Mount Vernon and East Shettleston
Children and Young People's Profile
*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2011 Census.*
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Mount Vernon and East Shettleston has a population of 2,279 children and young people (aged 0-24 years).
Neighbourhood Comparisons with Glasgow
The proportion of school age children in Mount Vernon and East Shettleston is lower than Glasgow as a whole. 5% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group. 81% of children live within 400m of green space. The neighbourhood has fewer referrals to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (-41%), offenders (-42%) and children in poverty (-49%) than in Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is higher (+13%) than the Glasgow average and 94% of children leaving school go onto a positive destination (higher/further education, employment or training). Likely development difficulties in pre-school children are lower than the Glasgow average (-37%) and communication delay in young children is also lower than average (-8%).
Neighbourhood Trends
The number of 12-17 year olds in Mount Vernon and East Shettleston has decreased by 23% since 2011, while the number of 0-4 year olds has increased by 6%. Healthy life expectancy for males is approximately 3 years higher than Glasgow as a whole and 1 year higher for females.
Pupil attainment and P1 obesity levels in Mount Vernon and East Shettleston are higher than the Glasgow average, while child poverty is lower. Although slightly more children than average live in proximity to green space, primary school children are much less likely to walk to school. Secondary school attendance and referrals to children and adolescent mental health services are on a par with the Glasgow average while the proportion of children and young people from minority ethnic groups is much lower.
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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