Avonmore and Brook Green Ward Profile 2018
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Avonmore and Brook Green Ward Profile 2018 This profile brings together some of the key data sources Your Ward Councillors that help to define the characteristics of an area, the Rebecca Harvey population it contains and the key issues it faces. The main (Labour) themes covered are: population, health, deprivation, crime, education and qualifications, housing tenure, David Morton economic activity and local economy. (Labour) Given the breadth of data sets included in the profile, the Fiona Smith dates of the information ranging from 2011 to 2018. (Labour) Affluence Map 2: Ward Location The ward is generally very affluent area. The overall population is middle-aged and young, single, healthy and skilled. A high proportion of the population work in well paid professional jobs mainly in scientific and technical or financial and insurance activity sectors. • 74% of residents are of working age. The structure of the population has slightly changed over the last seven years which demonstrates that the population is not as transient as over the previous two decades • Foreign-born residents made up 52% of the ward population. A high proportion were born in France, Republic of Ireland, Australia, Iran and Italy • The ward has the highest proportion of households that have no people who speak English as a first language Pockets of Deprivation • 86% of residents declared themselves in good or very good health Even though the ward is generally affluent there still exists a number of deprived areas particularly Lytton estate, • Two in five people aged 16+ were living as a couple; Springvale estate and Linacre Court which suffer from this is similar to the borough average multiple interlinked problems. Generally these areas are • 43% rent privately and 35% are owner-occupiers characterised by: • The proportion of households without a use of car or a • Low skills van stands at 61%; this is the fourth highest proportion • Unemployment and worklessness in H&F • Low incomes • 55% of residents have a level 4 qualification (degree • Social or council rented housing level) • Low skilled occupations • 64% of residents are in employment (12% are self- • Health issues employed) The ward is made up of 8 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs). • 45% of employed residents are working as managers, One LSOA is ranked within the 20% most deprived nationally. directors, senior officials or in professional occupations There are seven deprivation ‘domains’ within the IMD 2015 • The largest source of employment is the professional, and the highest scores for the ward are in the Living scientific and technical activities sector (16.5%) Environment, Crime, and Barriers to Housing and Services. Produced by: Milan Ognjenovic - Principal Business Intelligence Analyst Business Intelligence Team (PSR) [email protected] 1 October 2018 Tel: 020 8753 1721 Who We Are Population Overview Figure 1: Total Population In 2018 there were an estimated 11,757 people living in the ward. Since 2011 Census, there has been a decrease in the population by 3.8% (-459 people); this is the second highest decrease among H&F wards (Borough average +0.9%). From the age / gender pyramid, it is clear that the population in the ward is relatively young for both genders with a large proportion in the age range 20-39. Since the 2011 Census, there has been slight change in the structure of the population within the ward which indicates that the population was not as transient as 7 years ago with fewer working age people moving into the area for work before moving out later on in life. There are slightly more females (51.1%) than males (48.9%). The ward is the ninth most densely populated in H&F with a density of 131 people per hectare (Borough 112pph). During the day the population increases to 15,473 people as people come to the ward for work. Figure 2: Age Structure 85+ Source: GLA Population projections 2018 and *MYE population ONS 2016 80-84 75-79 Country of Birth and National identity 70-74 65-69 44.5% (5,440) of residents were born in England. Foreign-born residents 60-64 made up 52% of the ward population (42.7% in H&F). 55-59 50-54 France supplied most foreign-born residents (412) followed by Republic 45-49 of Ireland (329), Australia (314), Iran (265) and Italy (237). 40-44 35-39 17.5% of the population were born in an EU country (the highest among 30-34 25-29 all wards) compared with 14.8% in H&F and 10.3% in London as a 20-24 whole. 15-19 10-14 64% of residents identify themselves as a category that refers to a 5-9 British national identity (e.g. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish and 0-4 other categories associated with Britain); ranked the lowest in H&F. 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 26.6% had a ‘British only’ national identity (ranked eighth highest) while Male 2018 Female 2018 Male 2011 Female 2011 ‘other identities only’ account for 35.9% of all categories (ranked the Source: Population projections 2011-2018, GLA highest in H&F). 14.8% of the population is under 18 (19.5% in H&F), 71.4% are Figure 3: Ethnic Groups aged 18-64 (69.9% in H&F) while 13.8% are elderly population (10.6% in H&F). 52.2 44.9 Using the SHLAA Ward population projections, the population is 44.9 estimated to increase by 8.2% (960 people) by 2035. This 37.9 includes a 33% (530) increase in the population aged 65+ and a 4.5% (70) in people aged 45-64. 23.2 20.0 19.7 Ethnicity 18.5 13.6 13.3 12.7 11.8 9.1 9.0 The ward ranks fourth lowest on the proportion of the 8.3 7.7 7.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 population describing themselves as White British (37.9%), but 3.4 2.2 the highest on proportion of ‘Asian/Asian British’ residents White British White Irish White Other Black/Black Asian/Asian Mixed Other ethnic (13.6%). British British group Since 2001, there has been a 38% increase in the number of Ward 2001 Ward 2011 LBHF 2011 London 2011 residents from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds to 7,589 in 2011; the fourth highest number in H&F. Source: ONS Census 2011 2 Map 3: World Region - Country of Birth Year and Age of arrival in the UK Map 4: Europe - Country of Birth The ward ranked the highest in H&F in terms of proportion of foreign born residents who have arrived in the UK since 2001 (29% of the overall population). The ward ranked the highest in proportion of residents whose age of arrival to the UK was between 20 and 44 (33.5% of all age groups) and it also ranked the highest on proportion of foreign people who have resided in the UK for less than 5 years (18.6% of the overall population). 20% of residents in the ward hold an EU passport (the second highest level among H&F wards). The ward ranked the highest in terms of proportion of people that hold a passport of any of the Middle East / Asian countries as a percentage of the total population (8.2%), and also the highest in terms of proportion of people that hold a passport of any of the European (non-EU) countries (1.7%). Figure 4: Religious groups Religion 58.6 Christians remained the largest religious group in the ward with 54.1 48.4 48.4% of residents (58.6% in 2001). 48.4 There has been a 1.3 percentage point increase in the Muslim population to 1,398 in 2011; the fifth highest number in H&F. 26.1 23.8 One in four (26%) residents stated as having no religion (ranked 20.7 fifth highest), while 8.5% did not answer the question related to 17.8 12.4 11.4 10.1 10.0 8.9 8.5 8.5 religion. 8.4 5.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 1 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 There are no updates available on religion by ward, but the 0.2 latest data from ONS suggest that ‘Any other religion’ and Christian Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Other No religion Religion religion not stated Muslim religion have increased most since 2011 in H&F (by 2.5 Ward 2001 Ward 2011 LBHF 2011 London 2011 percentage points). 3 Source: ONS Census 2011 Household Language 64.8 % of households in the ward contain people aged 16+ who all speak English as a main language; ranked the lowest among all wards (71.8% in H&F). 20.4% of households have no people that speak English as a main language (14.5% in H&F). The main languages spoken in the ward are French (460 people), Arabic (436), Spanish (290), Italian (233), Portuguese (192), Persian / Farsi (179), Polish (137) and German (107). Health 86.3% of residents assess their health as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ (85.7% in H&F). 5.4% rate their health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ compared to 4.9% across the borough. In the 2011 Census, 11.9% (1,458) of residents reported to have a long term health problem or disability that limits their day-to-day activities; this is the eighth highest level in the borough but a decrease of 9.5% since 2001 (the fifth highest).