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North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 a North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 August 2005 Produced by the Research and Information Team, Chief Executive’s Department, County Hall, Leicestershire County Council 1 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 CONTACTS For further information, please contact: Census/Community Information Economic Research Crime Robert Radburn Jo Miller Jon Adamson Research & Information Team Research & Information Team Research & Information Team Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council County Hall County Hall County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA Glenfield LE3 8RA Glenfield LE3 8RA T: 0116 265 6891 T: 0116 265 7341 T: 0116 265 7419 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Demography / Land use Data4Business database Felicity Manning Toria Brown Research & Information Team Research & Information Team Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council County Hall County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA Glenfield LE3 8RA T: 0116 265 7260 T: 0116 265 7258 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 2 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 CONTENTS Page 4 Executive summary 5 Purpose of report 6 Demographic profile 11 Ethnicity / religion 16 Healthier Communities 31 Deprivation 43 Education, skills and training 51 Economy 66 Crime 73 Travel to work 75 Summary / gaps 77 Glossary This report was produced by the Research and Information Robert Radburn Team at Leicestershire County Council during July 2005 Research & Information Team using a range of available data sets. Leicestershire County Council County Hall Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy Glenfield LE3 8RA of the data contained in this report, the County Council can T: 0116 265 6891 accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. E: [email protected] 3 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 Executive Summary ♦ The population of North West Leicestershire is 87,461 ♦ 19.6% of the population are aged under 16 years and 19.3% are of pension age ♦ There are 35,394 households in the District, with an average household size of 2.4 persons ♦ 2.6% of the population (2,247 persons) are of Black and Minority Ethnic origin. The largest BME groups are Other White, Irish and Indian ♦ In North West Leicestershire, 18% of the population have a Limiting Long Term Illness ♦ 10.9% of the population provide unpaid care to a relative or neighbour ♦ Overall levels of deprivation are low, but there are small pockets of more severe deprivation in parts of Greenhill and Measham wards ♦ There are 2,155 children (under 16 years) and 1,837 older people (over 60 years) living in income deprived households ♦ 12,856 pupils attend an LEA school in North West Leicestershire ♦ 61.8% of the working age population in the District are economically active ♦ In May 2005, 659 people were claiming Job Seekers Allowance in North West Leicestershire ♦ 82.4% of businesses employ less than 10 people ♦ Average household income in the District is £32,100 ♦ Offences recorded by the police in 2004/05 show increases in theft, criminal damage and assault, but a fall in vehicle crime with burglary remaining low ♦ There are 46,792 cars and vans in North West Leicestershire, and this is the most common method of travel to work (74.6%). Only 3.4% of the population travel to work by public transport. 4 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 PURPOSE OF REPORT North West Leicestershire District Council is in the process of reviewing the North West Leicestershire Community Plan and the North West Leicestershire Local Plan, the latter eventually being replaced by a Local Development Framework (LDF) and is producing a Social Inclusion Strategy. It is therefore important that the District Council and the Partnership for Improving North West Leicestershire review the information available about the District to inform this process. This profile has been prepared to ensure the preparation of, and consultation on these documents are well informed and based upon existing knowledge about the District. It will also support the development of an evidence base for the Leicestershire Local Area Agreement. Data A range of data from a variety of sources has been used in compiling this report. In all cases, the most up-to-date information has been included. Where relevant, historic data or projected information has also been included. Geography This report will include data at different geographical levels: • District • Ward – There are 20 wards in the District. Ward boundaries were changed in the District in 2001. Wherever possible, the new ward boundaries have been used in this report. • Super Output Areas - lower level (SOA) – There are 57 lower level SOAs in the District, shown in appendix 1. This is a relatively new geography created by the Office for National Statistics. They are created by combining a number of Output Areas which were created for the 2001 Census. They are small areas of broadly consistent population size across the country, each containing approximately 1,500 people. • Output Areas – There are 287 Output Areas in the District. These are small areas created for the 2001 Census which each contain approximately 120 households. Where possible, the data will be compared with the district (and the group of ‘most similar’ local authorities*), the county, the region and the country. * The Office for National Statistics has produced an Area Classification which groups most similar local authorities together using demographic, household composition, socio-economic, employment and industry sector indicators from the 2001 census - more information on the classification is available from www.statistics.gov.uk/about/methodology_by_theme/area_classification. 5 5 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 Produced by Research & Information Team Leicestershire County Council DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE Summary • The population of North West Leicestershire is 87,461 (mid-2003) • 19.6% of the population are under 16 years • 19.3% of the population are of pension age The District More detailed maps of the district showing the various The District covers an area of 27,933 hectares. It shares borders boundaries used in this report are located in the with Hinckley and Bosworth, Charnwood, Rushcliffe, Erewash, appendices to this report. South Derbyshire, Lichfield and North Warwickshire district councils. Map 1: North West In 2003, the population of the District was estimated to be 87,500 Leicestershire (Source: ONS mid year estimate). The largest proportion of the population live in the larger settlements of Coalville (32,987 people), Ashby (13,049 people), Castle Donington (6,086 people) and Ibstock (5,621 people). (Source: 2001 Mid Year Population Estimates, Leicestershire County Council). The population is predicted to grow to 89,300 in 2011. Table 1: Population projection 2001 2006 2011 North West Leicestershire 85,700 87,500 89,300 Source: Leicestershire County Council 2002-based projections 6 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 Produced by Research & Information Team Leicestershire County Council Ward level change 1991-2001 To enable a comparison of the location of population change, old wards have been used. Graph 1 shows absolute change in numbers, graph 2 shows the percentage change within each ward (old wards have been used). The wards of Hugglescote and Castle have seen the largest rise in their populations (43.8% and 30.2% respectively). A number of wards saw their population fall between 1991 and 2001. Graph 1: Population change 1991—2001 Graph 2: Percentage change 1991—2001 Appleby Appleby Breedon Breedon Castle Castle Castle Donington Castle Donington Coalville Coalville Greenhill Greenhill Holly Hayes Holly Hayes Holywell Holywell Hugglescote Hugglescote Ibst ock & Heat her Ibstock & Heather Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Kegworth Kegworth Long What t on Long Whatton M easham M easham Moira 1991 Moira Oakt horpe & Donist horpe 2001 Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe Ravenst one Ravenstone Snibst on Snibston Swanningt on Swannington Thringstone Thringstone Whitwick Whit wic k Worthington Wo rt hingt o n 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% Population Source: Mid year population estimates, ONS 7 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 Produced by Research & Information Team Leicestershire County Council Graph 3: Age Structure, 2003 90+ Male Female 85 to 89 80 to 84 75 to 79 70 to 74 65 to 69 60 to 64 55 to 59 50 to 54 45 to 49 40 to 44 35 to 39 30 to 34 25 to 29 20 to 24 15 to 19 10 to 14 5 to 9 0 to 4 -10-8-6-4-20246810 Percentage Source: ONS The population pyramid above shows the age profile of the District’s population. It clearly shows that the District contains a low proportion of 20 to 29 year olds, with the 35 to 39 years age group containing the largest proportions. 19.6% of the population are aged under 16 years, and 19.3% are of pension age (male over 65 or female over 60). The decreasing number of children in lower age groups will be compounded by lower numbers in the main child-bearing age groups (20 to 34 years). 8 North West Leicestershire Community Profile 2005 Produced by Research & Information Team Leicestershire County Council Births by ward Birth rate Table 2 shows the number of births in each ward between 1997 and Graph 4 shows the birth rate measured as a proportion of 2002 - data is available for ‘old wards’ only. It shows that some women of reproductive age in each ward in the District. wards saw an increase in the number of births: most noticeable in Bardon ward has the highest birth rate: 83.3 births per 1,000 Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe ward where the number increased from women of reproductive age, against a low of 46.2 births per 19 to 41 - a 166 per cent increase.
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