London Ethnic Inequality Report Borough Profile
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LONDON ETHNIC INEQUALITY BOROUGH PROFILE REPORT Waltham Forest In 2011 Waltham Forest was ranked 15th in London (out of 32 London boroughs) for overall inequality. In 2001 it was ranked 11th, representing a small fall (or improvement) in relative inequality over the past decade. The Black African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups experience the largest overall inequality. The most substantial and rising inequality was within housing, where there were 22 percentage points between the outcomes for minorities compared to White British people. Rankings 2001 2011 Rank in 32 Rank in 348 White British White Irish London Local Authorities White Other Boroughs of England and Mixed (1=worst) Wales (1=worst) Indian Pakistani Education 22 299 Bangladshi Employment 15 51 Chinese Housing 2 2 Black African Black Caribbean Health 16 53 Other Absoloute IMI 15 40 Education Inequality Employment Inequality 8 2001 2 2001 2011 2011 6 0 4 -2 2 -4 0 -6 -2 -8 -4 -10 Mixed Indian Mixed Indian Minority Pakistani Chinese Minority Pakistani Chinese White Irish White Irish White Other Bangladshi White Other Bangladshi Black African Other (5 Cat) Black African Other (5 Cat) Black Caribbean Black Caribbean Housing Inequality Health Inequality 0 2001 10 2001 2011 2011 -5 8 6 -10 4 -15 2 -20 0 -25 -2 -4 -30 -6 -35 -8 -40 -10 Mixed Indian Mixed Indian Minority Pakistani Chinese Minority Pakistani Chinese White Irish White Irish White Other Bangladshi White Other Bangladshi Black African Other (5 Cat) Black African Other (5 Cat) Black Caribbean Black Caribbean www.runnymedetrust.org LONDON ETHNIC INEQUALITY BOROUGH PROFILE REPORT Waltham Forest Between 2001 and 2011 the White British – Minority population split in Waltham Forest changed from 56%:44% to 36%:64%. This was predominantly caused by an increase in White Other, Other and Pakistani populations. White British White Minority White Irish White Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese AfricanBlack Black Caribbean Other Population 2001 55.74% 44.26% 2.34% 6.41% 3.55% 3.51% 7.92% 0.99% 0.66% 5.78% 8.15% 4.94% 2011 36.01% 63.99% 1.53% 14.65% 5.33% 3.54% 10.20% 1.79% 1.00% 7.29% 7.30% 11.36% Education: % without any qualification among 16–24 year olds 2001 16.60 14.35 13.46 16.72 20.00 11.27 12.86 16.10 13.77 11.66 14.78 15.15 2011 12.04 9.88 7.03 15.90 11.21 5.45 6.79 4.57 7.14 8.51 8.53 10.30 Education inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - 2.25 3.14 -0.12 -3.40 5.32 3.73 0.50 2.82 4.93 1.81 1.44 2011 - 2.16 5.01 -3.86 0.83 6.60 5.26 7.47 4.90 3.53 3.52 1.74 Employment: % unemployed among those aged 25 and older 2001 4.63 9.67 4.11 8.99 10.57 7.91 13.88 11.69 7.14 13.46 8.14 10.23 2011 5.97 9.34 3.98 5.66 10.79 6.77 11.82 8.60 9.01 15.06 10.92 11.38 Employment inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - -5.04 0.52 -4.36 -5.94 -3.28 -9.24 -7.06 -2.51 -8.83 -3.51 -5.60 2011 - -3.37 1.99 0.32 -4.82 -0.79 -5.85 -2.62 -3.03 -9.08 -4.95 -5.41 Housing: Overcrowding – % occupancy rate of -1 or less 2001 9.10 27.56 10.48 25.90 23.49 25.47 36.42 45.77 27.60 44.56 17.65 35.64 2011 10.97 33.04 14.66 37.08 28.28 24.18 36.06 46.12 25.00 44.15 20.95 36.70 Housing inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - -18.45 -1.37 -16.80 -14.38 -16.37 -27.32 -36.67 -18.50 -35.45 -8.55 -26.53 2011 - -22.07 -3.69 -26.11 -17.31 -13.21 -25.09 -35.15 -14.03 -33.18 -9.98 -25.73 Health: Age-sex standardised illness rate 2001 18.64 20.81 19.00 17.85 20.94 21.77 27.94 23.45 14.22 16.23 19.85 9.25 2011 18.57 18.50 17.84 13.43 19.91 19.96 25.63 23.41 12.83 15.71 17.72 14.74 Health inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - -2.17 -0.36 0.80 -2.30 -3.13 -9.29 -4.81 4.42 2.41 -1.20 9.40 2011 - 0.06 0.73 5.14 -1.34 -1.39 -7.07 -4.85 5.74 2.85 0.84 3.83 Inequality is calculated as the White British score for the local authority minus the minority group’s score for that local authority. A value above zero indicates minority advantage; a value below zero represents minority disadvantage. St Clement’s Building, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE T 020 7377 9222 E [email protected].