Shawlands and Strathbungo
Children and Young People's Profiles
*Please note that this profile is based on data from the 2011 Census.*
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Shawlands and Strathbungo has a population of 1,844 children and young people (aged 0-24 years).
Neighbourhood Comparisons with Glasgow
The proportion of school age children in Shawlands and Strathbungo is markedly lower than Glasgow as a whole. 30% of under 25s are from a minority ethnic group. 84% of children live within 400m of green space. The neighbourhood has fewer referrals to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (-68%), children in poverty (-54%) and lone parent households (-46%) than in Glasgow overall. S4 pupil attainment is higher (+34%) than the Glasgow average but more 16-19 year olds are not in employment, education or training (+65%). Likely development difficulties in pre-school children are lower than the Glasgow average (-16%) and communication delay in young children is also lower than average (-18%).
Neighbourhood Trends
The number of 18-24 year olds in Shawlands and Strathbungo has decreased by 29% since 2011, while the number of 5-11 year olds has increased by 7%. Healthy life expectancy for males is approximately 8 years higher than Glasgow as a whole and 7 years higher for females.
Pupil attainment in Shawlands and Strathbungo is markedly higher than in Glasgow overall, while child poverty is lower than the Glasgow average and P1 obesity levels are similar. More children than average live in proximity to green space and more primary school children walk to school when compared to the Glasgow average. Secondary school attendance is on a par with the Glasgow average while 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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