Cathcart and Simshill
Children and Young People's Profiles
*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2011 Census.*
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Cathcart and Simshill has a population of 1,783 children and young people (aged 0-24 years).
Neighbourhood Comparisons with Glasgow
The proportion of school age children in Cathcart and Simshill is lower than Glasgow as a whole. 10% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group. 72% of children live within 400m of green space. The neighbourhood has fewer referrals to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (-75%), fewer offenders (-60%) and less overcrowding (-49%) than in Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is higher (+89%) than the Glasgow average and 100% of children leaving school in 2013 went onto a positive destination (higher/further education, employment or training). Likely development difficulties in pre-school children are lower than the Glasgow average (-37%) but communication delay in young children is slightly higher than average (+1%).
Neighbourhood Trends
The number of 18-24 year olds in Cathcart and Simshill has decreased by 13% since 2011, while the number of 12-17 year olds has decreased by 20%. Healthy life expectancy for males is approximately 13 years higher than Glasgow as a whole and 11 years higher for females.
Pupil attainment in Cathcart and Simshill is markedly higher than the Glasgow average, while child poverty and P1 obesity levels are lower. Fewer children than average live in proximity to green space and primary school children are less likely to walk to school. Secondary school attendance is higher than Glasgow overall while referrals to children and adolescent mental health services and the proportion of children and young people from minority ethnic groups are lower than 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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