Dukes Ward Profile 2012
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Dukes Ward Profile 2012 Sefton Business Intelligence & Performance Team Dukes Ward Profile Contents 1. Overview 2. Summary Chart 3. Population 4. Housing 5. Deprivation 6. Deprivation Affecting Older People 7. Child Poverty 8. Worklessness & Benefits 9. Employment & Income 10. Crime & Disorder 11. Environmental Issues 12. Education 13. Healthy Behaviours 14. Health 15. Alcohol Misuse 16. Community Segmentation 17. Ward Assets Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Overview Population & In 2010, Dukes’ estimated population was 13,011 increasing by almost 8% since 2001, compared to a borough wide population that is Housing decreasing. There are lower proportions of children and working age residents in Dukes than across the borough, this means Dukes has a relatively high proportion of older residents (65+). Dukes has a lower proportion of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) housing than the Sefton average, just 3.9%, however the percentage of vacant properties is almost double the borough average. Deprivation & There are two LSOA’s within the ward amongst the most deprived 10% of areas nationally; with relative deprivation level in six of the eight Child Poverty LSO’s has decreased from 2004. Dukes also has relatively low levels of deprivation affecting older people, however levels of deprivation affecting older people have increased since 2004. Child poverty is relatively low in the ward with 16.9% of the child population living in poverty. Worklessness The levels of benefits dependency in the ward is slightly higher than across the borough, with one in five working age residents claiming & Benefits benefits; the number of claimants rising by more than 5% since 2011. Latest available figures show a year on year rise of more than 10% for JSA claimants; the number of 18-24 year old claimants rose from 90 to 95, with young people making up almost 20% all JSA claimants in Dukes. Employment In 2001, 62.8% of residents within the Dukes ward were employed, a slightly lower proportion than the borough rate. Managers and Senior & Income Officials are most prominent in Dukes accounting for more than 20% of employees. Despite this, the average weekly wage in the Southport Constituency is more than 12% lower than the Sefton average and 18% lower than the national average. On average males in Southport Constituency earn 20% more than females. Crime / Crime and Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) rates are relatively high within Dukes ward when compared to the Borough as a whole. However the Disorder & rates of crime and ASB within this ward may have been adversely affected as a result of the thriving night time economy that exists within Environmental the area and the transient population that this attracts. Vehicle crime is the biggest concern having had a 42% year on year increase. Issues Conversely violence offences have reduced by almost 18% year on year. Overall environmental issues reduced in Dukes by 2.3%. Fly Tipping (which showed an increase of 6.7%) remains the most prominent environmental issue accounting for almost half of all calls. There were also increases in the number of calls for Accumulation of Refuse and Rats; it is possible that these two issues are linked. Education Educational attainment in the only Dukes high school has improved over the last five years, culminating in more than two thirds of pupils attaining 5 A*-C GCSE’s (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics. Performance at the school has been consistently above both the borough and national levels of attainment. Overall and persistent absence rates at the school are also better than the borough and national rates. The proportion of secondary school children eligible for free school meals is lower than that of the borough and national rates Health & 15.3% of Dukes residents are smokers and almost half the population are overweight or obese. However, a greater proportion of residents Alcohol achieve both the weekly recommended amount of exercise and daily intake of fruit and vegetables than the borough and national averages. Misuse By year 6 (ages 10 – 11) almost a quarter of children within the ward are obese; this is higher than both the borough and national averages. Although more than 80% of residents assess themselves as being in good or fairly good health, life expectancy for people living in the ward is lower than the borough and national averages. In addition to this, Dukes has a slightly higher proportion of residents suffering from long term conditions. However, levels of child emergency hospital admissions are slightly lower than Sefton as a whole. Almost a quarter of residents suffer from below average mental wellbeing. Dukes has relatively low rates of high level alcohol consumption and binge drinking compared to the borough as a whole and the national rate, however alcohol related hospital admissions are far higher than both the borough and national rates. As with crime, these figures may be affected as a result of the night time economy Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Summary Chart Better Than Category Indicator Dukes Sefton Average Sefton Average n Population Change in Population 2001-2010 7.90% -3.60% Average House price (Southport Constituency figure) £172,938 £128,567 n Housing % of Vacant Properties 5.00% 2.80% n IMD 2010 - % of LSOA area in Most Deprived 10% Nationally 25.00% 18.00% n Deprivation % of LSOA's in most deprived 10% nationally affecting older people 0.00% 20.00% n Child Poverty % of Children Living Poverty 16.90% 20.17% n % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants 6.90% 5.30% n Worklessness & Benefits % of Job Seekers Allowance Claimants aged 18-24 (July 12) 18.20% 30.30% n % of Incapacity Benefits Claimants February 2012 10.80% 8.80% n Income Average Weekly Wage (Southport Constituency figure) £409.90 £470.00 n BCS Crime per 100 population 2011/12 5.66 3.07 n Crime & Disorder Anti Social Behaviour Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 6.79 3.69 n Environmental Incidents per 100 population 2011/12 4.63 3.61 n Environmental Issues Fly Tipping Calls per 100 population 2011/12 2.19 1.05 n % of students achieving A*-C (or equivalent) inc. English & Maths 2011 68.0% 60.0% n Education Overall Absence rates 2011 6.30% 6.75% n % of Smokers 15.30% 14.80% n Healthy Lifestyles % of Residents Overweight or Obese 49.30% 55.20% n % of Residents achieving recommended weekly exercise 71.10% 65.90% n Male Life Expectancy 74.4 76.6 n Health Female Life Expectancy 80.7 81.4 n % of Residents with Below Average Mental Wellbeing 24.00% 29% n % of Residents With Above Recommended Alcohol Consumption 17.80% 19.90% n Alcohol Misuse % of Residents Who Binge Drink 24.40% 33.80% n Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions per 100,000 3155.6 2279.6 n n Better Than Sefton Average n Worse than Sefton Average n Same as the Sefton Average Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Population The 2010 population estimate for Duke’s Ward is 13,011, and this 2,000 represents 4.8% of Sefton’s overall population 823 851 897 842 1,500 898 1,042 1,000 540 Dukes ward is one of only seven throughout the borough estimated to have 527 had an increase in population since 2001. Increasing by almost 8% (948 441 904 890 808 831 residents). The most prominent increase is estimated to be amongst the 20- 683 500 593 29 age group, with an increase of 56% (1,107 to 1,727). This is possibly as a 468 513 460 result of an increase in migrant families 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80+ Male Female The gender breakdown in the ward follows a similar pattern to the borough 15,000 wide breakdown, with slightly more females (52.7%) than males. 12,500 10,000 Despite the significant rise in 20-29 year, the proportion of Duke’s resident 7,500 population that are working is still 3.2% lower the overall borough working age population. In addition to a relatively low working age population, the 5,000 proportion of children (0-15 years) at 11.4% is also some way below the 2,500 Sefton proportion of 17.3% 0 The percentage of over 65 year olds in the ward, at 29.8%, is the second 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 highest across the borough. However, despite a slight increase in the Male Female Total number, the proportion of the people aged 65 and over in the ward is estimated to have fallen from 3.2% in 2001 to the current rate. Category Dukes % Sefton % Total Population 13,011 272,876 Males 6,150 47.3 130,229 47.7 Females 6,861 52.7 142,647 52.3 Children (0 - 15) 1,479 11.4 47,340 17.3 Working Age (16 - 64) 7,653 58.8 169,184 62.0 Source: All population data sourced from ONS Older People (65+) 3,879 29.8 56,352 20.7 Census 2001 and 2002 - 2010 Mid Year Other Backgrounds (Census 2001) 187 2.5 4,418 1.6 Population Estimates White Persons (Census 2001) 12,297 97.5 278,540 98.4 Corporate Commissioning, Business intelligence & Performance Team, Bootle Town Hall, Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 7AE Housing Housing Tenure Dukes has a total of 9,327 residential properties, the highest across all 22 Tenure Dukes % Sefton % Sefton wards and represents 6.9% of the borough’s housing stock.