4% 7.2% Dependent children 48 4.3% 4.4% One Person Household: 226 20.4% 23.3% Non dependent children 23 2.1% 2.8% One Family Household: 827 74.7% 71.0% Other household types 54 4.9% 5.7% All aged over 65 97 8.8% 9.4% With dependent children 23 2.1% 2.1% Married or same-sex civil partnership couple 551 49.8% 45.5% All full-time students 0 0.0% 0.0% No children 176 15.9% 15.3% All aged 65 and over 1 0.1% 0.2% Dependent children 310 28.0% 23.5% Other 30 49.8% 45.5% Non dependent children 65 5.9% 6.7% Cohabiting couple 108 9.8% 8.8% No children 69 6.2% 5.4% Dependent children 29 2.6% 3.2% Non dependent children 10 0.9% 0.3% Berkshire Public Health Shared Team 5 2.
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