Calton and Bridgeton
Children and Young People's Profile
*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2011 Census.*
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Calton and Bridgeton has a population of 6,045 children and young people (aged 0-24 years). 
Neighbourhood Comparisons with Glasgow
The proportion of school age children in Calton and Bridgeton is markedly lower than Glasgow as a whole, but 18-24 year olds make up 20% of the population. 16% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group. 91% of children live within 400m of green space. The neighbourhood has more overcrowding (+40%) and higher levels of obesity in P1 children (+38%) than Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is lower (-30%) than the Glasgow average but 90% of children leaving school go onto a positive destination (higher/further education, employment or training). Likely development difficulties in pre-school children are higher than the Glasgow average (+10%) and communication delay in young children is also higher than average (+27%).
Neighbourhood Trends
The number of 18-24 year olds in Calton and Bridgeton has increased by 9% since 2011, but the number of 0-4 year olds has increased by 24%. Healthy life expectancy for males is approximately 6 years lower than Glasgow as a whole and 7 years lower for females.
Pupil attainment in Calton and Bridgeton is lower than the Glasgow average, while child poverty and P1 obesity levels are higher. More children than average live in proximity to green space and primary school children are more likely to walk to school. Secondary school attendance is lower than Glasgow overall while the proportion of referrals to children and adolescent mental health services and the proportion of children and young people from ethnic minority groups are on a par with Glasgow as a whole.
Notes
1. Data sources: Census 2011, GCPH, Glasgow City Council, HMRC - Child Poverty Unit, ISD Scotland, National Records of Scotland (NRS), Transport Scotland, Sustrans, Police Scotland, the Scottish Government and the Urban Big Data Centre, Glasgow University.
2. Indicators are aggregated using latest available datazone (2001 or 2011); neighbourhood boundaries based on 2001 datazones.
3. All count figures of less than 5 (denoted as ‘< 5’) have been suppressed to avoid any potential identification.
4. Populations presented in the population trend chart, also used to calculate healthy life expectancy estimates, use NRS small area population estimates for the years 2011 - 2015.
5. ‘Healthy life expectancy’ is an estimate of the average number of years people are likely to spend in good health. It is calculated using population estimates, death registrations and self-assessed health from the 2011 Census.
6. Denotes children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration for an offence or non-offence related reason.
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