Assembly Area Information for Strangford AA (9516)Profile last updated June 2010.
This page provides information on residents in Strangford AA. Click on theme titles below to obtain an area profile for that subject. The datasets used are shown below in each section and are actively linked to the Data Catalogue spreadsheets. Click on the blue tabs at the top to see results for other geographical levels.
Geography
Click on the map to the right to see a more detailed map of Strangford AA. Please note, as of the May 2010 Westminster Elections, the 18 Northern Ireland Parliamentary Constituencies are not equivalent to the Northern Ireland Assembly Areas. All data is this profile refers to Assembly Areas.
The Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group have classified each settlement in Northern Ireland into one of eight bands (A-H). Bands A-E can be defined as urban and Bands F-H as rural and Census 2001 key statistics were produced for those settlements with over 500 people. In Strangford AA 39.0% of the Usually Resident population in 2001 lived in urban areas, 32.1% lived in rural areas and 28.9% in mixed urban/rural areas.11Small Area Population Estimates (Rounded) 2003 data used to create rate.
Datasets used: Statistical Classification and Delineation of Settlements Report 2005; KS01 Usually Resident Statistics for Settlements (NISRA Census); Small Area Population Estimates 2003 (NISRA Geography).
Demography
On Census Day 29th April 2001 the resident population of Strangford AA was 98158. Of this population:- 22.1% were under 16 years old and 18.1% were aged 60 and over;
- 48.9% of the population were male and 51.1% were female;
- 15.4% were from a Catholic community background and 80.0% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background;
- 26.8% of persons aged 16 and over were single (never married);
- 37.1 years was the average age of the population; and
- the population density was 2.02 persons per hectare.
The estimated population of Strangford AA at 30 June 2008 was 102629, an increase of 788 ( 0.8%) on the 2007 population of 101841.
Datasets used:KS01 Usually Resident Population, KS02 Age Structure, KS04 Marital Status, KS07b Community Background (NISRA Census), Mid Year Population Estimate 2008 (NISRA Demography).
In Strangford there were 1276 resident births registered in 2008. Of these, 662 were male births and 614 were female births and 433 ( 33.9%) births were to unmarried mothers. The median age of mothers of new-born babies in 2008 was 30.0 and of fathers was 32.0. The teenage birth rate per 1,000 of females aged 13 to 19 was 12.8.
In total 833 deaths were registered in 2008 in Strangford AA, of these 333 ( 40.0%) were under 75 years old. The median age at death was 78.0 in 2008.
Datasets used:Births 2008, Median Age of Parents 2008, Deaths 2008, Median Age at Death 2008,(NISRA Demography).
Crime and Justice
There were a total of 3706 offences recorded in Strangford AA in 2008/09. The rates per 10,000 population by type of crime are shown below:- burglary - 533 offences recorded, rate of 51.9 per 10,000 population;
- theft - 889 offences recorded, rate of 86.6 per 10,000 population;
- criminal damage - 992 offences recorded, rate of 96.7 per 10,000 population; and
- violent crimes (offences against the person, sexual offences and robbery) - 978 offences recorded, rate of 95.3 per 10,000 population.
Datasets used:Notifiable Offences Recorded 2008 (Police Service Northern Ireland).
Education and Training
On Census Day, in Strangford AA looking at the population aged 16-74:- 16.0% had degree level or higher qualifications; and
- 57.4% had no or low levels of qualifications. 1
1Low levels of qualifications are those categorised as Level 1 which include; GCSE (grades D-G), CSE (grades 2-5), 1-4 CSEs (grade 1), 1-4 GCSEs (grades A-C), 1-4 'O' level passes, NVQ level 1, GNVQ Foundation or equivalents.
For school leavers aged 16 and over in 2008, 66.9% achieved at least 5 or more GCSEs at grade C and above, 38.3% went on into Higher Education and 37.7% went into Further Education in Strangford AA.
In Strangford AA there were 3205 students enrolled at a Higher Education college in 2008. Higher Education can be defined as education at a higher level than secondary school, usually provided in universities. Of all students enrolled, 72.1% were full time and 27.9% were part time students, while 57.6% were female and 42.4% were male. In total, 42.6% were aged 20 and under, 26.2% were aged 21-24 and 31.2% were aged 25 and over.
In Strangford AA there were 7437 students enrolled at a Further Education college in 2008. Further Education can be defined as post-secondary education that is distinct from the education offered in universities. Of all students enrolled, 23.1% were full time and 76.9% were part time students, while 51.5% were female and 48.5% were male. In total, 51.8% were aged 19 and under, 12.0% were aged 20-25 and 36.2% were aged 26 and over.
School Census data for 2009 (by pupil residence) in Strangford AA shows that 12.7% of pupils in post-primary schools are categorised as Statemented or with Special Education Needs (SEN) Stage 1 to 4. Statemented pupils are those pupils with a statement of special educational needs, i.e. pupils at stage 5 on the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice.
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) measures general practice achievement against a range of evidence-based indicators and provides raw disease prevalence data by a total of 17 clinical areas. In 2009, the raw prevalence of patients aged 18 plus (per 1,000 patients) on the Learning Disabilities Register was 3.08 for Strangford AA.
In 2009 in Strangford AA, 7.9% of pupils in post-primary schools had Free School Meal Entitlement (based on pupil residence data).
Datasets used:KS13 Qualifications and Students (NISRA Census),School Leavers Survey 2008,School Census Post Primary (Pupil Residence) 2009 (Department of Education), School Census Post Primary Free School Meals 2009 (Department of Education), Higher Education Enrolments 2008,Further Education Enrolments 2008 (Department of Employment and Learning),Quality Outcomes Framework 2009 (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety).
Employment, Economic Activity and Social Welfare
On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Strangford AA looking at the population aged 16-74:- 67.4% were economically active, 32.6% were economically inactive; and
- 3.0% were unemployed, of these 37.5% were long-term unemployed.1
1Long-term unemployed is defined as those who have been unemployed since 1999 or earlier on Census Day.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment were notified of a total of 16 confirmed redundancies in Strangford AA in 2008.
For Strangford in 2008 5.6% of adults and 10.6% children under 16 were living in Income Support households.
Other sources of social security benefit information in 2008 are as follows:- 2921 ( 4.9)% persons aged 16-59 were claiming Income Support1;
- 3355 ( 5.3)% persons aged 16-59/64 were receiving Incapacity Benefit1; and
- 5136 ( 6.3)% persons aged 16 and over were claiming Housing Benefit.
1Mid Year Population Estimates 2008 data used to create rate.
Datasets used:KS09a Economic Activity (NISRA Census), Total Confirmed Redundancies 2008 (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment),Income Support 2008,Incapacity Benefit 2008,Housing Benefit 2008 (Department of Social Development).
The Census of Employment is a statutory survey that is conducted every two years in Northern Ireland. It provides information on the nature and characteristics of non-agricultural businesses. In 2007 there were 29045 employee jobs in businesses located in Strangford AA.
Of these:- 36% jobs were male full-time;
- 24% jobs were female full-time;
- 8% jobs were male part-time; and
- 32% jobs were female part-time.
The Farm Census 2008 recorded 821 farms registered to addresses in Strangford AA and the total agricultural labour force was 1980 persons.
In Strangford there were 248 people who completed Start a Business training provided by Invest NI in 2008. Of these, 58.1% were subsequently offered assistance by the Start A Business Programme. Invest NI also offered assistance of £ 1.19 million and investment of £ 4.54 million to companies in Strangford AA in 2008.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) provides a wide range of information on hourly, weekly and annual earnings of employees in Northern Ireland. The median wage measures the amount earned by the average individual i.e. the level of earnings above which half the population fall. The median gross weekly earnings for all employees in Strangford in 2008 was £319.4. For males the median wage was £360.3 and for females it was £286.7 (some numbers are too small to provide a reliable estimate and therefore there is no median wage available).
Datasets used:Census of Employment 2007, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2008(Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment),Start a Business Training 2008,Start a Business Assistance 2008(Invest NI),Farm Census 2008 (DARD).
Small Area Income Estimates are available for the years 2003/05 - outputs include estimates of the incidence of income poverty (as measured by the proportion of households whose income is below 60% of the UK median household income). Data on households in relative poverty (%) available for 2004/05 is based on unequivalised gross income before housing costs and data available for 2003/05 is based on net income before housing costs, equivalised for household size/composition.
Datasets used:Small Area Income Estimates 2003-2005 (NISRA Demography).
Deprivation - NIMDM 2010
The Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2010 (NIMDM 2010) report was published in May 2010. The report identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across Northern Ireland. The results for Strangford AA are shown below.
Strangford AA has an Extent of 5%, this means that 5% of the Strangford population live in the most deprived Super Output Areas in Northern Ireland.
The Income Scale shows that there are 17278 people in Strangford AA experiencing income deprivation, while the Employment scale shows that a total of 6143 people in Strangford AA experience employment deprivation.
Both the Income Scale and the Employment Scale can be presented as rates of the relevant populations to aid comparisons across areas. 17% of the total population in Strangford AA were identified as income deprived while 10% of the working age population were identified as employment deprived. This can be compared to NI as a whole where 25% were identified as income deprived and 13% employment deprived.
Within Strangford AA the most deprived Super Output Area is Scrabo 2 (ranked 150 in NI) and the least deprived Super Output Area is Carryduff West 1 (ranked 868 in NI).
[Ranks range from 1 (most deprived AA) to 18 (least deprived AA)]
Datasets used:Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2010 AA (NISRA).
Health and Care
On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Strangford AA:- 18.6% of people had a limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability;
- 70.6% of people stated that their general health was good; and
- 12.2% of the population stated that they provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others.
Average life expectancy measures the expected years of life at birth based on the mortality rates of the period in question. Life expectancy for males in Strangford AA for 2005-2007 is 77.3 years and for females is 81.9 years.
In total 833 people died in 2008 in Strangford, of all deaths, 244 ( 29.3%) were to malignant neoplasms, 250 ( 30.0%) were to circulatory disease and 117 ( 14.0%) were to respiratory disease.
Average death rates are available from 2003 to 2007 standardised for age to the 2005 Mid Year Population Estimates. In Strangford AA the age standardised death rate (per 100,000 persons) for the population under 75 years of age was 362.8 for males and 237.9 for females. The table below shows average death rates by cause for the population under 75 years of age.
Data is recorded on the number of deaths due to suicide and undetermined intent. In Strangford AA there were 7 such deaths registered in 2008.
In Strangford AA there were:- 19 alcohol-related deaths (underlying cause of death is recorded as deaths with a clear causal relationship to alcohol consumption) in 2008; and
- 1 obesity-related deaths (underlying cause of death is recorded as obesity) during 2004-2008.
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) measures general practice achievement against a range of evidence-based indicators and provides raw disease prevalence data by a total of 17 clinical areas. In 2009, the raw prevalence of patients aged 16 plus (per 1,000 patients) on the Obesity Register was 108.05 for Strangford AA.
There were 435 newly diagnosed cases of cancer diagnosed in Strangford AA (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) in 2007.
In Strangford AA in 2007, 95.8% of children received immunisation for Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) before reaching their second birthday.
In 2008 28.4% of children aged 0-2 and 65.4% of children aged 3-5 were registered with a dentist in Strangford.
Datasets used:
Census 2001:KS08 Health and Unpaid Care (NISRA Census), Life Expectancy 2005-2007 (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety),Deaths by Cause 2008 (NISRA Demography), Standardised Death Rate All 2003-2007,Standardised Death Rate due to Cancer 2003-2007,Standardised Death Rate due to Respiratory Disease 2003-2007, Standardised Death Rate due to Circulatory Disease 2003-2007 (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety),Deaths by Suicide/Undetermined Intent 2008, Alcohol Related Deaths 2008,Obesity Related Deaths 2004-2008 (NISRA Demography),Quality Outcomes Framework 2009 (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety),Cancer Incidence 2007 (Northern Ireland Cancer Registry), Childhood Immunisation Uptake Rates 2007 (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety), Dental Registrations 2008 (Central Services Agency).
Housing, Environment and Transport
On Census Day 29th April 2001 there were 37898 households in Strangford AA. Of these households:- 75.8% were owner occupied and 24.2% were rented;
- 28.3% were owned outright;
- 12.0% were lone pensioner households;
- 5.9% were lone parents households with dependent children;
- 4.7% of households were without central heating or without sole use of bath/shower/toilet or without both;
- 4.8% of households had an occupancy rating of -1 or less (i.e. classed as overcrowded);1 and
- 2.57 persons per household was the average household size.
1The occupancy rating provides a measure of under-occupancy and overcrowding. For example, a value of -1 implies there is one room too few and that there is overcrowding in the household. The occupancy rating assumes that every household, including one person households, requires a minimum of two common rooms (excluding bathrooms).
In 2008 there were 42388 domestic properties in Strangford AA, which were sub-classified as follows:- Apartments - 2920
- Terraced - 11592
- Semi-Detached - 11538
- Detached - 16338
In 2008 there were 1137 planning applications decided on of which 94.7% were approved.
Datasets used:KS18 Tenure, KS19 Rooms, Amenities, Central Heating and Lowest Floor Level, KS20 Household Composition, KS22 Lone Parent Households with Dependent Children (NISRA Census),Domestic Properties 2008(Land and Property Services),Planning Applications 2008(Department of the Environment).
On Census Day 29th April 2001 in Strangford AA 80.9% of households had access to a car or van and 75.0% of persons aged 16-74 in employment usually travelled to work by car or van.
In 2006, 51158 cars were licensed to addresses in Strangford AA, 6.8% of which were cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people.
Datasets used:KS15 Travel to Work, KS17 Cars or Vans(Census 2001), Car Registrations 2006 (Department of Regional Development).
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