South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Community Profile 2013 Community Profile Strategic Business Support Page | 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 3 Urban / Rural make-up 4 Industries 5 Household Occupancy 6 Household Types 8 Household Ownership 9 Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 10 South Yorkshire Population 12 Population Summary 12 Population change 12 Gender & Age 14 Race / Ethnicity 16 Religion or Belief 17 Migration 19 Marital and civil partnership status 22 Mosaic Profile 22 Sexual Orientation 24 Health 25 Alcohol 25 Source: 2012 Public Health England, Health Profiles 26 Smoking 27 Drug misuse 28 Mental Health 29 Obesity 30 Disability 31 Employment 33 Employment breakdown 33 Job Seekers Allowance Claimants 35 Education / Qualifications 36 Not in education, employment or training (NEET) 37 References 38 Contact Us 40 Community Profile Strategy & Engagement Page | 2 Introduction by the Chair of the Fire and Rescue Authority and Chief Fire Officer Cllr Jim Andrews James Courtney Chair of the Authority Chief Fire Officer Our Vision - „Working for a Safer South Yorkshire‟ South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue‟s four priorities are: Making People Safer – Working to prevent emergencies Responding to Emergencies – Effectively and safely Valuing People – Those we serve and employ Maximising Efficiency – Making our resources go further This document is designed to provide a Community Profile of South Yorkshire, by drawing on latest 2011 Census data and other sources to build a picture of the four Local Authority districts in terms of population make-up, health, employment and other demographic characteristics. It should be read in conjunction with the organisational and station level Diversity in the Community Handbooks which provide a better understanding of community needs, associated risks and potential barriers to engagement. The handbooks also provide useful information relating to ethnic groups, religions, community risks and cultural diversity within South Yorkshire. Community Profile Knowing our Communities and who we serve Overview Community Profile Strategy & Engagement Page | 3 South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service serves over 1.3 million people in 587,340 dwellings across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield, in an area covering 599 square miles that is geographically, historically, socio economically, culturally and ethnically diverse. Urban / Rural make-up South Yorkshire consists of four Local Authority Areas; Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. Barnsley is located to the north-west of South Yorkshire, surrounded by areas of open green space and countryside and links to the west on the A628 and the north/south by the M1. Doncaster is to the east of the county, similarly surrounded by open countryside, and connected by the M18 and A1. Rotherham sits to the centre of the county, very close to the M1 and M18 and has a higher density of urban areas, particularly to the south-west. The City of Sheffield is to the south-west of South Yorkshire. To the west of the city and beyond is the Peak District national park. It is the greenest city in England; you're never far from one of more than 200 parks, woodlands or gardens. The universities and colleges in our region bring students from far afield, who often choose to stay and work within the area to enjoy the renowned outdoor activities and green spaces, as well as newly enhanced and vibrant city centre living. The urban landscapes include listed buildings, Universities, major hospitals, sports stadia, shopping outlets, railway stations and 2 airports – Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and Sheffield City Airport (however the latter closed in 2008, but in 2012 Sheffield City Council received a bid for it to be reopened). These stand alongside both older and newly built and renovated city centre housing developments. Numerous visitor attractions include Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, Manor and Conisbrough castles, Monk Bretton Priory and Roche Abbey which was landscaped by the famous eighteenth-century landscape architect, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The recently developed and expanded Yorkshire Wildlife Park brings lions, tigers and other such exotic animals to within the county boundary. The M1 motorway crosses the county, linking to Leeds to the north and to Nottingham and London to the south, and alongside the M18, A1(M) and M180 the county is well connected to the rest of the country, and sees a lot of traffic passing through the county from and to other areas. The M1 is currently being converted into a managed motorway system as it sees very high demand at peak times. The county has thousands of miles of roads, and Sheffield City Council is currently undergoing a 5 year major scheme of maintenance and renewal on its entire road network and street furniture. The total lengths of the road network are shown in the table below. From this you can see Sheffield has very little of the motorways within its border, but has almost a third of the county‟s total road distance in its borders: Road lengths (miles) Local All All 'A' All minor Total road Community Profile Strategy & Engagement Page | 4 Authority motorways roads roads length Barnsley 10.7 93.6 646.0 750.4 Doncaster 37.5 96.9 900.9 1035.4 Rotherham 16.8 66.2 665.4 748.5 Sheffield 6.4 94.1 1130.4 1230.9 South 71.4 350.8 3,342.7 3765.2 Yorkshire Source - Department for Transport statistics Table RDL0102a Total road length (miles) by road length by Local Authority and Great Britain, 2011 National Rail links across the county form a major part of the national network between London, Manchester, Birmingham and the north of the UK. The county is traversed by various major river systems including the River Don, Dearne, Sheaf and Rother as well as the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation canal system which runs for 40 miles between Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and the River Trent. This Navigation is made up of the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal, Don Navigation and the Stainforth and Keadby Canal, along with the New Junction Canal. South Yorkshire has its own international airport - „Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield‟ (RHADS) situated at Finningley in Doncaster, carrying around 700,000 passengers annually by 2012 and to over 30 destinations worldwide. Industries South Yorkshire sits on natural resources including coal, iron ore and limestone which led to a world famous steel industry in the region. However, the decline of the steel and mining industries in the country hit some areas hard, but regeneration has helped with coalfield communities being redeveloped creating new employment, homes, leisure facilities and public space. Examples of some of the regeneration are: Orgreave coking plant is being developed into a new residential and business community. The Waverley Advanced Manufacturing Park has been established and development will continue for the next twenty years with the creation of a new residential community which will consist of up to 3,890 homes and a local centre providing shops, cafes, health and leisure facilities, a primary school and play areas Meadowhall Shopping centre was developed on the site of the old Hadfield steel works. The 1.5 million square foot Shopping Centre is between Sheffield and Rotherham next to the M1 at Tinsley. It has its own tram terminus, railway and bus station Manvers Main colliery, which at one time was the largest coking plant in Western Europe, redeveloped into Manvers Way business park creating over 9,500 jobs alongside the RSPB Old Moor wetland centre Community Profile Strategy & Engagement Page | 5 Other coal mines that have been developed to become open space recreational areas include Rother Valley Country Park, Centenary Riverside nature reserve and Potteric Carr nature reserve. Future developments A £300m Inland Port, which will be the UK‟s largest port and logistics complex, construction began in 2012. This is a landmark development for Doncaster, reinforcing its position as the logistics capital of the North. The site will be situated within 1 mile of Junction 3 of the M18 with close proximity to the A1 (M), M62 and M1. This will be facilitated through the construction of a new link road both to the Inland port and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. The Government are proposing revolutionary changes to the rail network with the High Speed Two (HS2) development. It is proposed a new station would be located at Meadowhall Shopping centre next to the M1. The proposed HS2 line would enter our region at Killamarsh passing through the county exiting at Stairfoot, Barnsley, on its journey to Leeds. Formal consultation begins in 2014 and the route is expected to open to passengers in 2033. Household Occupancy Based on the Census 2011 data, the number of people living in a household in the 4 Local Authority districts follows the national average very closely, with around 30% of households with only 1 occupant and around 35% with 2 occupants. The only notable exception is Sheffield, which has the highest percentage of single occupancy households in South Yorkshire, and above the England average, at 31.9%, and the lowest percentage of 2 occupant households, at 33.7%. Community Profile Strategy & Engagement Page | 6 Percentage of households by number of occupants per district 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% Percentage Percentage of households 10% 5% 0% 1 person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people 6 or more people Number of people per household Barnsley Doncaster Rotherham Sheffield England Household occupancy rates by district and England Source ONS - NOMIS,