Community Planning Research and Information Group Profile of Midlothian 2019 Midlothian Council Council Midlothian Performance Team Performance ii A Review of Statistical Indicators Midlothian Community Planning Research and Information Group (CPRIG) This is a publication produced by the Community Planning Research and Information Group (CPRIG). Other publications issued by this group include the Socio-Demographic Profiles for 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008; the Midlothian Profiles 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and ward profiles of Midlothian. The principal editor would like to thank all members of the CPRIG for their help in producing this document. For further information or copies of this document, please contact: Community Planning Research & Information Group Midlothian Council Fairfield House Dalkeith Midlothian EH22 3ZH Tel: 0131 271 3507 Email: [email protected] This document is also available to download at: www.midlothian.gov.uk www.mvacvs.org.uk COMPILER’S NOTES The Midlothian Profile is a compilation of statistical and other research information that has been previously published by a range of statutory and voluntary sector agencies and does not present primary research. References and hypertext links to the original sources are provided throughout. The information used here is the most recent at the time of publication. The hypertext links can be used to search for updates to statistical data. Data presented in this document are based on several different geographies. These include, in descending order of area, local authority, intermediate geography, multi-member ward and datazone. These are described below and further explanation can be found where relevant in the text, or by contacting the principal editor. LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIPS Midlothian is one of 32 local authorities established in Scotland on 1 April 1996. This boundaries are used to define the area of responsibility of the Community Planning Partnership statutory board established in the 2015 Community Empowerment Act and for which there must be a Local outcome improvement plan shared between all public bodies and devised with the involvement of the community. MULTI-MEMBER WARDS Midlothian Council area has had six wards, each represented jointly by three Councillors. The wards are shown below Ward Identification Number 1. Bonnyrigg 169 2. Dalkeith 168 3. Midlothian East 166 4. Midlothian South 165 5. Midlothian West 167 6. Penicuik 170 INTERMEDIATE GEOGRAPHY The intermediate geography is a geography used for small area reporting in Scotland. Intermediate zones are built from clusters of datazones and fit within Council area boundaries. Each intermediate zone contains at least 2,500 residents. There are 22 Intermediate zones in Midlothian. DATAZONES The datazone geography covers the whole of Scotland. Datazones are groups of 2011 Census output areas which have populations of between 500 and 1,000 household residents, and some effort has been made to respect physical boundaries. In addition, they have compact shape and contain households with similar social characteristics. Scotland is divided into 6,976 datazones, 115 of which describe Midlothian and are set out in detail in Appendix 1.Datazone and intermediate geographies were revised in 2014 in response to the 2011 Census Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 8 DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................................................. 13 1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 13 1.2 MIDLOTHIAN’S PROFILE ................................................................................................ 13 1.3 POPULATION ESTIMATES BY WARD ............................................................................ 16 1.4 POPULATION PROJECTIONS ........................................................................................ 16 1.5 HOUSEHOLDS ................................................................................................................ 19 1.6 BIRTHS AND DEATHS .................................................................................................... 20 1.7 MIGRATION ..................................................................................................................... 22 1.8 MINORITY ETHNIC POPULATIONS ............................................................................... 22 ADULT HEALTH AND CARE ............................................................................................................ 25 2.1 GENERAL HEALTH ......................................................................................................... 25 2.2 ALCOHOL AND SMOKING .............................................................................................. 26 2.3 DRUG MISUSE ................................................................................................................ 29 2.4 CANCER ............................................................................................................................... 30 2.5 HEART DISEASE, RESPIRATORY DISEASE, STROKES, AND DIABETES ................... 31 2.6 OLDER PEOPLE .............................................................................................................. 33 2.7 MENTAL HEALTH ............................................................................................................ 44 2.8 SOCIAL WORK REFERRALS .......................................................................................... 45 2.9 LONE PARENTS IN MIDLOTHIAN .................................................................................. 46 2.10 RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES ......................................................................................... 47 2.11 HOMECARE SERVICES .................................................................................................. 48 COMMUNITY SAFETY ...................................................................................................................... 49 3.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 49 3.2 RECORDED CRIME AND SOLVENCY RATES ............................................................... 49 3.3 ROAD SAFETY ................................................................................................................ 52 3.4 DOMESTIC ABUSE ......................................................................................................... 53 3.5 FIRE SAFETY .................................................................................................................. 53 3.6 YOUTH OFFENDING ....................................................................................................... 54 3.7 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ........................................................................................................ 54 GETTING IT RIGHT FOR EVERY MIDLOTHIAN CHILD (GIRFEMC) ............................................... 56 4.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 56 4.2 WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH .............................................................................. 56 4.3 CORPORATE PARENTING ............................................................................................. 61 4.4 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ........................................................................................ 63 4.5 EXCLUSIONS AND SCHOOL ABSENCES ...................................................................... 64 4.6 FREE SCHOOL MEALS ................................................................................................... 65 IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES IN MIDLOTHIAN ............................................................................. 67 5.1 MIDLOTHIAN’S THIRD SECTOR IN 2015 ....................................................................... 67 5.2 VOLUNTEERING ............................................................................................................. 68 5.3 SCOTTISH INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION (SIMD) .............................................. 69 5.4 DESTINATION OF MIDLOTHIAN SCHOOL LEAVERS ................................................... 71 5.5 QUALIFICATION LEVELS OF MIDLOTHIAN RESIDENTS .............................................. 76 5.6 FURTHER EDUCATION .................................................................................................. 76 5.7 UNEMPLOYMENT ........................................................................................................... 80 5.8 JOBSEEKERS’ ALLOWANCE ......................................................................................... 83 5.9 ADULT LITERACY AND NUMERACY ............................................................................. 84 5.10 LIBRARIES ...................................................................................................................... 87 5.11 WELFARE RIGHTS ......................................................................................................... 88 5.12 SCOTTISH WELFARE FUND .......................................................................................... 90 5.13 FOODBANK ....................................................................................................................