ETHNIC INEQUALITY BOROUGH PROFILE REPORT

In 2011 Lambeth had the highest overall inequality in London and was ranked 1st (out of 32 London boroughs). In 2001 it was ranked 3rd, indicating that gaps between ethnic minorities and White British people have remained relatively large. The Black African, Bangladeshi and Mixed groups experience the largest overall inequality. Lambeth is one of the few boroughs in which minorities experience inequality in all four of the indicators.

Rankings Rank in 32 Rank in 348 White British White Irish London Local Authorities White Other Boroughs of and Mixed (1=worst) Wales (1=worst) Indian Pakistani Education 1 74 Bangladshi Employment 2 5 Chinese Housing 15 37 Black African Black Caribbean Health 5 18 Other Absoloute IMI 1 1

Education Inequality Employment Inequality

8 2001 0 2001 2011 2011 6 -2 4 -4 2

0 -6

-2 -8 -4 -10 -6 -12 -8

-10 -14

Mixed Indian Mixed Indian Minority Pakistani Chinese Minority Pakistani Chinese White Irish White Irish White Other Bangladshi White Other Bangladshi Black African Other (5 Cat) Black African Other (5 Cat) Black Caribbean Black Caribbean

Housing Inequality Health Inequality

0 2001 10 2001 2011 2011 -5 5 -10

0 -15

-20 -5

-25 -10 -30

-35 -15

Mixed Indian Mixed Indian Minority Pakistani Chinese Minority Pakistani Chinese White Irish White Irish White Other Bangladshi White Other Bangladshi Black African Other (5 Cat) Black African Other (5 Cat) Black Caribbean Black Caribbean

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Between 2001 and 2011 the White British – Minority population split in Lambeth changed from 50%:50% to 39%:61%. This was predominantly caused by an increase in White Other, Other and Mixed populations. White British White Minority White Irish White Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese AfricanBlack Black Caribbean Other Population 2001 49.57% 50.43% 3.26% 9.55% 4.83% 2.00% 0.99% 0.82% 1.26% 11.59% 12.07% 4.06% 2011 39.02% 60.98% 2.46% 15.61% 7.64% 1.64% 1.01% 0.73% 1.51% 11.61% 9.53% 9.23%

Education: % without any qualification among 16–24 year olds 2001 10.42 14.06 14.00 13.92 20.08 4.36 8.24 17.01 6.11 11.68 17.47 14.69 2011 5.19 9.28 5.84 8.87 12.21 3.33 5.29 5.14 4.20 8.39 10.87 10.25 Education inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - -3.64 -3.58 -3.51 -9.67 6.05 2.18 -6.60 4.31 -1.26 -7.05 -4.27 2011 - -4.09 -0.65 -3.67 -7.02 1.87 -0.09 0.05 0.99 -3.20 -5.68 -5.06

Employment: % unemployed among those aged 25 and older 2001 5.23 11.89 8.31 7.21 12.94 6.86 12.10 14.96 13.33 15.36 14.46 14.15 2011 4.12 10.25 4.86 5.02 11.32 5.53 9.68 11.73 7.94 16.09 16.87 12.48 Employment inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - -6.66 -3.08 -1.98 -7.72 -1.64 -6.88 -9.73 -8.10 -10.13 -9.23 -8.93 2011 - -6.13 -0.74 -0.90 -7.20 -1.41 -5.56 -7.61 -3.82 -11.97 -12.75 -8.36

Housing: Overcrowding – % occupancy rate of -1 or less 2001 14.01 31.33 16.53 29.35 29.47 24.61 29.49 41.75 28.05 46.89 26.20 35.07 2011 17.93 32.89 17.99 33.55 33.05 22.83 28.48 36.54 31.73 43.93 26.18 35.13 Housing inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - -17.31 -2.52 -15.34 -15.46 -10.60 -15.48 -27.74 -14.04 -32.88 -12.18 -21.06 2011 - -14.96 -0.05 -15.62 -15.11 -4.89 -10.55 -18.61 -13.79 -26.00 -8.24 -17.19

Health: Age-sex standardised illness rate 2001 17.58 20.16 21.62 16.14 22.46 21.76 25.20 27.21 17.77 16.73 22.76 8.17 2011 16.70 18.81 19.89 13.58 21.64 19.12 21.48 29.57 13.29 18.15 22.29 12.34 Health inequality (more/less than White British) 2001 - -2.58 -4.04 1.44 -4.88 -4.18 -7.62 -9.63 -0.20 0.85 -5.18 9.41 2011 - -2.10 -3.19 3.12 -4.94 -2.41 -4.78 -12.86 3.42 -1.45 -5.59 4.36

Inequality is calculated as the White British score for the local authority minus the minority group’s score for that local authority. A value above zero indicates minority advantage; a value below zero represents minority disadvantage.

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