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<< Individual Ward Information

Population
Culture
Health
Employment
Housing
Households

Population Characteristics

**Total Population**
	Ward	Newcastle
Percentage of City	4.3%	-
Total	11,186	259,536

**Population Structure**
Age	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	11,177	100.0	100.0
Under 16	2,529	22.6	18.8
16-24	1,218	10.9	15.4
25-44	3,097	27.7	28.7
45-64	2,568	23.0	21.2
65-74	983	8.8	8.4
75+	782	7.0	7.6

Cultural Characteristics

**Ethnicity**
Ethnicity	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	11,179	100.0	100.0
White	10,457	93.5	93.1
Ethnic Minority	722	6.5	6.9

Afro/Caribbean	15	0.1	0.4
South Asian	575	5.1	4.4
Chinese	30	0.3	0.7
Other/Mixed	102	0.9	1.4

Health

**Health**
Health	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Carers 50 hours or more	329	2.9	2.5
Limiting long-term illness	2,721	24.3	21.6
Poor Health	1,551	13.9	11.8
Carers	1,221	10.9	10.1

Employment

**Economic Activity (aged 16-74)**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	7,873	-	-
Economically Active	4,579	58.2	58.5
In Work	4,026	87.9	85.5
Unemployed	395	8.6	8.0
Full-time Students	158	3.5	6.5
Never worked and long-term unemployed	200	2.5	2.4

Housing

**Household Spaces**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle	Newcastle %
Total	4,882	100.0	117,964	100.0
Occupied	4,724	96.8	111,243	94.5
Vacant	155	3.2	6,209	5.3
Second Homes	3	0.1	242	0.2

**Dwelling Type**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	4,875	100.0	100.0
Detached	231	4.7	7.5
Semi-detached	2,470	50.7	34.7
Terraced	1,169	24.0	27.4
Flats	1,005	20.6	30.3
Other	0	0.0	0.0

**Amenities**
	Ward	Ward	Newcastle
With sole use of bath/shower and inside toilet	4,722	100.0	99.8
With Central Heating	4,556	96.4	95.6

Households

**Tenure**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	4,733	100.0	100.0
Owner Occupied	2,462	52	53.3
Local Authority	1,731	36.6	28.0
Housing Association	95	2.0	5.5
Private	326	6.9	10.7
Other/Missing	119	2.5	2.6

**Car Ownership**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	4,725	100.0	100.0
None	2,333	49.4	45.2
One	1,840	38.9	39.3
Two or More	552	11.7	15.4

**Household Composition**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	4,720	100.0	100.0
Lone Parent Family	465	9.9	7.1
Other households with children	1,041	22.1	19.8
One adult (non-pensioner)	738	15.6	18.9
Other households with adults (at least 1 non-pensioner)	1,331	28.2	30.0
One pensioner only	778	16.5	16.2
Two or more pensioners only	367	7.8	8.0

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