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Sandwell’s Changing Population Cllr Steve Eling Deputy Leader of the Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Resources
Cllr Simon Hackett Cabinet Member for Children & Families Chair of Strategic Intelligence Group
Melanie Dudley Director – Improvement and Efficiency
Why is Census data important? • Provides an in-depth awareness of the local area and the likely needs of local people – crucial to planning and running public services. • Comparison of areas and groups is vital for targeting interventions and also critical when we are bidding for funding. • Helps the Government to calculate the grants it allocates to us– in particular formula grant.
Headlines • Sandwell’s population is just over 308,000 - increasing by just over 25,000 (8.9%) since 2001 – second highest increase in the West Midlands and higher than national trend • 15,000 more people (5.2%) than the Mid Year Estimates for 2010 • Just over a third of our population are young people aged under 24 – an increase of 12,000 since 2001 • Aged 85+ increased by 28% (1,300 people) since 2001 • Diverse community – 70% white, 20% Asian and 10% other ethnic groups
Population by Age 2001 ‐ 2011 50000
Population Change by Age 2001 ‐ 2011
2011
Number
25000 20000 15000
10000 8000
10000 5000
6000 4000
0 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90+
Percentage
2000 0 ‐2000 ‐4000 5 0 ‐5 9 6 0 ‐6 9 7 0 ‐7 9 8 0 ‐8 9 90+
35000 30000
2001
0 ‐9 1 0 ‐1 9 2 0 ‐2 9 3 0 ‐3 9 4 0 ‐4 9
45000 40000
55 45 35 25 15 5 ‐5 ‐15 ‐25
Improving Health Excellent Care for Adults • 77% of Sandwell residents describe themselves as being in good or very good health. • 5% of those of working age with long term illness say their activities are limited a lot • 11% of Sandwell residents provide care to others
General Health 2011 (residents own assessment on a 5 point scale) 50% Sandwell England & Wales 40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Very good
Good
Fair
Bad
Very bad
Adult Care & Health: Key Impacts • Lifestyle and prevention services • Personalised budgets • Tailoring services to meet needs of an elderly population e.g. less mobile, dementia, intensive care • Need for Extra Care housing • Support to carers • Community support – Friends and Neighbours
Investing in businesses, people and jobs • 35% of Sandwell residents aged 16 and over have no qualifications • 51% of our residents aged 16-74 are in employment – lower than the national figure • Unemployment at just over 7% is higher than the national level of 4.4%
Economic Status Population Aged 16‐74 Student
Other
Long‐Term Sick or Disabled
Employed Part Time
Looking After Home or Family
Retired Employed Full Time Unemployed Self employed
Regeneration: Key Impacts • Continue to up-skill local people • Creation of further employment • Develop local places to work and shop • Provide high quality leisure and entertainment for diverse population
Homes that meet people’s needs • 30% of households are made up of one person • 8,300 (7%) of households are classed as overcrowded • 23% of households rent from the council • Increase in private renting - extra 9,200 households since 2001.
Household Composition Comparison 2001 & 2011
Lone Pensioner
2011 2001 One Person (non-pensioner)
Married Couple
Cohabiting Couple
Lone parent with dependent children Lone parent with non-dependent children
Other households
0%
10%
20%
30%
Housing: Key Impacts • Use housing stock to better match needs • Plan most effective use of building land • Support people to buy houses • Develop sheltered housing to meet demand • Support people to cope with Welfare Reform
Our Children, Our Future • Over 5,000 more children aged 0-5 in 2011 than in 2001 • Over a fifth of our population (21.5%) are aged 15 or under • Overall this could lead to a bright future for Sandwell – young people are the key to the regeneration of the borough
Children’s Services – Key Impacts • • • • • •
Early years help - readiness for school Parenting support where needed Improve children’s health Plan required number of school places Help support working parents Tackle the causes of child poverty
Conclusions • Census data illustrates a number of practical policy challenges • Local Authorities cannot continue to provide all the services – local communities need to be supported to develop their own answers • Increase in population has implications for land use planning, housing, infrastructure, competition for jobs • On a positive note, increased population means an increased allocation of funding for Sandwell and a larger council tax base.
Sandwell Trends • Sandwell Trends has dedicated topic page for census • Analysis of latest data by towns and wards • Interactive database tool for census data www.sandwelltrends.info/ Research Sandwell, Improvement & Efficiency Directorate