BOROUGH, BANKSIDE AND WALWORTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL PROFILE
There were 68,651 residents estimated to be living in the Borough, Bankside and Walworth Community Council area when the latest Census was conducted on 27th March 2011. This profile highlights some of the key information for the area. • Borough, Bankside and Walworth has the highest proportion of residents aged 16-24 (18%) in Southwark and this is higher than the national average of 12%. • 51% of Borough, Bankside and Walworth residents are White which is lower than the Southwark average of 54% and the national average of 85%. The area has the highest proportion of Asian/Asian British residents in Southwark (12%), more than the national average of 8%. • 11% of Borough, Bankside and Walworth residents identify as Muslim which is the highest in Southwark and higher than the national average of 5%. • The proportion of Borough, Bankside and Walworth residents that can’t speak English well or at all (4%) is higher than both the Southwark average (3%) and national average (2%). • Borough, Bankside and Walworth has the highest proportion of economically inactive residents in Southwark (30%), however this is in line with the national average. • The proportion of Borough, Bankside and Walworth residents that live in a flat, maisonette or apartment (86%) is the highest in Southwark and significantly above the national average of 21%. • The proportion of home owners in Borough, Bankside and Walworth (22%) is the lowest in Southwark, and below the national average of 64%, while the proportion of properties that are social rented (52%) is the highest in Southwark and above the national average of 18%. • Borough, Bankside and Walworth has the highest proportion of obese 4-5 year olds in Southwark (15%), 5% higher than the national average.
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BOROUGH, BANKSIDE AND WALWORTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL PROFILE
Borough, Characteristic Category Bankside & Southwark England Walworth Demography Male 50% 49% 49% Gender Female 50% 51% 51% Under 15 17% 19% 19% 16-24 18% 14% 12% 25-29 13% 12% 7% 30-34 11% 11% 7% 35-39 8% 9% 7% Age 40-44 8% 8% 7% 45-49 7% 7% 7% 50-54 5% 6% 6% 55-59 3% 4% 6% 60-64 3% 3% 6% 65+ 7% 8% 16% White 51% 54% 85% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups 6% 6% 2% Ethnic Group Asian/Asian British 12% 9% 8% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 27% 27% 3% Other Ethnic Group 4% 3% 1% Christian 51% 53% 59% Buddhist 1% 1% 0% Religion Hindu 1% 1% 2% Muslim 11% 9% 5% No religion 25% 27% 25% English main language 77% 80% 92% English English not main language: Speaks English well 19% 17% 6% Proficiency English not main language: Can’t speak English well / at 4% 3% 2% all Economy Economic Economically Inactive 30% 27% 30% Activity Benefits1 Benefit Claimants 15% 14% 14% Housing Whole house or bungalow 12% 24% 77% Housing Type Flat, maisonette or apartment 86% 74% 21% Owned / shared ownership 22% 31% 64% Household Social rented 52% 44% 18% Tenure Private rented / living rent free 26% 25% 18% Health & Disability Health Bad Health (self-identified) 5% 5% 5% Childhood Obese 4-5 years 15% 13% 10% Obesity2 Obese 10-11 years 28% 27% 19% Disability Day to day activities limited 14% 14% 18%
Source (unless otherwise stated): Census 2011 1Source: DWP Benefit Claimants August 2013 2Source: National Child Measurement Programme 2009/10 to 2011/12
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BOROUGH, BANKSIDE AND WALWORTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL PROFILE
East Characteristic Category Cathedrals Chaucer Faraday Newington Walworth Demography Male 52.0% 50.2% 49.7% 49.4% 50.5% Gender Female 48.0% 49.8% 50.3% 50.6% 49.5% Under 15 10.7% 14.8% 18.5% 23.2% 17.3% 16-24 23.5% 20.3% 16.9% 13.7% 15.2% 25-29 14.4% 17.1% 12.0% 9.9% 13.1% 30-34 11.1% 12.1% 9.7% 9.4% 10.7% 35-39 7.3% 8.7% 7.8% 7.6% 8.1% Age 40-44 7.5% 6.9% 7.7% 8.8% 7.6% 45-49 6.3% 5.8% 6.9% 7.3% 7.3% 50-54 5.2% 4.4% 5.3% 6.0% 5.5% 55-59 3.6% 2.6% 3.8% 3.8% 3.6% 60-64 3.0% 2.0% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 65+ 7.4% 5.2% 8.3% 7.0% 8.5% White 61.6% 50.1% 48.2% 39.3% 51.8% Mixed/Multiple Ethnic 5.8% 5.9% 6.7% 6.4% 6.5% Groups Ethnic Group Asian/Asian British 14.1% 17.2% 10.3% 9.6% 8.9% Black/African/Caribbean/ 16.0% 22.9% 30.5% 40.3% 28.7% Black British Other Ethnic Group 2.7% 4.0% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1% Christian 46.3% 46.5% 53.1% 57.0% 52.5% Buddhist 1.1% 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.5% Religion Hindu 1.9% 3.0% 0.8% 0.4% 0.8% Muslim 8.9% 12.3% 11.9% 13.6% 10.6% No religion 31.9% 27.0% 23.5% 18.1% 25.3% English main language 79.5% 77.1% 75.7% 74.4% 76.5% English not main language: 18.1% 20.0% 19.2% 20.3% 19.4% English Speaks English well Proficiency English not main language: Can’t speak English well / 2.3% 2.9% 5.1% 5.3% 4.1% at all Economy Economic Economically Inactive 26.2% 23.3% 32.7% 34.5% 29.7% Activity Benefits1 Benefit Claimants 13.3% 10.7% 16.8% 17.8% 16.3% Housing Whole house or bungalow 11.2% 4.4% 17.0% 11.0% 16.7% Housing Type Flat, maisonette or 85.4% 93.8% 81.0% 87.3% 82.3% apartment Owned / shared ownership 26% 26% 18% 14% 23% Household Social rented 43% 43% 54% 68% 54% Tenure Private rented / living rent 31% 31% 29% 18% 23% free Health & Disability Health Bad Health (self-identified) 4.9% 3.9% 6.0% 5.2% 5.9% Childhood Obese 4-5 years 11.6% 15.2% 16.4% 16.9% 15.9% Obesity2 Obese 10-11 years 23.3% 32.7% 27.7% 29.5% 25.9% Disability Day to day activities limited 13.2% 10.7% 15.2% 14.3% 15.3%
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