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North Maryhill and Summerston

North Maryhill and Summerston

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Children and Young People's Profiles

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

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North Maryhill and Summerston has a population of 3,887 children and young people (aged 0-24 years).

North Maryhill and Summerston - Picture

Neighbourhood Comparisons with Glasgow

The proportion of school age children in North Maryhill and Summerston is higher than Glasgow as a whole. 11% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group.  92% of children live within 400m of green space. The neighbourhood has fewer babies with low birth weight (-66%), fewer offenders (-23%) and more emergency hospitalisations for assault (+28%) than in Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is higher (+7%) than the Glasgow average but more 16-19 year olds are not in employment, education or training (+24%). Likely development difficulties in pre-school children are slightly lower than the Glasgow average (-1%) but communication delay in young children is higher than average (+3%).

North Maryhill and Summerston - Spine

Neighbourhood Trends

North Maryhill and Summerston - Pop

The numbers of 0-4 and 5-11 year olds in North Maryhill and Summerston have increased by 3% and 4%, respectively, since 2011, while the number of 18-24 year olds has decreased by 7%. Healthy life expectancy for males is on a par with Glasgow as a whole and is 1 year lower for females.

North Maryhill and Summerston - Bar chart

Pupil attainment in North Maryhill and Summerston 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 less likely to walk to school. Secondary school attendance and referrals to children and adolescent mental health services are also on a par with the Glasgow average while the proportion of children and young people from minority ethnic groups 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.

There is a downloadable document providing detailed notes and definitions on the information presented in this profile.

There is a downloadable Excel workbook containing the data used in all of the profiles. This workbook also includes alternative output formats and further breakdowns of some of the variables.