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Rural deprivation in Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyScilly:Scilly ::: Profile report for St Newlyn East Final report October 2009 created by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for St Newlyn East BackgrounBackgroundddd Acknowledgements Acknowledgements For their valuable help with the project, we would like to thank Stephen Wright at the South West ACRE Network, Paul Dunn and Brenda Weston at Equality South West, and Sue Rees and Rose Bird at Government Office South-West. SWAN – the South West ACRE Network – wishes to acknowledge the financial support of DEFRA, The Big Lottery and the South West Community Foundations in making this report a possibility, and the South West Region Rural Affairs Forum and Government Office for their support. Oxford ConConsultantssultants forforfor Social Inclusion (OCSI) 15-17 Middle St, Brighton, BN1 1AL Tel: +44 1273 201 345 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ocsi.co.uk Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for St Newlyn East Background Introduction • Why have we produced this settlement profile for St Newlyn East? Health in St Newlyn East • Access to services in St Newlyn East Increasingly, we need good data to target programmes to the right areas, • Housing in St Newlyn East support funding applications, and help local communities with the evidence- • Indicator definitions (Appendix A) base to support the development of community and parish plans. • Settlements in the South West region (Appendix B) However, although there is a great deal of data available for the smaller The South West Rural Deprivation study settlements (villages, hamlets, smaller towns and so on) across the South These profiles have been developed under the South West Rural Deprivation West, this information is rarely brought together in a single document for each study, which has strengthened the evidence-base to support rural work across of the settlements. Profiles of areas tend to be produced for Local Authorities the region. Outputs from the full study include: or larger urban areas. • Where are the most deprived rural areas? • The South West ACRE Network (SWAN) of rural community councils What is the rural share of deprivation? • commissioned Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) to develop a set Profiles of the smaller settlements across the South West • of profile reports for each of the smaller rural settlements across the South Access to services in the South West West. • Who’s there? Daytime populations in rural areas What does this report contain? What indicators have we used? This profile report provides detailed datasets developed and collected by OCSI See Appendix A for definitions of the indicators used in this report. for St Newlyn East, which lies in Carrick district, and has a population of 891. What is a “settlement”? Alongside data on St Newlyn East, we also provide data for the County and We have used the Office for National Statistics Output Area definitions of Region. The sections in this report cover: settlements to develop these profiles. Our data for St Newlyn East is based on • Key indicators in St Newlyn East these Output Area level definitions, so may include very small areas that lie • Population Who lives in St Newlyn East? outside the ‘real’ settlement boundary. • Economy and employment Who is working in St Newlyn East? What are skill levels like? See Appendix B for more detail, including the list of settlements for which we have developed profiles. • Economy and employment What jobs are people doing? • Deprivation and low income Social exclusion in St Newlyn East 3 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for St Newlyn East Key indicators in St Newlyn East Population • Children and older people are typically more vulnerable to low income. Across St Newlyn East, 9.7% of all children live in income deprived • St Newlyn East lies in Carrick district (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly), and households (17 children). 21.0% of older people in rural areas receive has a population of 891 the Pension Credit Guarantee Element (corresponding to 39 older • Of the total population, 172 (19.3%) are children, making up a larger people) proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (17.3%). 175 (19.6%) are people of pensionable age, making up a Health smaller proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of • 78 people in St Newlyn East report themselves as having a limiting long- Scilly (24.3%) term illness, 11.6% of the population (compared with 13.5% of people • Groups particularly vulnerable to exclusion include the 13 lone parent across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly) households, and 65 pensioners living alone. • DWP health benefit data shows that 26 older people in St Newlyn East Economy and employment receive Attendance Allowance (14.9% of all older people) • Across St Newlyn East, 36 people receive Disability Living Allowance • Of those people of working-age in St Newlyn East, 393 are economically (4.0% of all people) active • The number of people receiving 'out-of-work' benefits (JSA and IB) in St Access to services Newlyn East is 26 (4.8% of all working-age people) • 61 households have no car or van, 17.4% of all households in St Newlyn • In addition, 13 children are living in households where no members of East the household are in work (6.8% of all children in St Newlyn East) • Access to education, training and employment: No households are more Deprivation and low income than 8km from job centres, no households are more than 8km from secondary schools. • 45 people in St Newlyn East are receiving some form of DWP benefit, • Access to healthcare: No households are more than 8km from a 8.3% of the working age population principal GP site • Based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, 97 people across St Newlyn East are income deprived (11.1% of all people) 4 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for St Newlyn East Population WWWhoWhohoho lives ininin St Newlyn EastEast???? The tables below show the total population with numbers of men and women and key age groups, the ethnic profile of the area, and household type: Ethnic profile of St Newlyn East • St Newlyn East lies in Carrick district (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly), and St Newlyn East Cornwall and South West has a population of 891 Isles of Scilly • Of the total population, 172 (19.3%) are children, making up a larger N % N % N % proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly All people 835 - 501,187 - 4,928,294 - (17.3%). 175 (19.6%) are people of pensionable age, making up a White British 814 98.1 486,635 97.1 4,701,602 95.4 smaller proportion of the population than across Cornwall and Isles of Other white 15 1.8 9,706 1.9 113,619 2.3 Scilly (24.3%) Non-white 6 0.7 4,846 1.0 113,073 2.3 • The ethnic profile shows that, in St Newlyn East, the large majority is Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) White British (98.1%) • Groups particularly vulnerable to exclusion include the 13 lone parent Households in St Newlyn East households, and 65 pensioners living alone. St Newlyn East Cornwall and South West Who lives in St Newlyn East? Isles of Scilly St Newlyn East Cornwall and South West N % N % N % Isles of Scilly All households 343 - 215,695 - 2,085,984 - N % N % N % Lone parent 13 12.6 11,726 20.2 113,037 19.9 All People 891 - 531,650 - 5,177,957 - households with Males 425 47.7 258,587 48.6 2,536,152 49.0 dependent children Females 466 52.3 273,063 51.4 2,641,805 51.0 Pensioner households 81 23.6 61,402 28.5 564,461 27.1 Aged 0-15 172 19.3 91,791 17.3 921,446 17.8 Lone pensioner 65 80.3 35,345 57.6 322,418 57.1 Working age 543 60.9 310,725 58.4 3,111,578 60.1 households Pensionable age 175 19.6 129,134 24.3 1,144,933 22.1 Student households 0 0.0 290 0.1 8,112 0.4 Source: OCSI (2009), from ONS 2007, Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions One person 38 11.1 29,424 13.6 295,392 14.2 (2005) households Married households 141 41.1 79,388 36.8 775,454 37.2 Cohabiting households 22 6.4 17,085 7.9 171,262 8.2 Other households 32 9.3 16,500 7.7 158,204 7.6 Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) 5 Rural deprivation in the South West. Profile report for St Newlyn East Economy and employment Who isisis working ininin St Newlyn EastEast???? What areareare skill levels like? St Newlyn East Cornwall and South West Economic Status Isles of Scilly • Of those people of working-age in St Newlyn East, 393 are economically N % N % N % active ID 2007 Employment 42 8.6 30,410 10.4 246,156 8.4 • There are 184 economically inactive people in St Newlyn East domain score St Newlyn East Cornwall and South West Jobseekers Allowance 3 0.6 4,595 1.5 46,395 1.5 Isles of Scilly (JSA) claimants N % N % N % Incapacity Benefit/Severe 23 4.2 23,760 7.7 194,950 6.3 All People aged 16-74 570 - 359,707 - 3,534,458 - Disablement Allowance Economically Active 393 69.0 226,949 63.1 2,386,140 67.5 (IBSDA) claimants Economically Inactive 184 32.3 132,704 36.9 1,148,278 32.5 Receiving workless benefits 26 4.8 28,355 9.1 241,345 7.8 Working more than 49 94 24.6 37,749 17.6 378,910 16.6 Children in 'out of work' 13 6.8 17,125 16.6 159,715 15.3 hours per week households Source: OCSI (2009), from Census 2001, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) Source: OCSI (2009), from DWP 2008, CLG 2007, HMRC 2005, ONS Settlement Definitions (2005) Worklessness Being out of work can have a severe impact on an individual’s quality of life – both in terms of the economic implications and in terms of the wider social exclusion implications.