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Ibrox and Kingston

Children and Young People's Profiles

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

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Ibrox and Kingston has a population of 3,612 children and young people (aged 0-24 years).

Ibrox and Kingston - Picture

Neighbourhood Comparisons with Glasgow

The proportion of school age children in Ibrox and Kingston is markedly lower than Glasgow as a whole. 34% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group. 94% of children live within 400m of green space. The neighbourhood has lower levels of obesity in P1 children (-43%) but more overcrowding (+49%) and emergency hospitalisations for assault (+66%) than in Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is lower (-24%) than the Glasgow average and 87% 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 (+12%) but communication delay in young children is lower than average (-3%).

Ibrox and Kingston - Spine

Neighbourhood Trends

Ibrox and Kingston - Pop

The number of 18-24 year olds in Ibrox and Kingston has decreased by 10% since 2011, while the numbers of 0-4 and 5-11 year olds have increased by 22% and 19%, respectively. Healthy life expectancy for males is approximately 3 years lower than Glasgow as a whole and 4 years lower for females.

Ibrox and Kingston - Bar chart

Pupil attainment and P1 obesity levels are Ibrox and Kingston is lower than in Glasgow overall, while child poverty is higher than the Glasgow average. More children than average live in proximity to green space and primary school age children are more likely to walk to school when compared to the Glasgow average. Secondary school attendance is slightly lower than the Glasgow average while the proportion of children and young people from minority ethnic groups is higher.

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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