Harlow Social Demographics
Harlow Population Profile
Harlow Council May 2007
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
Contents Page: Page Number Introduction
3
1
Harlow Population 1995 - 2005
4
2.i
Harlow Age Profile (2001)
4
2.ii
• Elderly Persons and Pension Credit
5
3.i
Disablement or long-term limiting ill health
6
3.ii
• Disability Allowance
6-7
4.i
Gender
8
4.ii
Gender equality and earnings
8
5.i
Black and ethnic minority groups
9
5.ii
• Birth Place of Residents
5.iii
• National Insurance registrations for non-UK Nationals
10 11-12
6
Religious beliefs
13
7
Same-Sex Couples
14
Harlow Council Language Panel
15
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
Introduction: The following document draws together a range of statistics from different sources that describe Harlow’s population. In particular, this document includes population information that has been produced that may reflect different communities of interest, and therefore may enable a greater understanding of equalities issues in Harlow. This document contributes to Harlow Council’s work in meeting the revised equality standards for 2007. Information about Harlow Council’s standards for equalities and diversity can be found at the below web page. http://www.harlow.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=8089 Should you be interested in the revised equalities standards for 2007, these can be found at the following web-address: http://www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5145192
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
1. Harlow Population 1995 - 2005 2005-based Sub-national Population Projections
Harlow has a population of 78,768, forecast to rise to over 80,000 people by 2011. The East of England Plan could see Harlow approximately doubling in size by 2031. Approximately 48,000 people are of working age (16-64) and account for 62% of the population. The towns 75 and over population is projected to rise by 13% from 2004 to 2017. Harlow Population over ten-year period 1995-2005 84,000 Population Linear Population Projection (2011)
82,000
Population
80,000 78,000
76,000 74,000
4
5 20 0
2
3
20 0
20 0
1
20 0
9
8
0
20 0
20 0
19 9
19 9
7
6
19 9
19 9
19 9
5
72,000
Year
2. Harlow Age profile of population Census 2001
In 2001, Harlow’s population was made up of 16,991 children aged 0-15 (22%), 8,682 young people aged 16-24 (11%) and 11,550 older people aged 65 plus (15%). 47,900 people (62%) were of working age (16-64). Age profile of Harlow population (2001)
Harlow Gender and Age Profile 2001
1600
100+
1400
90 to 94
Female
80 to 84
1200 70 to 74
1000
60 to 64
800
50 to 54 40 to 44
600
30 to 34
400 20 to 24
200
10 to 14
Age of residents
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2000
3000
4000
4000
1000
2000
0
1000
-1000
0
-2000
1000
-3000
2000
3000
4000
98
91
84
77
70
63
56
49
42
35
28
21
7
14
-4000
3000
0 to 4
0
0
Number of residents in each age group
Male
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
2.ii Elderly Persons and Pension Credit ONS - 2003/04-based Sub-national population projections DWP - 2007
Harlow’s 75 and over population is projected to rise by 13% from 2004 to 2017. Of note, the 85 and over population is projected to increase by 90% from 1,000 to 1,900 people during the period 2004 to 2017. Male
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
AGES 65-69
1400
1500
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
1900
1900
AGES 70-74
1400
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1400
AGES 75-79
1100
1400
1300
1300
1200
1200
1100
1100
1100
AGES 80-84
600
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1000
1000
AGES 85+
300
700
700
700
700
800
800
800
800
All Male Pension
4800
6000
5900
6000
6000
6200
6200
6100
6200
Female
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
AGES 60-64
1700
1700
1800
1800
1900
2000
2000
2000
2000
AGES 65-69
1800
1800
1700
1700
1600
1600
1600
1600
1700
AGES 70-74
1800
1800
1800
1700
1700
1600
1600
1600
1500
AGES 75-79
1400
1400
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1400
AGES 80-84
1000
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1200
700
700
800
900
900
900
1000
1000
1000
8400
8500
8700
8700
8700
8700
8800
8800
8800
AGES 85+ All Female Pension
Benefit take-up for Harlow residents 60+ (1999-2006)
Pension Credit 4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
Au gDe 99 cAp 99 rAu 00 gD 00 ec Ap 00 r-0 Au 1 gD 01 ec Ap 01 r-0 Au 2 gDe 02 cAp 02 rAu 03 gD 03 ec Ap 03 r-0 Au 4 gD 04 ec Ap 04 r-0 Au 5 gDe 05 cAp 05 rAu 06 g06
The benefit take up of pension credit for persons aged 60 and over clearly increased as of November 2003 from an average of around 2,000 persons to 3,500 persons by the end of 2004.
Income Support
Pension Credit
TOTAL
Expon. (TOTAL)
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N.B*: As of November 2003, Income Support ceased to exist for those aged 60+ and was changed to Pension Credit
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
3.i Disablement and long-term limiting ill health Census 2001 – UV22
In England, 1 in 6 people consider themselves to have a limiting long-term illness (17.9%). There is little difference between genders, whilst proportions increase steadily with age. The East of England Region is one of only 3 regions in England falling below the national average along with the South East, and London (15.5% respectively) for its rate of long-term illness. The percentage of persons who self-assessed themselves as having a limiting long-term illness in Harlow is close to the average for the East of England. Harlow
East of England
England
All people
78,768
5,388,140
49,138,831
With a long-term illness (Persons)
12,737
873,168
8,809,194
16.1
16.2
17.9
(%) Who consider themselves a having a long-term illness
*Limiting long-term illness covers any long-term illness, health problem or disability which limits daily activities or work
3.ii Disability Allowance DWP - Benefit Claimants – IB/SDA Benefit Take-up
Harlow’s benefit claimant trend for Income Benefit and Severe Disability Allowance has increased overall since August 1999, and reaching its highest point in February 2005.
Chart 1
IB/SDA Claimants - Age 16+ Total
3,150 3,100 3,050 3,000 2,950 total claimants
2,900
Expon. (total claimants)
2,850 2,800 2,750 2,700 Au gD 99 ec -9 Ap 9 rAu 0 0 gD 00 ec -0 Ap 0 r-0 Au 1 gD 01 ec -0 Ap 1 rAu 0 2 gD 02 ec -0 Ap 2 r-0 Au 3 gD 03 ec -0 Ap 3 r-0 Au 4 gD 04 ec -0 Ap 4 r-0 Au 5 gD 05 ec -0 Ap 5 r-0 6
The highest frequency of IB/SDA benefit claimants is in the age category 25-49. Of note, the number of claimants within the age range 16-24 increased by 29.4% during the period August 1999 to May 2006. The number of claimants aged 50-59 and over rose by 17% and the number of those aged 25-49 by 4.9%
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow The highest frequency of benefit claimants is in the age category 25-49. Of note, the number of claimants within the age range 16-24 increased by 18.8% during the period August 1999 to May 2006. The number of claimants aged 50 and over rose by 10.6% and the number of those aged 25-49 by 1.1%
Chart 2
IB/SDA Claimants - Breakdown by Age
3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500
age : 16-24
As of May 2006, the greatest frequency of IB/SDA claimants had been those claiming for the duration of 5 or more years.
Chart 3
1,800 1,600
age : 25-49
age : 50 - 59
age : 60 and over
IB/SDA Claim ants - Breakdow n by frequency of duration (May 2006) IB/SDA Claimants (Volume)
1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 duration : up to 6 months
Chart 4
duration : 1 year duration : 2 duration : 5 and up to 2 years and up to years and over years 5 years
IB/SDA Claimants - Breakdown by medical nature of claim (May 2006)
3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Au g9 D 9 ec -9 Ap 9 r-0 Au 0 g0 D 0 ec -0 Ap 0 r-0 Au 1 g0 D 1 ec -0 Ap 1 r-0 Au 2 g0 D 2 ec -0 Ap 2 r-0 Au 3 g0 D 3 ec -0 Ap 3 r-0 Au 4 g0 D 4 ec -0 Ap 4 r-0 Au 5 g0 D 5 ec -0 Ap 5 r-0 6
Of the total number of IB/SDA claimants, the greatest percentage of those people making claims have done so on the basis of their having a mental illness or condition.
duration : 6 months to 1 year
Mental
Nervous system
Respiratory or circulatory
Muscoskeletal
Injury, poisoning
Other
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Apr-06
Dec-05
Aug-05
Apr-05
Dec-04
Aug-04
Apr-04
Dec-03
Aug-03
Apr-03
Dec-02
Aug-02
Apr-02
Dec-01
Aug-01
Apr-01
Dec-00
Aug-00
Apr-00
Dec-99
Aug-99
0
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
4.i Gender Male
Female
Total (Persons) Percentage
Total
37,700 48.52%
40,000 51.48%
77,700 100%
4.ii Gender equality and earnings 2006 ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis
As is the case both regionally and nationally, Harlow residents and Harlow workplace females earn significantly less wages than males. During the period 1998 to 2006, workplace females in Harlow earned on average 24% less than their male counterparts. During the period 2002 to 2006, Harlow’s resident females have earned on average 13% less than their male counterparts. Data released as of 2002 highlights that Harlow’s resident population earn significantly less on average than Harlow’s workplace earners. During the period 2002-2006, Harlow’s male workplace earners, earned on average 12% more than Harlow male residents. By contrast however Harlow’s female workplace earners earned on average 4% less than Harlow’s female residents, though this is now not the case in 2006.
Harlow Workplace earnings vs. Resident earnings (1998-2006) 600
Workplace Male Full Time Workplace Female Full Time
500
Resident Male Full Time
Gross Weekly Earnings (£'s)
Resident Female Full Time
400
300
200
100
0 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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2003
2004
2005
2006
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
5.i Black and minority ethnic groups June 2004 Ethnicity Estimates (Neighbourhood Statistics)
Harlow is a multi-cultural community with black and ethnic minorities estimated to account for 10.58% of the population as of June 2004. 1,700 persons in Harlow are classified as White: Other White, which includes European and East European ethnic groups, and over 1,000 persons are classified as White Irish. Non-white ethnic groups make up around 7% of the Harlow population, with the largest non-white ethic minority groups being Asian, or Asian British Indian, and Black or Black British African. All Ethnic Groups
People
White: British
Percentage 69,300
89.42%
White: Irish
1,100
1.42%
White: Other White
1,700
2.19%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean
400
0.52%
Mixed: White and Black African
200
0.26%
Mixed: White and Asian
300
0.39%
Mixed: Other Mixed
300
0.39%
Asian or Asian British: Indian
700
0.90%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani
600
0.77%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi
300
0.39%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian
300
0.39%
Black or Black British: Caribbean
500
0.65%
Black or Black British: African
700
0.90%
Black or Black British: Other Black
100
0.13%
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Chinese
700
0.90%
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Other Ethnic Group
500
0.65%
The below table shows a broad categorisation of Harlow’s ethnic groups: Broad Ethnic Groups
Percentage
White
93%
Asian or Asian British
2.5%
Black or Black British
1.7%
Chinese or other Ethnic Group
1.5%
Mixed
1.5%
Total
100%
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow Pie Chart - Breakdown of different types of Ethnicity in Harlow
White Asian or Asian British Black or Black British Chinese or other Ethnic Group Mixed
5.ii Birth Place of Residents Census 2001 – UV08
The below table shows that as of 2001, 73,909 persons were born in the United Kingdom. 2001 Cenus data also shows that 2,600 of those persons born in the UK were from Black and Ethnic Minority groups (all groups other than White GB). This means that approximately 65% of Harlow’s BME community were born in the UK. Place of Birth
Number of People
Born in United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) Born in Western Europe (Exc. UK) Born in Asia (Middle East, Far East, South Asia) Born in Africa Born in North America (Canada, USA, Caribbean) Born in Eastern Europe Born in Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, & Other) Born in South America Born Elsewhere Born in Europe: United Kingdom
73,909
93.83%
1,765 1,522 750 326 255 157 45 38
2.2% 1.9% 1.0% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05%
Number of People
Born in England Born in Scotland Born in Northern Ireland Born in Wales Born in Part not specified
71,867 1,104 228 705 5
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Percentage
Percentage 97.2% 1.5% 0.3% 1.0% 0.01%
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
5.iii National Insurance registrations for non-UK Nationals (Essex) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) May 2007
During 2005/06, the largest number of National Insurance Registrations in Harlow in respect of non-UK Nationals came from persons from Poland, India, the Slovak Republic, Bangladesh and Ghana. Of note, the number of National Insurance registrations from persons from Bangladesh and Ghana are significantly higher in Harlow when compared to other areas in the County.
Poland
India
Rep of Lithuania
Slovak Rep
South Africa
Australia
Pakistan
France
Rep of Latvia
Germany
Czech Rep
China Peoples Rep
Nigeria
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Rep of Ireland
USA
Bangladesh
Philippines
Hungary
New Zealand
Netherlands
Ghana
Brazil
Canada
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Malaysia
Turkey
National Insurance Number Registrations in respect of non-UK Nationals in 2005/06 by Local Authority and country of origin
Basildon
140
90
10
80
50
10
10
20
-
10
10
10
30
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
-
10
-
20
-
10
30
10
-
10
10
Braintree
300
20
30
20
30
10
-
10
10
20
20
10
10
20
10
10
10
10
10
50
10
10
10
-
10
-
10
-
-
10
10
Brentwood
60
50
-
10
40
20
-
10
-
10
10
10
-
-
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
Castle Point
20
10
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chelmsford
210 100
20
60
60
30
10
20
20
20
20
10
10
10
20
10
30
10
20
20
20
10
10
10
-
10
20
10
10
-
-
Colchester
410
90
80
50
60
30
30
20
20
40
30 100
20
10
30
20
20
30
10
70
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
10
10
10
10
Epping Forest
170
30
20
10
40
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
30
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
10
-
-
-
10
Harlow
140 110
20
70
30
10
20
20
30
10
20
10
20
10
-
10
20
10
40
10
10
-
20
40
-
10
20
-
-
-
-
Maldon
70
-
-
-
10
-
-
10
-
10
10
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rochford
20
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tendring
180
30
30
10
10
10
-
10
30
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
40
10
-
10
20
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
Uttlesford
210
20
10
20
20
20
-
10
10
20
10
10
-
20
10
10
-
-
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
(Numbers are rounded up to the nearest 10)
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
5.iii National Insurance registrations for non-UK Nationals (Essex)
Greece
Mauritius
Nepal
Thailand
Jamaica
Rep of Estonia
Romania
Bulgaria
Russian Federation
Denmark
Ukraine
Japan
Belgium
South Korea
Austria
Finland
Norway
Albania
Malawi
Cyprus
Trinidad & Tobago
Zambia
Mexico
Syria
Rep of Uzbekistan
Jordan
Fiji
Swaziland
Working Age Population
Rate per Working Age Pop
Basildon
-
-
10
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
780 104600
7.46
Braintree
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
730 86600
8.43
Brentwood
-
-
20
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
370 43200
8.56
Castle Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
110 52300
2.10
Chelmsford
10
10
10
-
10
-
10
10
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
-
-
10
-
-
30
-
-
-
970 103300
9.39
Colchester
10
20
10
30
10
-
20
10
10
10
-
10
-
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
10
-
-
10
10
-
10
10
-
1,560 106000
14.72
Epping Forest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
560 75600
7.41
Harlow
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
810 49400
16.40
Maldon
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
160 37400
4.28
Rochford
-
-
-
30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
120 47700
2.52
Tendring
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
480 76300
6.29
Uttlesford
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
520 44600
11.66
(Numbers are rounded up to the nearest 10)
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All Registrations
Iran
In 2005/06 Harlow had a total of 810 National Insurance registrations from non-UK nationals. When calculated as a rate per 1,000 persons of the working age population this equates to the highest rate in the County at 16.4 registrations per 1,000 working age population.
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
6 Religious beliefs Census 2001 – UV15
The below table shows people’s religious belief as of the 2001 Census. In Harlow, 68% of residents identified themselves as Christian. The next largest religion in Harlow was Muslim, accounting for around 1.5%. The remaining faiths account for a minority in Harlow at 1% of the total population. In 2001, over 30% of Harlow residents stated that they had no religious belief or did not state their religion if any. Number Christian Muslim Hindu Buddhist Jewish Sikh Any other religion No religion Religion not stated All People
Percentage
53,009 1,029 310 253 205 71 169 17,624 6,098 78,768
68% 1.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 23% 8% 100%
Pie Chart - Breakdown of Religions in Harlow (2001) 8%
Christian Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Any other religion No religion Religion not stated
23%
0.2% 0.1% 68%
1.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
7 Same-Sex Couples Census 2001 – UV93
The 2001 Census was the first to ask a question about same-sex couple relationships, and is still the largest demographic analysis of same-sex couples to date for Harlow. The results for Harlow show that the District has a similar rate per 1,000 persons aged 16 and over in households as the East of England. The rate of same-sex couples in Harlow and the East of England is significantly lower than the National average. Harlow All People Aged 16 and Over in Households (Persons) Living in a same-sex couple (Persons) Rate living in a same-sex couple per 1,000 people aged 16+ in households
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East of England
England
61,398
4,218,352
38,393,304
92
6,458
75,746
1.50
1.53
1.97
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
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Harlow Council May 2007
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
Contents Page: Page Number Introduction
3
1
Harlow Population 1995 - 2005
4
2.i
Harlow Age Profile (2001)
4
2.ii
• Elderly Persons and Pension Credit
5
3.i
Disablement or long-term limiting ill health
6
3.ii
• Disability Allowance
6-7
4.i
Gender
8
4.ii
Gender equality and earnings
8
5.i
Black and ethnic minority groups
9
5.ii
• Birth Place of Residents
5.iii
• National Insurance registrations for non-UK Nationals
10 11-12
6
Religious beliefs
13
7
Same-Sex Couples
14
Harlow Council Language Panel
15
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
Introduction: The following document draws together a range of statistics from different sources that describe Harlow’s population. In particular, this document includes population information that has been produced that may reflect different communities of interest, and therefore may enable a greater understanding of equalities issues in Harlow. This document contributes to Harlow Council’s work in meeting the revised equality standards for 2007. Information about Harlow Council’s standards for equalities and diversity can be found at the below web page. http://www.harlow.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=8089 Should you be interested in the revised equalities standards for 2007, these can be found at the following web-address: http://www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5145192
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
1. Harlow Population 1995 - 2005 2005-based Sub-national Population Projections
Harlow has a population of 78,768, forecast to rise to over 80,000 people by 2011. The East of England Plan could see Harlow approximately doubling in size by 2031. Approximately 48,000 people are of working age (16-64) and account for 62% of the population. The towns 75 and over population is projected to rise by 13% from 2004 to 2017. Harlow Population over ten-year period 1995-2005 84,000 Population Linear Population Projection (2011)
82,000
Population
80,000 78,000
76,000 74,000
4
5 20 0
2
3
20 0
20 0
1
20 0
9
8
0
20 0
20 0
19 9
19 9
7
6
19 9
19 9
19 9
5
72,000
Year
2. Harlow Age profile of population Census 2001
In 2001, Harlow’s population was made up of 16,991 children aged 0-15 (22%), 8,682 young people aged 16-24 (11%) and 11,550 older people aged 65 plus (15%). 47,900 people (62%) were of working age (16-64). Age profile of Harlow population (2001)
Harlow Gender and Age Profile 2001
1600
100+
1400
90 to 94
Female
80 to 84
1200 70 to 74
1000
60 to 64
800
50 to 54 40 to 44
600
30 to 34
400 20 to 24
200
10 to 14
Age of residents
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2000
3000
4000
4000
1000
2000
0
1000
-1000
0
-2000
1000
-3000
2000
3000
4000
98
91
84
77
70
63
56
49
42
35
28
21
7
14
-4000
3000
0 to 4
0
0
Number of residents in each age group
Male
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
2.ii Elderly Persons and Pension Credit ONS - 2003/04-based Sub-national population projections DWP - 2007
Harlow’s 75 and over population is projected to rise by 13% from 2004 to 2017. Of note, the 85 and over population is projected to increase by 90% from 1,000 to 1,900 people during the period 2004 to 2017. Male
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
AGES 65-69
1400
1500
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
1900
1900
AGES 70-74
1400
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1300
1400
AGES 75-79
1100
1400
1300
1300
1200
1200
1100
1100
1100
AGES 80-84
600
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1000
1000
AGES 85+
300
700
700
700
700
800
800
800
800
All Male Pension
4800
6000
5900
6000
6000
6200
6200
6100
6200
Female
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
AGES 60-64
1700
1700
1800
1800
1900
2000
2000
2000
2000
AGES 65-69
1800
1800
1700
1700
1600
1600
1600
1600
1700
AGES 70-74
1800
1800
1800
1700
1700
1600
1600
1600
1500
AGES 75-79
1400
1400
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1400
AGES 80-84
1000
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1100
1200
700
700
800
900
900
900
1000
1000
1000
8400
8500
8700
8700
8700
8700
8800
8800
8800
AGES 85+ All Female Pension
Benefit take-up for Harlow residents 60+ (1999-2006)
Pension Credit 4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
Au gDe 99 cAp 99 rAu 00 gD 00 ec Ap 00 r-0 Au 1 gD 01 ec Ap 01 r-0 Au 2 gDe 02 cAp 02 rAu 03 gD 03 ec Ap 03 r-0 Au 4 gD 04 ec Ap 04 r-0 Au 5 gDe 05 cAp 05 rAu 06 g06
The benefit take up of pension credit for persons aged 60 and over clearly increased as of November 2003 from an average of around 2,000 persons to 3,500 persons by the end of 2004.
Income Support
Pension Credit
TOTAL
Expon. (TOTAL)
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N.B*: As of November 2003, Income Support ceased to exist for those aged 60+ and was changed to Pension Credit
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
3.i Disablement and long-term limiting ill health Census 2001 – UV22
In England, 1 in 6 people consider themselves to have a limiting long-term illness (17.9%). There is little difference between genders, whilst proportions increase steadily with age. The East of England Region is one of only 3 regions in England falling below the national average along with the South East, and London (15.5% respectively) for its rate of long-term illness. The percentage of persons who self-assessed themselves as having a limiting long-term illness in Harlow is close to the average for the East of England. Harlow
East of England
England
All people
78,768
5,388,140
49,138,831
With a long-term illness (Persons)
12,737
873,168
8,809,194
16.1
16.2
17.9
(%) Who consider themselves a having a long-term illness
*Limiting long-term illness covers any long-term illness, health problem or disability which limits daily activities or work
3.ii Disability Allowance DWP - Benefit Claimants – IB/SDA Benefit Take-up
Harlow’s benefit claimant trend for Income Benefit and Severe Disability Allowance has increased overall since August 1999, and reaching its highest point in February 2005.
Chart 1
IB/SDA Claimants - Age 16+ Total
3,150 3,100 3,050 3,000 2,950 total claimants
2,900
Expon. (total claimants)
2,850 2,800 2,750 2,700 Au gD 99 ec -9 Ap 9 rAu 0 0 gD 00 ec -0 Ap 0 r-0 Au 1 gD 01 ec -0 Ap 1 rAu 0 2 gD 02 ec -0 Ap 2 r-0 Au 3 gD 03 ec -0 Ap 3 r-0 Au 4 gD 04 ec -0 Ap 4 r-0 Au 5 gD 05 ec -0 Ap 5 r-0 6
The highest frequency of IB/SDA benefit claimants is in the age category 25-49. Of note, the number of claimants within the age range 16-24 increased by 29.4% during the period August 1999 to May 2006. The number of claimants aged 50-59 and over rose by 17% and the number of those aged 25-49 by 4.9%
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow The highest frequency of benefit claimants is in the age category 25-49. Of note, the number of claimants within the age range 16-24 increased by 18.8% during the period August 1999 to May 2006. The number of claimants aged 50 and over rose by 10.6% and the number of those aged 25-49 by 1.1%
Chart 2
IB/SDA Claimants - Breakdown by Age
3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500
age : 16-24
As of May 2006, the greatest frequency of IB/SDA claimants had been those claiming for the duration of 5 or more years.
Chart 3
1,800 1,600
age : 25-49
age : 50 - 59
age : 60 and over
IB/SDA Claim ants - Breakdow n by frequency of duration (May 2006) IB/SDA Claimants (Volume)
1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 duration : up to 6 months
Chart 4
duration : 1 year duration : 2 duration : 5 and up to 2 years and up to years and over years 5 years
IB/SDA Claimants - Breakdown by medical nature of claim (May 2006)
3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Au g9 D 9 ec -9 Ap 9 r-0 Au 0 g0 D 0 ec -0 Ap 0 r-0 Au 1 g0 D 1 ec -0 Ap 1 r-0 Au 2 g0 D 2 ec -0 Ap 2 r-0 Au 3 g0 D 3 ec -0 Ap 3 r-0 Au 4 g0 D 4 ec -0 Ap 4 r-0 Au 5 g0 D 5 ec -0 Ap 5 r-0 6
Of the total number of IB/SDA claimants, the greatest percentage of those people making claims have done so on the basis of their having a mental illness or condition.
duration : 6 months to 1 year
Mental
Nervous system
Respiratory or circulatory
Muscoskeletal
Injury, poisoning
Other
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Apr-06
Dec-05
Aug-05
Apr-05
Dec-04
Aug-04
Apr-04
Dec-03
Aug-03
Apr-03
Dec-02
Aug-02
Apr-02
Dec-01
Aug-01
Apr-01
Dec-00
Aug-00
Apr-00
Dec-99
Aug-99
0
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
4.i Gender Male
Female
Total (Persons) Percentage
Total
37,700 48.52%
40,000 51.48%
77,700 100%
4.ii Gender equality and earnings 2006 ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis
As is the case both regionally and nationally, Harlow residents and Harlow workplace females earn significantly less wages than males. During the period 1998 to 2006, workplace females in Harlow earned on average 24% less than their male counterparts. During the period 2002 to 2006, Harlow’s resident females have earned on average 13% less than their male counterparts. Data released as of 2002 highlights that Harlow’s resident population earn significantly less on average than Harlow’s workplace earners. During the period 2002-2006, Harlow’s male workplace earners, earned on average 12% more than Harlow male residents. By contrast however Harlow’s female workplace earners earned on average 4% less than Harlow’s female residents, though this is now not the case in 2006.
Harlow Workplace earnings vs. Resident earnings (1998-2006) 600
Workplace Male Full Time Workplace Female Full Time
500
Resident Male Full Time
Gross Weekly Earnings (£'s)
Resident Female Full Time
400
300
200
100
0 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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2003
2004
2005
2006
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
5.i Black and minority ethnic groups June 2004 Ethnicity Estimates (Neighbourhood Statistics)
Harlow is a multi-cultural community with black and ethnic minorities estimated to account for 10.58% of the population as of June 2004. 1,700 persons in Harlow are classified as White: Other White, which includes European and East European ethnic groups, and over 1,000 persons are classified as White Irish. Non-white ethnic groups make up around 7% of the Harlow population, with the largest non-white ethic minority groups being Asian, or Asian British Indian, and Black or Black British African. All Ethnic Groups
People
White: British
Percentage 69,300
89.42%
White: Irish
1,100
1.42%
White: Other White
1,700
2.19%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean
400
0.52%
Mixed: White and Black African
200
0.26%
Mixed: White and Asian
300
0.39%
Mixed: Other Mixed
300
0.39%
Asian or Asian British: Indian
700
0.90%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani
600
0.77%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi
300
0.39%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian
300
0.39%
Black or Black British: Caribbean
500
0.65%
Black or Black British: African
700
0.90%
Black or Black British: Other Black
100
0.13%
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Chinese
700
0.90%
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group: Other Ethnic Group
500
0.65%
The below table shows a broad categorisation of Harlow’s ethnic groups: Broad Ethnic Groups
Percentage
White
93%
Asian or Asian British
2.5%
Black or Black British
1.7%
Chinese or other Ethnic Group
1.5%
Mixed
1.5%
Total
100%
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow Pie Chart - Breakdown of different types of Ethnicity in Harlow
White Asian or Asian British Black or Black British Chinese or other Ethnic Group Mixed
5.ii Birth Place of Residents Census 2001 – UV08
The below table shows that as of 2001, 73,909 persons were born in the United Kingdom. 2001 Cenus data also shows that 2,600 of those persons born in the UK were from Black and Ethnic Minority groups (all groups other than White GB). This means that approximately 65% of Harlow’s BME community were born in the UK. Place of Birth
Number of People
Born in United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) Born in Western Europe (Exc. UK) Born in Asia (Middle East, Far East, South Asia) Born in Africa Born in North America (Canada, USA, Caribbean) Born in Eastern Europe Born in Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, & Other) Born in South America Born Elsewhere Born in Europe: United Kingdom
73,909
93.83%
1,765 1,522 750 326 255 157 45 38
2.2% 1.9% 1.0% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05%
Number of People
Born in England Born in Scotland Born in Northern Ireland Born in Wales Born in Part not specified
71,867 1,104 228 705 5
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Percentage
Percentage 97.2% 1.5% 0.3% 1.0% 0.01%
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
5.iii National Insurance registrations for non-UK Nationals (Essex) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) May 2007
During 2005/06, the largest number of National Insurance Registrations in Harlow in respect of non-UK Nationals came from persons from Poland, India, the Slovak Republic, Bangladesh and Ghana. Of note, the number of National Insurance registrations from persons from Bangladesh and Ghana are significantly higher in Harlow when compared to other areas in the County.
Poland
India
Rep of Lithuania
Slovak Rep
South Africa
Australia
Pakistan
France
Rep of Latvia
Germany
Czech Rep
China Peoples Rep
Nigeria
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Rep of Ireland
USA
Bangladesh
Philippines
Hungary
New Zealand
Netherlands
Ghana
Brazil
Canada
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Malaysia
Turkey
National Insurance Number Registrations in respect of non-UK Nationals in 2005/06 by Local Authority and country of origin
Basildon
140
90
10
80
50
10
10
20
-
10
10
10
30
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
-
10
-
20
-
10
30
10
-
10
10
Braintree
300
20
30
20
30
10
-
10
10
20
20
10
10
20
10
10
10
10
10
50
10
10
10
-
10
-
10
-
-
10
10
Brentwood
60
50
-
10
40
20
-
10
-
10
10
10
-
-
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
Castle Point
20
10
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chelmsford
210 100
20
60
60
30
10
20
20
20
20
10
10
10
20
10
30
10
20
20
20
10
10
10
-
10
20
10
10
-
-
Colchester
410
90
80
50
60
30
30
20
20
40
30 100
20
10
30
20
20
30
10
70
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
10
10
10
10
Epping Forest
170
30
20
10
40
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
30
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
10
-
-
-
10
Harlow
140 110
20
70
30
10
20
20
30
10
20
10
20
10
-
10
20
10
40
10
10
-
20
40
-
10
20
-
-
-
-
Maldon
70
-
-
-
10
-
-
10
-
10
10
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rochford
20
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tendring
180
30
30
10
10
10
-
10
30
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
40
10
-
10
20
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
Uttlesford
210
20
10
20
20
20
-
10
10
20
10
10
-
20
10
10
-
-
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
(Numbers are rounded up to the nearest 10)
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
5.iii National Insurance registrations for non-UK Nationals (Essex)
Greece
Mauritius
Nepal
Thailand
Jamaica
Rep of Estonia
Romania
Bulgaria
Russian Federation
Denmark
Ukraine
Japan
Belgium
South Korea
Austria
Finland
Norway
Albania
Malawi
Cyprus
Trinidad & Tobago
Zambia
Mexico
Syria
Rep of Uzbekistan
Jordan
Fiji
Swaziland
Working Age Population
Rate per Working Age Pop
Basildon
-
-
10
10
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
780 104600
7.46
Braintree
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
730 86600
8.43
Brentwood
-
-
20
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
370 43200
8.56
Castle Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
110 52300
2.10
Chelmsford
10
10
10
-
10
-
10
10
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
-
-
10
-
-
30
-
-
-
970 103300
9.39
Colchester
10
20
10
30
10
-
20
10
10
10
-
10
-
10
10
10
10
10
-
-
10
-
-
10
10
-
10
10
-
1,560 106000
14.72
Epping Forest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
560 75600
7.41
Harlow
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
810 49400
16.40
Maldon
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
160 37400
4.28
Rochford
-
-
-
30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
120 47700
2.52
Tendring
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
480 76300
6.29
Uttlesford
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
520 44600
11.66
(Numbers are rounded up to the nearest 10)
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All Registrations
Iran
In 2005/06 Harlow had a total of 810 National Insurance registrations from non-UK nationals. When calculated as a rate per 1,000 persons of the working age population this equates to the highest rate in the County at 16.4 registrations per 1,000 working age population.
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
6 Religious beliefs Census 2001 – UV15
The below table shows people’s religious belief as of the 2001 Census. In Harlow, 68% of residents identified themselves as Christian. The next largest religion in Harlow was Muslim, accounting for around 1.5%. The remaining faiths account for a minority in Harlow at 1% of the total population. In 2001, over 30% of Harlow residents stated that they had no religious belief or did not state their religion if any. Number Christian Muslim Hindu Buddhist Jewish Sikh Any other religion No religion Religion not stated All People
Percentage
53,009 1,029 310 253 205 71 169 17,624 6,098 78,768
68% 1.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 23% 8% 100%
Pie Chart - Breakdown of Religions in Harlow (2001) 8%
Christian Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Any other religion No religion Religion not stated
23%
0.2% 0.1% 68%
1.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
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Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
7 Same-Sex Couples Census 2001 – UV93
The 2001 Census was the first to ask a question about same-sex couple relationships, and is still the largest demographic analysis of same-sex couples to date for Harlow. The results for Harlow show that the District has a similar rate per 1,000 persons aged 16 and over in households as the East of England. The rate of same-sex couples in Harlow and the East of England is significantly lower than the National average. Harlow All People Aged 16 and Over in Households (Persons) Living in a same-sex couple (Persons) Rate living in a same-sex couple per 1,000 people aged 16+ in households
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East of England
England
61,398
4,218,352
38,393,304
92
6,458
75,746
1.50
1.53
1.97
Social and Demographical information about the Population of Harlow
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