Children and Young People’s Profiles

*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2011 Census.*

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Glasgow North West has a population of 67,810 children and young people (aged 0-24 years).

Locality Comparison with Glasgow

The proportion of school age children in Glasgow North West is lower than Glasgow as a whole. 17% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group. 82% of children live within 400m of green space. The locality has fewer 16-19 years olds not in employment, education or training (-20%) and fewer babies exposed to passive smoking (-20%) than in Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is higher (+7%) than the Glasgow average and 89% 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 (-3%) and communication delay in young children is also lower than average (-14%).

Locality Trends

The number of 18-24 year olds in Glasgow North West has decreased by 3% since 2011, while the number of 5-11 year olds has increased by 7%. Healthy life expectancy for males and females is approximately 1 year higher than Glasgow as a whole.

Pupil attainment in Glasgow North West is higher than in Glasgow overall, while child poverty and P1 obesity levels are on a par with the Glasgow average.  Although more children than average live in proximity to green space, primary school children are slightly less likely to walk to school when compared to the Glasgow average. Secondary school attendance and referrals to children and adolescent mental health services are also on a par with the Glasgow average.

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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