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Ruchazie and Garthamlock

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Ruchazie and Garthamlock

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

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Ruchazie and Garthamlock is a neighbourhood in the north east of Glasgow with a population of 7,748.

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Neighbourhood comparisons with Glasgow

Estimates of male and female life expectancy in Ruchazie and Garthamlock are close to the Glasgow average. Women live on average for eight years longer than men. There is higher percentage of children (22%) and a lower percentage of people aged 75 or over (5%) in the population than in Glasgow as a whole. Single-parent households make up 51% of all households with dependent children. Thirty-one per cent of adults are claiming out-of-work benefits. Forty-one per cent of children live in poverty and levels of deprivation are considerably higher than the Glasgow average.

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Neighbourhood trends

50Ruchazie and Garthamlock Charts1Life expectancy for both males and females has risen slightly in recent years in Ruchazie and Garthamlock and has remained close to the Glasgow average.  Male and female life expectancy is significantly lower than the Scottish average.

50Ruchazie and Garthamlock Charts2The population in Ruchazie and Garthamlock decreased by 15% between 1996 and 2012, largely due to decreases in the number of children and young adults (16-44 year olds). The percentage of the total neighbourhood population from a minority ethnic group increased from less than 1% in 2001 to 4% in 2011, but has remained lower than the Glasgow average.

Notes

A document giving detailed notes and definitions for the information presented in this profile can be downloaded here.

An Excel workbook containing the data used in all of the profiles can be downloaded here. This workbook also includes alternative output formats and further breakdowns of some of the variables.

1. Data sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2012, Census 2011, Census 2001, HMRC, NOMIS, National Records of Scotland (NRS) and Scottish Government.
2. Populations presented in the population trend chart and used to calculate life expectancy estimates are taken from NRS small area population estimates and are based on: the 2001 Census for the years 1996-2001; both the 2001 and 2011 Census for the years 2002-2010; and the 2011 Census for the years 2011-2012.
3. The Income deprivation and Employment deprivation indicators are derived from SIMD 2012, more information on this deprivation index can be found at: http://simd.scotland.gov.uk/publication-2012
4. Life expectancies are calculated based on population estimates and death registrations. 95% confidence intervals have been added on the graphs to give an indication of their accuracy. The x-axes of the life expectancy graphs give the mid-year for each life expectancy estimate, e.g. 2010 represents the life expectancy estimate for the period 2008-2012.

Glasgow City Council have also produced neighbourhood profiles based on data from the 2011 Census 2011 which can be accessed via this link.