Promoting ethnic diversity in sport & physical activity

HARROW HEATMAP

Demographic Profile

• The Borough of has an estimated FACT FILE (Census 2011) population of 248,880 in 2017. POPULATION: 239,056 • The mean age of residents in the Borough is 38 years. A quarter of the population is aged less AGE than 20 (25.2%) and over a fifth are aged thirty • 20.2% aged 0-15 to 44 (22.3%). • 65.7% aged 16-64 • 14.1% aged 65+ • Harrow is a highly diverse Borough; over half of the residents are from BAME communities (57.8%). ETHNICITY Over a quarter of the population is from Indian • 42.3% White communities (26.4%) forming the largest BAME group • 57.8% BAME (non-white) in the Borough. 11.3% are from other • 26.4% Indian (largest BAME group) Asian communities. • 44.8% born outside the UK

• is the largest religion in the Borough RELIGION (37.3%), followed by Hinduism (25.3%) and • 37.3% Christian (12.5%). Less than one in ten state they have no • 25.3% Hindu religion (9.6%). • 12.5% Muslim • 9.6% No religion • An estimated 49.6% of the population of Harrow was born outside the UK (2015), increasing from 44.8% in 2011. The Borough’s BAME population is now estimated at 61.8% (2013). India is the most common birthplace of residents in the Borough followed by Kenya and Sri Lanka (2011 Census).

Sources & Notes: BAME – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic ONS, 2011 Census ONS Population Estimates (mid-2017) GLA, London Datastore: London Area Profiles Promoting ethnic diversity in sport & physical activity

Health & Wellbeing • In the 2011 Census, 83.6% of the residents of Harrow had very good or good health. Overall the health of adults and children is generally better than the average (Public Health England 2018).

• The average life expectancy for men in 2012-14 is 82.7 years and 86.1 for women, compared to 79.5 and 83.2 years for England.

• Life expectancy is 6.7 years lower for men and 3.7 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Harrow than in the least deprived areas (2014/16).

• 57.5% of adults are classified as overweight or obese (2016/17) compared to the England average of 61.3%. The Borough also has a lower rate of smoking among adults than England, 9% and 14.9% respectively.

• 9.4% of adults on GP registers have a diagnosis of diabetes compared with 6.7% in England (2016/17).

• Adults in Harrow aged under 75 are less likely to die from cardiovascular diseases (including heart disease and stroke) than in England; 59.6 deaths per 100,000 in contrast to 73.5 per 100,000 (2014/16).

• Child obesity is similar to the England average. 20.9% of children aged 10-11 are obese compared with 20% in England (2016/17).

• Around half of adults aged 16+ in Harrow achieve the recommended 150 minutes or more of moderate intensity physical activity per week (excluding gardening); 52.7% compared with 59.2% in May 2016-17. A further 17.1% of residents are fairly active participating in 30-149 minutes of activity each week.

• 30.3% of Harrow adults are physically inactive (less than 30 minutes per week) placing the Borough 306th out of 353 local authorities nationally and 30th out of 33 regionally.

Sources & Notes: ONS, 2011 Census Public Health England Online Health Profiles (https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/) Sport England, Active Lives Data: Mid May 2016 – May 2017. Sport England, Active Lives Adult Survey May 2016/17 Report (Oct 2017) Promoting ethnic diversity in sport & physical activity

Socio-Economic Profile

• The is less deprived than other London Borough’s, 14.3% live in 10% ranking 30th and it is 219th out of 326 local authorities nationally. Over one in ten of England’s most the population (14.3%) in the Borough live in the bottom 10% most deprived areas in deprived areas England.

• A lower proportion of children in the Borough aged under 16 live in low income 31.7% families than nationally; 12.5% compared to 16.8% England average. According to a children living in low report by End Child Poverty (2018), 31.7% of children in Harrow are living in poverty income families (after housing costs).

• Unemployment in Harrow is 3.7%, lower than the Great Britain average of 4.2% (Jul 3.7% 2017-Jun 2018). During September 2018, 1,975 people claimed out of work benefits unemployment in the Borough - a rate of 1.2% of the working age population (2.2% in Great Britain). (2017)

• 2.8% of Harrow working age residents have no qualifications compared to 6.8% in England and 7.7% in London (2017). 2.8% no qualifications

Sources & Notes: Index of Multiple Deprivation 2015 Public Health England Online Health Profiles (https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/) End Child Poverty (2018), Compilation of child poverty local indicators, update to September 2017 ONS, NOMIS Official Labour Market Statistics

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