City Centre and Merchant City
Children and Young People's Profiles
*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2011 Census.*
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City Centre and Merchant City has a population of 7,888 children and young people (aged 0-24 years).
Neighbourhood Comparisons with Glasgow
18-24 year olds account for 38% of the population in City Centre and Merchant City, but under 18s only make up 7% of the population. 24% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group. 68% of children live within 400m of green space. The neighbourhood has more babies exposed to passive smoking (+44%), infants with low birth weights (+67%) and overcrowding (+66%) but fewer offenders (-61%) than Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is higher (+16%) than the Glasgow average and 96% 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 (+17%), as is communication delay in young children (+10%).
Neighbourhood Trends
Although 18-24 year olds in City Centre and Merchant City dominate the 0-24 age group, the numbers of 0-4 and 5-11 year olds have increased by 56% and 38%, respectively, since 2011. Healthy life expectancy for males is approximately 4 years lower than Glasgow as a whole and 3 years lower for females.
Pupil attainment in City Centre and Merchant City is higher than the Glasgow average, while child poverty and P1 obesity levels are also marginally higher. Fewer children than average live in proximity to green space but primary school children are more likely to walk to school. The proportion of children and young people from minority ethnic groups is higher than the Glasgow average but the proportion of referrals to children and adolescent mental health services is 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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