Part 4 Cwmbran Well-Being Infographics
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PART 4 CWMBRAN WELL-BEING INFOGRAPHICS MARCH 2017 CONTENTS Overview - Cwmbran 2 Economy - General 21 What Is Good About Cwmbran 3 Economy - Economic Activity 22 What Is Not So Good About Cwmbran 4 Economy - Types of Employment 23 Economy - Industry of Employment 24 Economy - Qualifications 25 Population 5 Economy - Transport Part 1 26 Economy - Transport Part 2 27 Social - Health Part 1 6 Social - Health Part 2 7 Environment - Open Green Access 28 Social - Health Part 3 8 Environment - Ecosystem Services 29 Social - Community Safety 9 Environment - Flood Risk & Air Emissions 30 Social - Household Income 10 Social - Deprivation North 11 Culture - Religion & Ethnicity 31 Social - Deprivation East 12 Cultural - Welsh Language 32 Social - Deprivation North-West 13 Social - Deprivation Central 14 Social - Deprivation West 15 Community Involvement 33 Social - Deprivation South-West 16 References 34 Social - Deprivation South-East 17 Social - Housing Part 1 18 Social - Housing Part 2 19 Social - Access to Services 20 Page 1 OVERVIEW - CWMBRAN Cwmbran is unique in being the only New Town in Wales and is at the southern point of the borough. It was designated as a New Town in 1949 and was designed as a distinctive, progressive and modern town offering new opportunities for its residents. Cwmbran consists of 7 Medium Super Output Areas (MSOAs), Torfaen 007 - 013 with 32 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) LSOAs within its boundary. Today Cwmbran remains a popular place to live. A successful town centre, excellent road links, a high quality environment and a committed workforce, have led to the development of a strong economic base creating numerous and varied employment opportunities with an estimated population of approximately 48,500. Cwmbran is a vibrant town based around a network of distinct neighbourhoods which have a rich heritage, a green environment and a range of leisure and cultural facilities. Figure 1: Cwmbran and its MSOAs. [1] Table 1: Cwmbran's 7 MSOAs and 32 LSOAs. Figure 2: Aerial photograph of Cwmbran. Figure 3: Cwmbran Shopping - town centre. Page 2 WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT CWMBRAN At a glance - this page summarises what is good about social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being in Cwmbran. More detailed information is contained in the rest of this document. Lower rates of repeat absenteeism (schools) than Wales. Higher rate of full-time employees aged 16 to 74 than Wales. Most residents of Cwmbran can access a range of services in a Many community areas in Cwmbran have a low flood risk score. Lower proportion of low birth-weight babies than across Wales. Lower all cause death rates in Cwmbran East and Cwmbran South East. Cwmbran East, Cwmbran South-East and Cwmbran West have relatively low concentrations of deprivation as measured by Page 3 WHAT IS NOT SO GOOD ABOUT CWMBRAN At a glance - this page summarises what is not so good about social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being in Cwmbran. More detailed information is contained in the rest of this document. Lower KS4 educational achievement than Wales Higher levels of Significant variation in the health and well-being of residents in pupils not entering higher education at age 18-19 than figure for different areas areas parts of Cwmbran. Wales. Higher all cause death rate than the rate for Wales. Higher levels of people with no qualifications than Wales average. Pontnewydd 1 and Upper Cwmbran 1 are in the 10% of the most deprived LSOAs in Wales. Higher rates of burglary and criminal damage, violent crime, theft and anti-social behaviour in Cwmbran Central. Higher levels of air concentrations and emissions. Higher levels of welfare benefit claimants than the Wales average. Percentage of households classed as ‘in poverty’ is higher than the Wales average. Page 4 POPULATION At a glance - this page tells us about the number of people living in Cwmbran the density and the age profile. Torfaen has 39,052 households; 20,701 (53.0%) of which are in Cwmbran. [15] The overall estimated population of Cwmbran has decreased by approximately 600 residents from 49,080 in 2001 to 48,480 in 2014 (-1.2%), compared to Wales (+6.2%). The largest net in-flow of residents has been in LSOA Llantarnam 1 (+500), whereas the largest net out-flow has been in Greenmeadow 1 (-214). Figure 5: Population estimates by age cohort, Males v Females, Cwmbran. [4] Cwmbran has the lowest proportion of 0 to 10 year olds (12.7%) compared to Blaenavon (13.9%) or Pontypool (13.1%). In contrast, it has the highest proportion of both 11 to 14 year olds (4.5%) and 15 to 19 year olds (6.4%). Locally, more than 1 in 4 people in Llanyrafon South 2 LSOA are aged 50 to 64, compared to less than 1 in 5 across Torfaen. In both Upper Cwmbran 1 and Figure 4: Percentage change of total population from 2001 - Fairwater 3 more than 1 in 10 of the 2014, Cwmbran v Wales. [2] [3] population is aged 20 to 25 years. Cwmbran has a population density of 11.27 persons per hectare, which is more dense than Torfaen (7.25) and Wales (1.48). Two Locks 2 is the most sparsely populated (similar to the Wales average). Two Locks 1 and Greenmeadow 3 are the most densely populated, at 61.08 and 67.49 persons per hectare respectively. The settlement of Cwmbran has an estimated total population of 48,480. Figure 6: Road infrastrcture in Henllys Page 5 SOCIAL - HEALTH PART 1 At a glance - this page tells us about factors that contribute to healthy lifestyles in Cwmbran. Asset-based approaches (ABA) relate more to societal culture than to systems and processes. Improving population health requires making changes in the physical, social and economic circumstances of people’s lives, not merely altering individual behaviours. Similarly ABA focus on the resources that people and communities employ to remain well and to bounce back from adversity. The framework for reporting community health assets developed by Public Health Wales covers 3 broad areas of 13 classes. People: Overall Life Satisfaction; Health and Well-being Status; Education; Material and Financial Well-being. Community: Family Cohesion and Relationships; Social Networks; Effective Services; Neighbourhood Satisfaction. Structure: Buoyant Economy; Open Environment; Built Environment; Transport and Accessibility; Corporate Health. Cwmbran settlement exhibits typical urban contrasts in well-being assets between smaller areas. Within a relatively small geographical area of often high population density there are significant inequalities. In addition to Torfaen 012 and 013 areas being amongst the most affluent (and similar to one another) in the borough with community assets, and other related health and wellbeing assets, greater than Wales averages, there are areas like Torfaen 009 and 010 where far fewer of the population have community wellbeing assets than Wales average. The Cwmbran areas shown below have people assets as low and lower than those in the Pontypool and Blaenavon but also have less satisfaction with their local area less perceived community safety and less two parent households (an Adverse Childhood Experience - ACE). [40] Figure 7 : Health asset indicator percentages for Torfaen 009 and Wales.[8] Figure 8 : Health asset indicator percentages for Torfaen 010 and Wales. [8] Page 6 SOCIAL - HEALTH PART 2 At a glance - this page tells us about birth rates, birth weights and immunisation rates. Immunisation rates (2013/14) The percentage uptake for children’s immunisations in the majority of the areas of Cwmbran is higher than Wales. For four of the seven immunisation types, Cwmbran Central has a percentage uptake lower than the Wales uptake. Live births (2012-2014) The live birth rates (per 1,000 population) in Cwmbran North-West (15.6) and Cwmbran Central (12.6) are higher than both the Tofaen (11.5) and Wales (11.1) rates. The lowest live birth rate across all Torfaen MSOAs is in Cwmbran East (8.6). Figure 10: Uptake of child immunisations in Cwmbran (2013/14), Cwmbran v Wales. [9] Low birthweight babies (2011-15) Cwmbran South-West has the lowest published rate of low weight singleton births Figure 9: Live birth rate (3 yr average), Cwmbran v Wales. [10] per 1,000 population (57.4); lower than Torfaen (65.7) and Wales (68.2) based on a 5 year rolling average. This is defined as live single births whose weight is under 2500 grams (2.5 kg). Cwmbran East is probably the lowest but the figures are not disclosed due to small numbers. Cwmbran North is the highest (69.0). Page 7 SOCIAL - HEALTH PART 3 At a glance - this page tells us about the health of people living in Cwmbran, life limiting illnesses and death rate. Limiting long-term illnesses (2014) The rate of Cwmbran residents who have a limiting long-term illness is 23,774 per 100,000 population. While this is lower than the rate for Torfaen (24,580 per 100,000 population), it is higher than the Wales rate (22,715 per 100,000 population). Across Cwmbran LSOAs, Pontnewydd 2 has the highest rate (32,437 per 100,00 population) and Two Locks 2 has the lowest (16,641 per 100,000 population). All cause death rate (2012-14) The all cause death rate in Cwmbran is 1,058 per 100,000 population, lower than the Torfaen rate (1,079 per 100,000 population), but higher than the rate for Wales (1,037 per 100,000 population). Across Cwmbran the rate varies significantly, from 599 per Figure 12: General health / unpaid care, Cwmbran v Wales. [12] Within Cwmbran 12.5% of residents' day-to-day activities are limited a lot due to their health. While this is lower than the percentage for Torfaen (13.1%), it is higher than the Wales value (11.9%).