South MAT Ward Profile
South MAT Ward Profile
This profile was constructed using figures from the 2011 Census, ONS 2014 Mid-Year Estimates and the 2015 IMD. Population Pyramid
Population Density
52.1%
47.9%
38,660
35,570
Population by Age Group
4,100 5.5%
7,100 9.6%
53,190 8,190 71.7% 11.0%
1,650 2.2%
Working age & Dependent Populations
15.1% (0-15yrs)
71.7% (16-64yrs)
Total Population –
74,200
The South MAT area has a total population of 74,200, equating to 35.5% of Portsmouth's total (209,100). This highly densely populated collection of wards is home to a high proportion of the city’s student population and almost 20% of the population living in South MAT wards are aged 20-24.
13.3% (65+yrs)
Language Spoken
Total Dependency Ratio
Ageing Index
= 87.9 Child Support Ratio (CSR)
= 21.1
= 39.6 Elderly Support Ratio (ESR)
= 18.5
Whilst the South MAT area has a relatively low overall support ratio at 39.6, it should be highlighted that a significant proportion of those included in the working age group are likely to be full-time students. NB. Figures are rounded
Ethnic Group
78.2%
21.8%
The South MAT area is the most diverse MAT area with over a fifth from a non White British ethnic group. In addition, more were born outside of the UK than either Portsmouth, the County or Nationally.
Religion Country of Birth UK
= 83.6 %
Europe
= 5.8%
Other
= 10.5%
48.0%
0.3%
0.8%
0.7%
1.0%
36.7%
0.2%
7.5%
4.8%
South MAT Ward Profile Total Households – 31,650
Tenure
Accommodation Type
Total Dwellings – 32,940 Overcrowding 820 2.6%
5.2% of households are overcrowded
Shared Dwellings
Average Household Size
2.3
Self rated general health
NB. Figures are rounded
Shared 410
Not Shared 31,240
2,740 8.7%
13,970 44.1%
9,210 29.1%
4,430 14.0%
70 0.2%
Almost 50% of South MAT ward households own their own home, with the majority of the rest renting privately. Private renters make up a much greater proportion of South MAT households compared to either Portsmouth as a whole (24.7%), the County (12.5%) or Nationally (16.7%). Almost a third live in purpose built flats, higher than Portsmouth as a whole (25.7%) and significantly greater then the County (13.2%) and Nationally (16.0%). South MAT residents report a higher proportion of good health and no disability than Portsmouth as a whole, the County or Nationally, but are less likely to provide unpaid care.
Long standing illness or disability
Unpaid Care
Provides No Unpaid Care
=
92.9%
1 to 19 hours per week
=
4.8%
20 to 49 hours per week
=
0.9%
50 or more hours per week
=
1.4%
South MAT Ward Profile Car Access
No Car Access 35.4%
Access to One Car 44.1%
Distance Travelled to Work
Access to Two or More Cars 20.5%
Qualifications
Half of South MAT ward commuters travel less than 5km to work, consequently close to a fifth walk to work and a further 8.5% cycle, higher than Portsmouth as a whole (16.1% walking and 7.3% cycle), the County (8.1% and 3.1%) or Nationally (9.8% and 2.8%). South MAT wards are home to the majority of Portsmouth’s student population, accounting for a significantly higher proportion of the population than Portsmouth as a whole (9.8%), the County (3.2%) and Nationally (5.3%).
Labour Market Share Population Aged 16+
NB. Figures are rounded
Economic Activity (unemployed)
Method of Travel to Work
45.2%
8.3%
18.9%
5.2%
4.6%
6.2%
8.5%
0.9%
1.2%
1.2%
Economic Inactivity
Portsmouth 2015 Indices of Deprivation
Most deprived decile
Map Scale 0 0.5 1
2 Miles
NB. Figures are rounded Source: DCLG 2015
1st
Least deprived decile
Decile Key (England base) 2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Definitions and Notes Ward Profile Dependency/Support Ratios (2014 ONS Mid Year Estimates) The Total Dependency Ratio is the number of children (aged 0-15) and older people aged 65 and over, to every 100 people of working age (i.e. those aged 16-64). The Child Ratio is the number of children to every 100 people of working age. The Old Age Support Ratio is the number of people aged 65 and over per 100 people of working age. The Ageing Index is the number of children to every 100 older people.
Language (2011 Census)
Shared Dwellings (2011 Census) A dwelling is shared if: * the household spaces it contains have the accommodation type 'part of a converted or shared house', * not all of the rooms (including kitchen, bathroom and toilet, if any) are behind a door that only that household can use, and * there is at least one other such household space at the same address with which it can be combined to form the shared dwelling.
Asked of all those aged 3 and older.
Ethnic Group (2011 Census) White British includes all those who responded their ethnic group as either – English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, or British Other is all other ethnic groups (including White other).
Religion (2011 Census) The only voluntary question on the Census.
Economic Activity (2011 Census) Questions asked to those aged 16 and over. Economic activity relates to whether or not a person was working or looking for work in the week before census.
Qualifications (2011 Census) Questions asked to those aged 16 and over. The highest level of qualification is derived from the question asking people to indicate all types of qualifications held.
Average household size (2011 Census) Average household size is calculated by dividing the private household population by households with at least 1 usual resident.
Overcrowding (2011 Census) The occupancy rating provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or not. The ages of the household members and their relationships to each other are used to derive the number of bedrooms required. The number of bedrooms required is subtracted from the number of bedrooms in the household's accommodation to obtain the occupancy rating. An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer room/bedroom than required.
Method of travel to work (2011 Census) Asked to those aged 16-74. The table used for this work was table number QS703EW (2001 specification). The method of travel used for the longest part, by distance, of the usual journey to work. This topic is only applicable to people who were in employment in the week before the census.
Rounding Please note some figures may not sum due to rounding.
This profile was constructed using figures from the 2011 Census, ONS 2014 Mid-Year Estimates and the 2015 IMD. Population Pyramid
Population Density
52.1%
47.9%
38,660
35,570
Population by Age Group
4,100 5.5%
7,100 9.6%
53,190 8,190 71.7% 11.0%
1,650 2.2%
Working age & Dependent Populations
15.1% (0-15yrs)
71.7% (16-64yrs)
Total Population –
74,200
The South MAT area has a total population of 74,200, equating to 35.5% of Portsmouth's total (209,100). This highly densely populated collection of wards is home to a high proportion of the city’s student population and almost 20% of the population living in South MAT wards are aged 20-24.
13.3% (65+yrs)
Language Spoken
Total Dependency Ratio
Ageing Index
= 87.9 Child Support Ratio (CSR)
= 21.1
= 39.6 Elderly Support Ratio (ESR)
= 18.5
Whilst the South MAT area has a relatively low overall support ratio at 39.6, it should be highlighted that a significant proportion of those included in the working age group are likely to be full-time students. NB. Figures are rounded
Ethnic Group
78.2%
21.8%
The South MAT area is the most diverse MAT area with over a fifth from a non White British ethnic group. In addition, more were born outside of the UK than either Portsmouth, the County or Nationally.
Religion Country of Birth UK
= 83.6 %
Europe
= 5.8%
Other
= 10.5%
48.0%
0.3%
0.8%
0.7%
1.0%
36.7%
0.2%
7.5%
4.8%
South MAT Ward Profile Total Households – 31,650
Tenure
Accommodation Type
Total Dwellings – 32,940 Overcrowding 820 2.6%
5.2% of households are overcrowded
Shared Dwellings
Average Household Size
2.3
Self rated general health
NB. Figures are rounded
Shared 410
Not Shared 31,240
2,740 8.7%
13,970 44.1%
9,210 29.1%
4,430 14.0%
70 0.2%
Almost 50% of South MAT ward households own their own home, with the majority of the rest renting privately. Private renters make up a much greater proportion of South MAT households compared to either Portsmouth as a whole (24.7%), the County (12.5%) or Nationally (16.7%). Almost a third live in purpose built flats, higher than Portsmouth as a whole (25.7%) and significantly greater then the County (13.2%) and Nationally (16.0%). South MAT residents report a higher proportion of good health and no disability than Portsmouth as a whole, the County or Nationally, but are less likely to provide unpaid care.
Long standing illness or disability
Unpaid Care
Provides No Unpaid Care
=
92.9%
1 to 19 hours per week
=
4.8%
20 to 49 hours per week
=
0.9%
50 or more hours per week
=
1.4%
South MAT Ward Profile Car Access
No Car Access 35.4%
Access to One Car 44.1%
Distance Travelled to Work
Access to Two or More Cars 20.5%
Qualifications
Half of South MAT ward commuters travel less than 5km to work, consequently close to a fifth walk to work and a further 8.5% cycle, higher than Portsmouth as a whole (16.1% walking and 7.3% cycle), the County (8.1% and 3.1%) or Nationally (9.8% and 2.8%). South MAT wards are home to the majority of Portsmouth’s student population, accounting for a significantly higher proportion of the population than Portsmouth as a whole (9.8%), the County (3.2%) and Nationally (5.3%).
Labour Market Share Population Aged 16+
NB. Figures are rounded
Economic Activity (unemployed)
Method of Travel to Work
45.2%
8.3%
18.9%
5.2%
4.6%
6.2%
8.5%
0.9%
1.2%
1.2%
Economic Inactivity
Portsmouth 2015 Indices of Deprivation
Most deprived decile
Map Scale 0 0.5 1
2 Miles
NB. Figures are rounded Source: DCLG 2015
1st
Least deprived decile
Decile Key (England base) 2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Definitions and Notes Ward Profile Dependency/Support Ratios (2014 ONS Mid Year Estimates) The Total Dependency Ratio is the number of children (aged 0-15) and older people aged 65 and over, to every 100 people of working age (i.e. those aged 16-64). The Child Ratio is the number of children to every 100 people of working age. The Old Age Support Ratio is the number of people aged 65 and over per 100 people of working age. The Ageing Index is the number of children to every 100 older people.
Language (2011 Census)
Shared Dwellings (2011 Census) A dwelling is shared if: * the household spaces it contains have the accommodation type 'part of a converted or shared house', * not all of the rooms (including kitchen, bathroom and toilet, if any) are behind a door that only that household can use, and * there is at least one other such household space at the same address with which it can be combined to form the shared dwelling.
Asked of all those aged 3 and older.
Ethnic Group (2011 Census) White British includes all those who responded their ethnic group as either – English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, or British Other is all other ethnic groups (including White other).
Religion (2011 Census) The only voluntary question on the Census.
Economic Activity (2011 Census) Questions asked to those aged 16 and over. Economic activity relates to whether or not a person was working or looking for work in the week before census.
Qualifications (2011 Census) Questions asked to those aged 16 and over. The highest level of qualification is derived from the question asking people to indicate all types of qualifications held.
Average household size (2011 Census) Average household size is calculated by dividing the private household population by households with at least 1 usual resident.
Overcrowding (2011 Census) The occupancy rating provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or not. The ages of the household members and their relationships to each other are used to derive the number of bedrooms required. The number of bedrooms required is subtracted from the number of bedrooms in the household's accommodation to obtain the occupancy rating. An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer room/bedroom than required.
Method of travel to work (2011 Census) Asked to those aged 16-74. The table used for this work was table number QS703EW (2001 specification). The method of travel used for the longest part, by distance, of the usual journey to work. This topic is only applicable to people who were in employment in the week before the census.
Rounding Please note some figures may not sum due to rounding.
