WARD PROFILES Great Parndon Index Key Facts Population …1 Age Distribution …2 Great Parndon is Harlow’s least populated Ethnic composition …5 ward. Nationality …10 The average age of its residents is 41 years, the Languages …14 oldest in Harlow. Religion …16 Household composition …20 The predominant ethnic group is White: British Tenure …22 with 86% of the population. Qualifications …23 Economic Activity …25 The size of the ward’s population declined at Disability and Health …28 the fastest rate in Harlow. Great Parndon has the smallest proportion of families with dependent children. Sources: The Office for National Statistics, http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/, Public Health England http://www.localhealth.org.uk 2001 and 2011 Census Updated March 2019 Population Great Parndon has a population of 6543, making it the least populated ward in Harlow, housing fewer than 8% of the Town’s residents. It has a male/female ratio of 49:51, which is broadly in line with the Harlow average. Ward Population % of total Male/Female ratio Bush Fair 7723 9.42% 48:52 Church Langley 8895 10.85% 49:51 Great Parndon 6543 7.98% 49:51 Harlow Common 7360 8.98% 48:52 Little Parndon & Hare Street 7957 9.71% 48:52 Mark Hall 7184 8.77% 48:52 Nettleswell 7423 9.06% 49:51 Old Harlow 6968 8.50% 48:52 Staple Tye 7227 8.82% 49:51 Sumners & Kingsmoor 7120 8.69% 50:50 Toddbrook 7544 9.21% 48:52 Harlow 81944 48:52 QS103EW – Age by single year Trends & Comparisons In the decade 2001 to 2011, Great Parndon’s population decreased by over 3%, from 6777 to 6543. This was the second highest rate of decline in Harlow, second only to Sumners and Kingsmoor and well below the 4% growth seen throughout Harlow as a whole. It was Harlow’s second least populated ward in 2001 but substantial growth in Old Harlow, saw Great Parndon become Harlow’s smallest ward by the end of the decade. Age Distribution Great Parndon has the oldest overall population in Harlow with an average age of 41 years, this is older than the Town average of 38. The predominant age bands are 45-49 and 60-64. Great Parndon has the smallest proportion of infants of all wards in Harlow, with less than 6% of its population being under 5 years of age, compared to over 7% Town wide. Age Range Population % 0-4 376 5.75% 5-7 214 3.27% 8-9 125 1.91% 10-14 378 5.78% 15 80 1.22% 16-17 177 2.71% 18-19 148 2.26% 20-24 329 5.03% 25-29 391 5.98% 30-34 389 5.95% 35-39 456 6.97% 40-44 444 6.79% 45-49 510 7.79% 50-54 459 7.02% 55-59 442 6.76% 60-64 482 7.37% 65-69 351 5.36% 70-74 277 4.23% 75-79 229 3.50% 80-84 171 2.61% 84+ 115 1.76% QS103EW – Age by single year Despite having the most aged population of any ward in Harlow, Great Parndon has a relatively low proportion of residents over 84 years of age. Less than 2% of its residents fall into this demographic, the fourth lowest proportion of all wards. 2 Age distribution compared to Harlow 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0-4 5-10 11-15 16-18 19-24 25-34 34-49 50-64 64-84 84+ Harlow Great Parndon Trends In the decade 2001-2011 Great Parndon saw the average age of its population rise from 38 to 41 years. Populations of children and younger adults declined significantly Growth by age ranges -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 0-4 5-10 11-15 16-18 19-24 25-34 34-49 50-64 64-84 84+ In line with town wide trends, Great Parndon’s population of residents aged over 84 saw the fastest rate of growth. 3 Age distribution profiles 140 2001 2011 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 4 Ethnicity The largest ethnic group in Great Parndon is White: British, comprising of over 85% of the ward’s population. White: Other including Eastern Europe is another significant subset with almost 4% of the total population, making it the largest subset in the entire ward. Ethnic Group Population All categories: Ethnic group 6,543 100.00% White: British 5,585 85.36% White Other: Total 346 5.29% -White: Irish 71 1.09% -White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 16 0.24% -White: Other White including Eastern Europe 259 3.96% Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Total 113 1.73% -Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black Caribbean 38 0.58% -Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Black African 12 0.18% -Mixed/multiple ethnic group: White and Asian 40 0.61% -Mixed/multiple ethnic group: Other Mixed 23 0.35% Asian/Asian British: Total 237 3.62% -Asian/Asian British: Indian 57 0.87% -Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 75 1.15% -Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 9 0.14% -Asian/Asian British: Chinese 69 1.05% -Asian/Asian British: Other Asian 27 0.41% Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Total 225 3.44% -Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African 173 2.64% -Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean 40 0.61% -Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black 12 0.18% Other ethnic group: Total 37 0.57% -Other ethnic group: Arab 14 0.21% -Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 23 0.35% KS201EW - Ethnic group 5 225 37 237 Ethnic composition 113 of Great Parndon 346 White - British White - Other Mixed Ethnicity - Total Asian/British Asian - Total 5,585 Black/Black British - Total Other - Total In Comparison to Harlow Great Parndon’s ethnic composition is broadly in line with that of Harlow as a whole. Its proportion of White – British residents is slightly higher than the Town average and all other main groups are slightly lower. Great Parndon's ethnic composition compared to that of Harlow 90% 85.36% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 83.86% 30% 20% 5.23% 5.29% 10% 4.56% 3.62% 3.77% 3.44% 2.14% 1.73% 0.45% 0.57% 0% White - British White - Other Mixed Ethnicity - Asian/British Black/Black British Other - Total Total Asian - Total - Total Harlow Great Parndon 6 Ethnicity by Age White British is the predominant ethnic group in each age range for Great Parndon. However the proportion of each ethnic group varies significantly through the age bands, as seen in the proportional area graph below. Of the population aged 0 to 4 years of age, the proportion of White British residents is 73%, whilst for the population aged 64 and above, the proportion rises to 92%. For residents under 16 years of age, over 9% are of Black/Black British ethnicity and almost 7% are White – Other. Ethnic composition by age range 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 0-4 5-15 16-24 25-39 40-64 64+ White - British White - Other Mixed Ethnicity - Total Asian/British Asian - Total Black/Black British - Total Other - Total Trends % of % of population proportional Ethnic group by age 2001 age 2011 age growth growth range range White British – All Ages 6210 91.47% 5,585 85.36% -10.06% -6.11% - 0-4 366 92.42% 275 73.14% -24.86% -19.29% - 5-15 896 91.90% 649 81.43% -27.57% -10.47% - 16-24 673 90.95% 569 87.00% -15.45% -3.94% - 25-39 1328 89.07% 981 79.37% -26.13% -9.70% - 40-64 2085 91.89% 2,061 88.19% -1.15% -3.70% - 64+ 862 93.90% 1,050 91.86% 21.81% -2.04% 7 % of % of population proportional Ethnic group by age 2001 age 2011 age growth growth range range White Other – All Ages 178 2.62% 346 5.29% 94.38% 2.67% - 0-4 3 0.76% 25 6.65% 733.33% 5.89% - 5-15 16 1.64% 49 6.15% 206.25% 4.51% - 16-24 3 0.41% 28 4.28% 833.33% 3.88% - 25-39 53 3.55% 98 7.93% 84.91% 4.37% - 40-64 69 3.04% 100 4.28% 44.93% 1.24% - 64+ 34 3.70% 46 4.02% 35.29% 0.32% Mixed Ethnicity – all ages 110 1.62% 113 1.73% 2.73% 0.11% - 0-4 14 3.54% 24 6.38% 71.43% 2.85% - 5-15 36 3.69% 31 3.89% -13.89% 0.20% - 16-24 24 3.24% 22 3.36% -8.33% 0.12% - 25-39 12 0.80% 17 1.38% 41.67% 0.57% - 40-64 18 0.79% 16 0.68% -11.11% -0.11% - 64+ 6 0.65% 3 0.26% -50.00% -0.39% Asian/British Asian – all ages 193 2.84% 237 3.62% 22.80% 0.78% - 0-4 9 2.27% 16 4.26% 77.78% 1.98% - 5-15 12 1.23% 33 4.14% 175.00% 2.91% - 16-24 31 4.19% 15 2.29% -51.61% -1.90% - 25-39 49 3.29% 57 4.61% 16.33% 1.33% - 40-64 76 3.35% 85 3.64% 11.84% 0.29% - 64+ 16 1.74% 31 2.71% 93.75% 0.97% Black/Black British – all ages 74 1.09% 225 3.44% 204.05% 2.35% - 0-4 4 1.01% 34 9.04% 750.00% 8.03% - 5-15 12 1.23% 33 4.14% 175.00% 2.91% - 16-24 6 0.81% 16 2.45% 166.67% 1.64% - 25-39 40 2.68% 68 5.50% 70.00% 2.82% - 40-64 12 0.53% 67 2.87% 458.33% 2.34% - 64+ 0 0.00% 7 0.61% - 0.61% Other – all ages 24 0.35% 37 0.57% 54.17% 0.21% - 0-4 0 0.00% 2 0.53% - 0.53% - 5-15 3 0.31% 2 0.25% -33.33% -0.06% - 16-24 3 0.41% 4 0.61% 33.33% 0.21% - 25-39 9 0.60% 15 1.21% 66.67% 0.61% - 40-64 9 0.40% 8 0.34% -11.11% -0.05% - 64+ 0 0.00% 6 0.52% - 0.52% DC2101EW - Ethnic group by sex by age 2001 - Table S101 Sex and age by ethnic group 8 Proportional changes from 2001 to 2011 -7.00% -6.00% -5.00% -4.00% -3.00% -2.00% -1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% -6.11% White - British White - Other 2.67% Mixed Ethnicity - Total 0.11% Asian/British Asian - 0.78% Total Black/Black British - 2.35% Total Other - Total 0.21% 9 Nationalities 90% of Great Parndon’s population were born in the United Kingdom, slightly above the Town average of 88%.