Equality Information: Borough Characteristics 2020
Equality Information: Borough Characteristics 2020
Introduction
The Equality Act 2010 requires public bodies (such as the Council) to have due regard to:
• eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other conduct prohibited under the Act • advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it • foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it
The Equality Act 2010 defines the following protected characteristics against which it is illegal to discriminate:
• Age • Disability • Gender Reassignment • Marriage and Civil Partnership • Pregnancy and Maternity • Race • Religion or Belief • Sex • Sexual Orientation
This report sets out currently available equality data for Reigate & Banstead Borough. It is available in large print or another language on request, by phoning 01737 276000.
Population
In 2019, Reigate & Banstead Borough had an estimated population of 148,748 (ONS 2019 Mid Year Estimates).
This population is projected to increase to 154,320 in 2025 (ONS 2018 population projections).
Sex
In 2019 the population of the borough was 49% male and 51% female.
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Age
Figure 1 shows the age breakdown of borough residents in 2019.
88 84 80 76 72 68 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 0 -1,500 -1,000 -500 0 500 1,000 1,500
Female Male
Figure 1: Age breakdown of borough residents in 2019 (Source: ONS) In 2017:
• 32,461 borough residents were aged 16 or under. This represents 21.8% of the population • 27,068 borough residents were aged over 65 or over. This represents 18.2% of the population
Life expectancy at birth for males in Reigate & Banstead is 80.5 years. For females it is 83.9 years.
Information about ward level populations is available from the 2011 census and provided in Figure 2 and 3. Note that this data is presented on pre-2019 ward boundaries.
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Percentage of Total Area population population aged under 16
Horley West 8017 28%
Redhill East 11471 26%
Tadworth and Walton 7090 23%
Reigate Hill 6107 23%
Horley Central 8917 22%
Redhill West 8903 22%
Nork 8130 22%
Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne 9108 22%
Tattenhams 7645 21%
South Park and Woodhatch 7532 20%
Merstham 8244 20%
Meadvale and St John's 8210 20%
Banstead Village 9344 20%
Earlswood and Whitebushes 9002 19%
Horley East 7647 18%
Salfords and Sidlow 2619 17%
Kingswood with Burgh Heath 7187 17%
Reigate Central 7930 17%
Preston 3280 15%
Figure 2: Proportion of population aged under 16, ranked (source: Census 2011)
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Percentage of Total Area population population aged 65+
Preston 3280 26%
Tadworth and Walton 7090 26%
Horley West 8017 24%
Earlswood and Whitebushes 9002 23%
Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne 9108 22%
Redhill East 11471 21%
Tattenhams 7645 19%
Meadvale and St John's 8210 19%
Salfords and Sidlow 2619 18%
Banstead Village 9344 18%
Horley East 7647 18%
Reigate Central 7930 17%
Merstham 8244 17%
Horley Central 8917 15%
Reigate Hill 6107 15%
Kingswood with Burgh Heath 7187 15%
Preston 3280 26%
Tadworth and Walton 7090 26%
Horley West 8017 24%
Figure 3: Proportion of population aged 65 or over (source: Census 2011)
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ONS 2018 population projections suggest that the older population will increase considerably over the next 20+ years. In total, the number of people aged 65 or over could increase from around 26,721 in 2018 to 39,223 in 2042.
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65-79 80+
Figure 4: Growth in the number of older people (Source: ONS)
Live births
Data about pregnancy and maternity is limited, however the ONS publish data about live births. In 2019 there were 1,710 live births to mothers residing in the borough.
Over the five years between 2013 and 2017, the average number of live births to mothers residing in Reigate & Banstead was 1,782. 1% of these were to mothers under the age of 20, 31% to mothers aged 20-29, 61% to mothers aged 30-39 and 6% to mothers aged over 40 (figures rounded therefore do not sum). According to Public Health England, the birth rate amongst under 18s is 1.2 per 1,000.
Data from the Census suggests that in 2011 there were 2,818 lone parent households with dependent children in the borough (282 where the lone parent was male; 2,536 where they lone parent was female). Within this group, there were 908 households where the lone parent was not in employment.
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Sexual orientation and gender reassignment
There is no accurate data on the sexual orientation of Reigate & Banstead residents. Sub- national data collected by ONS via the Annual Population Survey (APS) 2013-15 suggests sexual orientation in Surrey as set out in Figure 5.
Heterosexual Gay or Bisexual Other Don't know or straight lesbian or refuse
93.9% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 5.0%
Figure 5: Sexual orientation in Surrey 2013-15 by percentage (Source: ONS) APS data for 2016 published by ONS at a regional level is presented in Figure 6.
Heterosexual Gay or Bisexual Other Don't know or straight lesbian or refuse
93.4% 1.2% 0.9% 0.5% 4.0%
Figure 6: Sexual orientation in the South East 2016 by percentage (Source: ONS) Nationally, around 2% of the population identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual. However, this figure is considerably below many estimates of the lesbian, gay or bisexual population. In 2005, the Treasury estimated that lesbian or gay people made up 6% of the population; and the charity Stonewall estimates that 5-7% of the population are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. If applied to the population of the borough, this could mean a LGBT population of around 10,000 within Reigate & Banstead.
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Ethnicity
The majority of the borough’s population (91%) identifies as white. As shown in Figure 7, this proportion is similar to that across Surrey as a whole (90%) but greater than in England and Wales (86%).
100%
90%
80% Other ethnic group 70%
60% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 50% Asian/Asian British 40% Mixed/multiple ethnic group 30%
20% White
10%
0% Reigate and Surrey England and Wales Banstead
Figure 7: Ethnicity in Reigate & Banstead; summary (Source: Census 2011) The proportion of minority ethnic groups in the borough is shown in Figure 8.
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Ethnic Group Number Percentage
White: English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern 117,092 85.00 Irish/ British
White: Irish 1,554 1.1
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 179 0.1
White: Other White 6,054 4.4
Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and 736 0.5 Black Caribbean Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and 409 0.3 Black African Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and 1,111 0.8 Asian
Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 781 0.6
Asian/Asian British: Indian 2,192 1.6
Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1,189 0.9
Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 532 0.4
Asian/Asian British: Chinese 914 0.7
Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 2,165 1.6
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 1,312 1.0 African Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 603 0.4 Caribbean Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other 251 0.2 Black
Other ethnic group: Arab 266 0.2
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 495 0.4
Figure 8: Ethnicity in Reigate & Banstead, detail (Source: Census 2011)
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On the basis of pre-2019 wards, Redhill East, Redhill West, Earlswood & Whitebushes, Preston and Merstham wards had the lowest % of White British residents. In terms of specific ethnicities, in 2011:
• Redhill East, Banstead Village and Redhill West had the highest number of Black/African/Caribbean/Black British residents • Redhill East, Redhill West and Earlswood & Whitebushes had the highest number of Asian/Asian British residents, and residents identifying as mixed or multiple ethnic.
The ONS Annual Population Survey provides information about workforce ethnicity. Although sample sizes are small this suggests that, of the workforce in Reigate & Banstead in 2019- 20, 84.8% are from white backgrounds. The data also suggests that a greater proportion of the female workforce are from ethnic minority backgrounds than in the male workforce.
Language
The majority of households in the borough have at least one member who speaks English as a main language. In 2011, 2.4% of households did not include anyone who had English as a main language.
Household type Number Percentage
All people aged 16 and over in household 51,886 93.6 have English as a main language At least one but not all people aged 16 and over in household have English as a main 1,836 3.3 language No people aged 16 and over in household but at least one person aged 3 to 15 has 358 0.6 English as a main language No people in household have English as a 1,343 2.4 main language
Figure 9: Households with English as a main language (Source: Census 2011) In 2011, the top 15 languages spoken in the borough were
• English (125,749 speakers – 95%) • Polish (679 speakers – 0.5%) • Portuguese (439 speakers – 0.3%)
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• French • Tagalog/Filipino • Spanish • Urdu • Bengali • Tamil • Italian • German • Romanian • Gujarati • Hungarian • Arabic (153 speakers)
Religion
In the 2011 Census, the majority of residents (62%) reported their religion as Christian. 26% stated that they had no religion. More detailed data is provided in Figure 10.
100% 90% Religion not stated 80% No religion 70% Other religion 60% Sikh 50% Muslim 40% Jewish 30% Hindu 20% Buddhist 10% Christian 0% Reigate and Banstead Surrey England and Wales
Figure 10: Religion in Reigate & Banstead, summary (Source: Census 2011)
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Religion Number Percentage
Christian 85,325 61.9
Buddhist 618 0.4
Hindu 1,880 1.4
Jewish 294 0.2
Muslim 2,637 1.9
Sikh 205 0.1
Other religion 480 0.3
No religion 36,262 26.3
Religion not stated 10,134 7.4
Figure 11: Religion in Reigate & Banstead, detail (Source: Census 2011) The ONS Annual Population Survey provides estimates of residents’ religion for more recent years. Sample sizes are small but this source reports similar figures, with figures (averaged across the years 2011-2018) indicating 58% of the borough population being Christian, 3% Muslim, 2% Hindu, 1% Jewish and 1% Buddhist.
Marriage and civil partnership status
The 2011 Census suggested that 52% of the borough’s residents aged 16+ were married, and 0.2% were in a registered same-sex civil partnership. It might be expected that these figures have increased since 2011 as civil partnerships have become more widespread and same sex marriage has since been legalised.
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Percentage of Marital status Number residents aged 16+ Single (never married or never registered a 34,056 31 same-sex civil partnership)
Married 57,055 52
In a registered same-sex civil partnership 194 0
Separated (but still legally married or still 2,481 2 legally in a same-sex civil partnership) Divorced or formerly in a same-sex civil 9,251 8 partnership which is now legally dissolved Widowed or surviving partner from a same- 7,688 7 sex civil partnership
Figure 12: Marital and civil partnership status (source: Census 2011) Of the borough’s residents aged over 16, 68,416 reported living in a couple in 2011.
1%
18% Married
Cohabiting (opposite-sex)
In a registered same-sex civil 81% partnership or cohabiting (same-sex)
Figure 13: Residents living as couples (source: Census 2011)
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Disability
The 2011 Census collected information about the general health of the population and prevalence of long term (12 month+) health problems or disabilities (including those associated with old age).
6% 8%
Day-to-day activities limited a lot Day-to-day activities limited a little Day-to-day activities not limited
86%
Figure 14: Long term illness / disability in Reigate & Banstead residents (source: Census 2011)
3% 1%
11%
Very good health Good health Fair health 51% Bad health 34% Very bad health
Figure 15: General health of the Reigate & Banstead population (source: Census 2011) In 2011, there were 11, 572 households in the borough where one person had a long term health problem or disability. Of those households, 2,112 (18%) had one or more dependent children.
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The 2011 Census also collected information about residents’ caring responsibilities. 10% of the borough’s population provided some amount of unpaid care. The amount of care provided is shown in Figure 16.
17% Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week
11% Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week Provides 50 or more 72% hours unpaid care a week
Figure 16: Amount of care provided by residents providing unpaid care (source: Census 2011) Data from the Department of Work & Pensions for 2019 indicates that 3.6% of the borough’s population are in receipt of disability benefits (Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payments). This rises to in excess of 5% in Banstead Village ward, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward, Horley Central & South ward, Horley West & Sidlow ward and South Park & Woodhatch wards.
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Reigate Nork Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton Meadvale & St John's Redhill East Horley East & Salfords Redhill West & Wray Common Earlswood & Whitebushes Tattenham Corner & Preston Horley West & Sidlow Banstead Village South Park & Woodhatch Horley Central & South Hooley, Merstham & Netherne 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00
People receiving Disability Benefits (%)
Figure 17: Reigate & Banstead residents in receipt of disability benefits (Source: DWP 2019)
Poverty and deprivation
The Index of Multiple Deprivation was last published in 2019. In 2019, Reigate & Banstead borough was ranked 276 out of 317 local authorities (where 1 = the most deprived). Figure 17 shows the varying concentrations of deprivation across the borough. Parts of Merstham are in the top 20% most deprived areas nationally for income deprivation affecting older people, with parts of Preston in the top 30% nationally. For income deprivation affecting children, parts of Merstham, Preston and Redhill are in the top 20% of most deprived areas nationally, with parts of South Park and Woodhatch and Horley in the top 30%. Parts of Merstham, Preston, Redhill and Horley rank in the top 30% nationally when it comes to health deprivation and disability.
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Figure 18: Index of multiple deprivation 2019 (source: ONS) Using HMRC 2014 data, as many as 10% of children in the borough may be living in poverty (defined as living in families in receipt of out of work benefits or tax credits whose reported income is less than 60% of the median income). Information about digital exclusion from 2019 (ONS) suggests that 1.4% of the borough population has never used the internet, meanwhile figures from 2017 suggest that 8.2% of adults did not access online services over a 3 month period, and around 20% lack one or more basic digital skills.
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