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Isles of Scilly Isles of Scilly Census 2001 and Access to Services Focus on Rural Areas Isles of Scilly is in the South West Government Office Region 1 Map of the Government Office Region showing Authority boundaries and shaded by Output Area according to the urban / rural definition. - 2 - Population In Isles of Scilly 100% of people live in rural areas, compared with 34.1% in the Government Office Region. Within the rural areas 100% live in sparse rural areas. Isles of Scilly South West Male Female Total Male Female Total Urban - - - 1,573,248 1,675,391 3,248,639 Rural 1,072 1,081 2,153 823,167 856,628 1,679,795 Less Sparse - - - 740,487 769,735 1,510,222 Town - - - 303,384 326,123 629,507 Village - - - 304,709 309,304 614,013 Dispersed - - - 132,394 134,308 266,702 Sparse 1,072 1,081 2,153 82,680 86,893 169,573 Town - - - 26,686 29,649 56,335 Village 1,000 1,011 2,011 32,142 33,614 65,756 Dispersed 72 70 142 23,852 23,630 47,482 Total 1,072 1,081 2,153 2,396,415 2,532,019 4,928,434 Percentage rural 100.0 100.0 100.0 34.3 33.8 34.1 Source table from the Census: UV03 Gender Proportion of the population of the Authority living in rural towns, villages and dispersed areas compared with the Government Office Region and England. Isles of Scilly South West England Dispersed Village Rural type Town 0 20406080100 Percentage Source table from the Census: UV03 Gender 3 Age In Isles of Scilly 9.8% of the population live in rural areas and are under 10 years old. 19.3% of the Authority's population live in rural areas and are under 19 years of age. 13.4% are aged 70 or over and live in rural areas. Total population within the Authority, broken down by age. Total Totals Rural breakdown Towns Villages Dispersed Age % Rural Urban Rural Less Less Less Sparse Sparse Sparse sparse sparse sparse Under 10 214 - 214 - - - 208 - 6 100.0 10 to 19 205 - 205 - - - 193 - 12 100.0 20 to 29 292 - 292 - - - 262 - 30 100.0 30 to 39 291 - 291 - - - 264 - 27 100.0 40 to 49 289 - 289 - - - 274 - 15 100.0 50 to 59 348 - 348 - - - 322 - 26 100.0 60 to 69 243 - 243 - - - 230 - 13 100.0 70 to 79 188 - 188 - - - 179 - 9 100.0 80 to 89 85 - 85 - - - 85 - - 100.0 90 and over 19 - 19 - - - 19 - - 100.0 2,174 - 2,174 - - - 2,036 - 138 100.0 Source table from the Census: UV04 Age Age of the population in urban/rural parts of the Authority and totals for the Government Office Region. 60 90000 80000 50 70000 40 60000 50000 30 40000 Authority 20 30000 20000 10 Number of people in the 10000 Number of people in the GOR 0 0 Under 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1 Age and over Rural Isles of Scilly Urban Isles of Scilly South West Source table from the Census: UV04 Age 4 Proportion of children under 5 split by the urban rural definition, for the Authority and the Government Office Region Authority: Government Office Region: Isles of Scilly South West Number of under 5's: 200 Number of under 5's: 270,100 Urban Less Sparse Rural Town Less Sparse Rural Village Less Sparse Rural Dispersed Sparse Rural Town Sparse Rural Village Sparse Rural Dispersed Source table from the Census: UV04 Age 5 Marital Status The ‘Marital Status’ table (UV07) classifies all people (i.e. from babies upwards) according to their marital status. To create the following table it has been assumed that all people aged under 16 would be in the “single – never married” category. All people under 16 years of age have been deducted from the original “single – never married” figures on the marital status to estimated figures on the marital status of people aged 16 or over. Estimated number of people in the Authority and Government Office Region aged 16 or over, by marital status Single Married (first Re-married Separated Divorced Widowed (never marriage) (but still legally married) married) Isles of Scilly Urban --- --- Rural 444 852 206 35 114 136 Less Sparse --- --- Town --- --- Village --- --- Dispersed --- --- Sparse 444 852 206 35 114 136 Town --- --- Village 394 799 195 32 109 131 Dispersed 50 53 11 3 5 5 Total 444 852 206 35 114 136 South West Urban 764,046 1,100,964 222,833 59,476 242,746 233,408 Rural 304,978 665,392 138,855 27,079 110,016 120,677 Total 1,069,024 1,766,356 361,688 86,555 352,762 354,085 Source tables from the Census: UV04 Age and UV07 Marital Status Estimated proportions of people aged 16 or over in rural parts of the Authority, by marital status. 8% Single (never married) 6% 25% 2% Married (first marriage) 12% Re-married Separated (but still legally married) Divorced Widowed 47% Source tables from the Census: UV04 Age and UV07 Marital Status 6 Household composition In Isles of Scilly 100% of households are in rural areas. 26.7% of rural households are single person households. 3.8% of rural households are lone parent family households. Number of households, by composition of the household Urban Rural % rural Total Total Less sparse Sparse Town Village Dispersed Town Village Dispersed Total number of households - 900 - - - - 855 45 100.0 One person household - 240 - - - - 234 6 100.0 pensioner - 122 - - - - 119 3 100.0 other - 118 - - - - 115 3 100.0 All pensioner family - 104 - - - - 101 3 100.0 Married couple family - 380 - - - - 356 24 100.0 no children - 169 - - - - 158 11 100.0 with one dependent child - 66 - - - - 61 5 100.0 with two or more dependent children - 101 - - - - 98 3 100.0 all children non-dependent - 44 - - - - 39 5 100.0 Cohabiting couple family - 68 - - - - 63 5 100.0 no children - 46 - - - - 41 5 100.0 with one dependent child - 10 - - - - 10 - 100.0 two or more dependent children - 12 - - - - 12 - 100.0 all children non-dependent - - - - - - - - - Lone parent family - 34 - - - - 34 - 100.0 with one dependent child - 6 - - - - 6 - 100.0 with two or more dependant children - 9 - - - - 9 - 100.0 all children non-dependent - 19 - - - - 19 - 100.0 Other households - 74 - - - - 67 7 100.0 with one dependent child - 9 - - - - 9 - 100.0 with two or more dependent children - 9 - - - - 6 3 100.0 all student - - - - - - - - - all pensioner - 10 - - - - 10 - 100.0 other - 46 - - - - 42 4 100.0 Source table from the Census: UV65 Household Composition (households) A dependent child is a person in a household aged 0 to 15 (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16 to 18 who is a full-time student in a family with parent(s). 7 Percentage of households by composition of household for the Authority and the Government Office Region. 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Proportion of total number households Urban Rural Urban Rural Isles of Scilly South West one person all pensioner family married couple family cohabiting couple family household lone parent family other households Source table from the Census: UV65 Household Composition (households) Classification of household deprivation The classification of household deprivation on the Census is independent of the English Indices of Multiple Deprivation published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Four dimensions from the Census returns have been identified as giving an indication of household deprivation. Households are considered deprived if one or more of the following definitions applies to that household: Employment – any member of the household aged 16-74 who is not a full-time student is classified as either unemployed or permanently sick. Education – no member of the household aged 16 to pensionable age has at least 5 GCSE’s (grade A to C) or equivalent AND no member of the household aged 16 to 18 is in full-time education. Health and disability – any member of the household has general health ‘not good’ in the year before the census or has a limiting long term illness. Housing – The household’s accommodation is either overcrowded, or is in a shared dwelling, or does not have sole use of bath/shower and toilet, or has no central heating. 8 Classification of household deprivation (number of households) Isles of Scilly South West Not deprived Deprived on Deprived on Deprived on Deprived on Not deprived Deprived on on any 1 2 3 all 4 on any 1 or more dimension dimension dimensions dimensions dimensions dimension dimensions Urban - - - - - 420,809 967,571 Rural 204 352 243 78 - 218,870 478,677 Less Sparse - - - - - 201,392 423,372 Town - - - - - 79,760 190,243 Village - - - - - 84,988 164,573 Dispersed - - - - - 36,644 68,556 Sparse 204 352 243 78 - 17,478 55,305 Town - - - - - 5,512 19,948 Village 192 330 234 78 - 6,837 21,415 Dispersed 12 22 9 - - 5,129 13,942 Source table from the Census: UV67 Classification of household deprivation Comparison of household deprivation in urban and rural parts of the Authority 100% Deprived on all 4 dimensions 90% 80% Deprived on 3 70% dimensions 60% Deprived on 2 50% dimensions 40% 30% Deprived on 1 Proportion of households dimension 20% 10% Not deprived on 0% any dimension Urban Isles of Rural Isles of South West Scilly Scilly Source table from the Census: UV67 Classification of household deprivation Health and provision of unpaid care There were two measure of ‘health’ on the Census.
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