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Ward Information for Seaforde ward 95NN20

Profile last updated October 2011.

This page provides information on residents in Seaforde ward. 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 Seaforde ward.

Seaforde ward lies in the following administrative areas:
  • Down Local Government District;
  • South Down Parliamentary Constituency (1992 Boundaries - See Assembly Area tab for further information;
  • South Down Assembly Area 2011/ Westminister Parliamentary Constituency 2008;
  • South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust; and
  • South Eastern Education and Library Board.

Please note Assembly Area comparisons are based on the 1992 Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries and not the Assembly Area 2011/Westminster 2008 Boundaries. Please see Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Guidance Document for more information.


Seaforde ward is made up of the following Super Output Areas (SOAs), for a profile of each click on the link(s) below:

Neighbouring ward(s): Quoile, Crossgar, Seaforde ward is classified as Rural according to the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group.

The nearest hospital to Seaforde ward (as the crow flies) is Downe Hospital.

Datasets used: Urban Rural Classification 2005, Central Postcode Directory (NISRA Geography), Hospital Locations (DHSSPS).


Demography


On Census Day 29th April 2001 the resident population of Seaforde ward was 2610. Of this population:
  • 24.1% were under 16 years old and 15.6% were aged 60 and over;
  • 51.1% of the population were male and 48.9% were female;
  • 56.0% were from a Catholic community background and 41.7% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background;
  • 30.7% of persons aged 16 and over were single (never married);
  • 35.1 years was the average age of the population; and
  • the population density was 0.4 persons per hectare.
To view Interactive Maps of Census 2001 demographic data at ward level click on the links below:
ComparisonsWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Census 2001
Resident population 261063828 104658 1685267
Persons under 16 years old (%) 24.1 24.9 25.6 23.6
Persons aged 60 and over (%) 15.6 17.0 16.5 17.6
Males (%) 51.1 49.5 49.8 48.7
Females (%) 48.9 50.5 50.2 51.3
Catholic community background (%) 56.0 61.9 66.3 43.8
Protestant and other Christian community background (%) 41.7 35.5 31.8 53.1
Persons aged 16 and over single (never married) (%) 30.7 32.4 32.6 33.1
Average age of population 35.1 35.4 34.8 35.8
Population density (persons per hectare) 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.2
Migration Data Sources
Health card registrations from non-UK nationals (per 1,000 resident population) (2010) 1.7 2.6 3.4 6.3
Datasets used: KS01 Usually Resident Population, KS02 Age Structure, KS04 Marital Status, KS07b Community Background (NISRA Census), Health Card Registrations 2010 (Central Services Agency).

The population for Seaforde ward in 2010 was estimated at 3011, of which 22.7% were children, 30.3% were young working age adults, 32.0% were older working age adults and 15.0% were older people. Young working age adults are defined as 16-39 year olds, and older working age adults as males 40-64 and females 40-59 years. This represents an increase of 14.9% (390 individuals) from the estimated mid-year ward population in 2001.

Population estimates as at 30th June 2010 are shown below.

ComparisonsWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Population Estimates
Total population (2010) 3011 70770 118332 1799392
Children (%) (2010) 22.7 21.6 22.7 21.2
Young Working Age Adults (%) (2010) 30.3 32.3 33.2 33.1
Older Working Age Adults (%) (2010) 32.0 29.1 28.3 28.5
Older People (%) (2010) 15.0 17.0 15.8 17.1
Population Change 2001-2010 (%)an increase of 14.9%an increase of 10.3%an increase of 12.6%an increase of 6.5%
Datasets used:Small Area Population Estimates 2001-2010



In Seaforde ward there were 51 resident births registered in 2009. Of these, 24 were male births and 27 were female births and 8 (15.7%) births were to unmarried mothers. The median age of mothers of new-born babies in 2009 was 31 and for fathers was 34.

In total 27 deaths were registered in 2009 in Seaforde ward, of these 15 (55.6%) were under 75 years old. The median age at death was 73.

ComparisonsWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Administrative Data
Total births (2009) 51 979 1695 24910
Male births (2009) 24 512 855 12799
Female births (2009) 27 467 840 12111
Births to unmarried mothers (%) (2009)15.7 39.3 33.2 39.8
Median age of mothers of new-born babies (2009) 31 29 30 29
Median age of fathers of new-born babies (2009) 34 31 32 32
Deaths (2009) 27 519 800 14413
Deaths to those aged under 75 (%) (2009)55.6 36.2 38.4 38.4
Median age at death (2009) 73 80 79 79
Datasets used:Births 2009, Median Age of Parents 2009, Deaths to Under 75s 2009, Median Age at Death 2009 (NISRA Demography).


Crime and Justice


There were a total of 124 offences recorded in Seaforde ward in 2010/11. These can be broken down by various classifications of crime, shown below:
  • Violent crimes (offences against the person) - 14 offences recorded.
  • Criminal damage - 16 offences recorded;
  • Burglary - 28 offences recorded;
  • Vehicle offences (including theft)- 12 offences recorded and
  • Other Theft - 31 offences recorded.
To view an Interactive Map of Notifiable Offences recorded data click on the link below:
Criminal OffencesWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Total number of offences recorded (2010/11) 124 3916 5657 105040
Violent crimes offences recorded (2010/11)14 1077 1534 29794
Criminal damage offences recorded (2010/11)16 815 1245 24996
Burglary offences recorded (2010/11)28 672 960 11849
Vehicle offences recorded (Incl. Theft)(2010/11)12 222 367 6933
Other Theft offences recorded (2010/11)31 647 852 18505



Criminal Offences Comparisons - Rates per 10,000 of total populationWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Total offences Rate per 10,000 population (2010/11)411.8 553.3 478.1 583.8
Violent crimes Rate per 10,000 population (2010/11)46.5 152.2 129.6 165.6
Criminal damage Rate per 10,000 population (2010/11)53.1 115.2 105.2 138.9
Burglary offences Rate per 10,000 population (2010/11)93 95.0 81.1 65.9
Other Theft offences Rate per 10,000 population (2010/11)103 91.4 72.0 102.8
Vehicle offences Rate per 10,000 population (2010/11)39.9 31.4 31.0 38.5
Datasets used:Notifiable Offences Recorded 2010/11 (Police Service Northern Ireland).


Education and Training


On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Seaforde ward looking at the population aged 16-74:
  • 15.3% had degree level or higher qualifications; and
  • 54.7% 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.

To view an Interactive Map of Census 2001 education data at ward level click on the link below:
For school leavers aged 16 and over in 2009/10, 69% achieved at least 5 or more GCSEs at grade C and above, 37.9% went on into Higher Education and 39.7% went into Further Education in Seaforde ward.

To view an Interactive Map of School Leavers data click on the link below:
In Seaforde ward there were 125 students enrolled at a Higher Education college in 2009/10. Higher Education can be defined as education at a higher level than secondary school, usually provided in universities. Of all students enrolled, 80% were full time and 20% were part time students, while 65.6% were female and 34.4% were male. In total, 41.6% were aged 20 and under, 34.4% were aged 21-24 and 23.2% were aged 25 and over.

In Seaforde ward there were 255 students enrolled at a Further Education college in 2009/10. Further Education can be defined as post-secondary education that is distinct from the education offered in universities. Of all students enrolled, 18% were full time and 82% were part time students, while 43.1% were female and 56.9% were male. In total, 55.3% were aged 19 and under, 9.8% were aged 20-25 and 34.9% were aged 26 and over.

In 20010/11 6.8% of pupils in post-primary schools had Free School Meal Entitlement (based on pupil residence data).

ComparisonsWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Census 2001
Adults aged 16 to 74 years with degree level or higher qualifications (%) 15.3 16.0 15.015.8
Adults aged 16 to 74 years with no/low levels of qualifications (%) 54.7 56.3 58.1 58.9
Administrative Data
School leavers who achieved at least 5 or more GCSEs at grade C and above (%) (2009/10)69 73.9 74.4 71.9
Post-primary school population (pupil residence) with Free School Meals Entitlement (%) (2010/11)6.8 14.6 15.3 18.0
Datasets used:KS13 Qualifications and Students (NISRA Census),School Leavers Survey 2010,School Census Post Primary Free School Meals 2010 (Department of Education), Higher Education Enrolments 2009/10,Further Education Enrolments 2009/10 (Department of Employment and Learning).


Employment, Economic Activity and Social Welfare


On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Seaforde ward looking at the population aged 16-74:
  • 67.0% were economically active, 33.0% were economically inactive; and
  • 2.7% were unemployed, of these 26.5% were long-term unemployed.1
1Long-term unemployed is defined as those who have been unemployed since 1999 or earlier on Census Day.

To view Interactive Maps of Census 2001 at ward level click on the links below:
The Claimant Count records the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits (which includes those who claim Jobseekers Allowance and National Insurance credits and severely disabled claimants but excludes students seeking vacation work and the temporarily stopped). In 2010, the average number of monthly unemployment-related benefits claimants in Seaforde ward, as a percentage of the working age population was 3.5%. Of these, 20.4% were counted as Long Term Unemployed i.e. they had been claiming for over 12 months.

For Seaforde ward in 2011 85 adults and 28 children under 16 were living in Income Support households.

To view an Interactive Map of Income Support data click on the link below:
Other sources of social security benefit information in 2011 are as follows:
  • 74 persons aged 16-59 were claiming Income Support;
  • 81 persons aged 16-59/64 were receiving Incapacity Benefit; and
  • 127 persons aged 16 and over were claiming Housing Benefit.
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 2009 there were 493 employee jobs in businesses located in Seaforde.

Of these:
  • 30.4% jobs were male full-time;
  • 19.9% jobs were female full-time;
  • 12.8% jobs were male part-time; and
  • 36.7% jobs were female part-time.
The Farm Census 2010 recorded 120 farms registered to addresses in Seaforde and the total agricultural labour force was 243 persons.

ComparisonsWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Census 2001
Adults aged 16 to 74 years economically active (%) 67.0 64.7 63.6 62.3
Adults aged 16 to 74 years economically inactive (%) 33.0 35.3 36.4 37.7
Adults aged 16 to 74 years unemployed (%) 2.7 3.7 3.6 4.1
Unemployed adults aged 16 to 74 years - long term unemployed (% of total unemployed) 26.5 35.0 38.2 40.4
Administrative Data
Claimant Count (%) (2010)3.5 4.7 4.8 4.9
Claimant Count - Long Term Unemployed (%) (2010)20.4 25.3 25.4 23.7
Incapacity Benefit recipients 16-59/64 (2011)81 1948 3286 51926
Housing Benefit claimants 16 and over (2011)127 5268 7849 156331
Income Support claimants 16-59 (2011) 74 2851 4515 82783
Adults in Income Support households (2011) 85 3242 5247 93609
Children in Income Support households (2011) 28 2317 3651 65211
Employee jobs (2009)493 17914 26332 693308
Number of farms (2010)120 1128 2756 24471
Total agricultural labour force (2010)243 2250 5281 46948
Datasets used:Census 2001:KS09a Economic Activity (NISRA Census), Claimant Count Annual Averages 2010,Claimant Count Annual Averages LTU 2010,Income Support 2010,Incapacity Benefit 2010,Housing Benefit 2010 (Department of Social Development),Census of Employment 2009, (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment),Farm Census 2010 (DARD).


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 Seaforde ward are shown below.

On the Multiple Deprivation Measure ward level summary Seaforde ward has an overall rank of 361 out of 582 wards. All wards in Northern Ireland are ranked, 1 being the most deprived (Whiterock in Belfast) and 582 the least deprived (Wallace Park in Lisburn). Wards with ranks of 58 or lower are in the top 10% most deprived wards in Northern Ireland, this means Seaforde, with a rank of 361, is outside the top 10% most deprived wards. Seaforde ward's rank of 361 places it in the 60% to 70% band.

Seaforde ward lies in Down LGD, which has 23 wards with ranks from 24 (Ballymote) to 552 (Saintfield).

All information for Seaforde ward is shown in the table below. On the income domain Seaforde ward is ranked 458, while on the employment domain it is ranked 327. Looking at proximity to services Seaforde ward is ranked 69.

Ward Scores and Ranks (NIMDM 2010)Ward ScoreWard Rank
Multiple Deprivation Measure- 361
Income Domain- 458
Employment Domain- 327
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain- 348
Education, Skills and Training Domain- 420
Proximity to Services Domain- 69
Living Environment Domain- 314
Crime and Disorder Domain- 335

[Ward Ranks range from 1 (most deprived) to 582 (least deprived)]

Datasets used:
Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2010 Ward (NISRA).


Health and Care


On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Seaforde ward:
  • 18.7% of people had a limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability;
  • 72.4% of people stated that their general health was good; and
  • 11.0% of the population stated that they provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others.
To view Interactive Maps of Census 2001 data at ward level click on the links below:
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 Seaforde ward for 2007-2009 is 'Greater than 75 but less than NI average' and for females is 'Greater than 75 but less than NI average'.

In total 27 people died in 2009 in Seaforde, of all deaths, 8 ( 29.6%) were to malignant neoplasms, 8 ( 29.6%) were to circulatory disease and 7 ( 25.9%) were to respiratory disease.

To view an Interactive Map of Deaths by Cause data click on the link below:
In 2011 31.0% of children aged 0-2 and 70.8% of children aged 3-5 were registered with a dentist in Seaforde.

To view an Interactive Map of Dental Registrations for Children data click on the link below:
ComparisonsWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Census 2001
People with limiting long-term illness (%) 18.7 19.0 18.9 20.4
People stated their health was good (%) 72.4 72.1 72.7 70.0
People provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others (%) 11.0 11.0 10.7 11.0
Administrative Data
Life expectancy males (2007-2009)Greater than 75 but less than NI average 78.5 78.4 76.8
Life expectancy females (2007-2009)Greater than 75 but less than NI average 81.5 81.6 81.4
Deaths due to malignant neoplasms (%) 29.6 26.4 28.1 27.0
Deaths due to circulatory disease (%) 29.6 31.4 30.5 31.1
Deaths due to respiratory disease (%) 25.9 14.6 12.6 14.0
Children aged 0-2 registered with a dentist (%) (2011) 31.0 30.4 29.3 30.3
Children aged 3-5 registered with a dentist (%) (2011) 70.8 66.8 67.4 70.0
Datasets used:KS08 Health and Unpaid Care (NISRA Census), Deaths by Cause 2009 (NISRA Demography), Life Expectancy 2007-2009,Dental Registrations 2011 (Central Services Agency).


Housing, Environment and Transport


On Census Day 29th April 2001 there were 868 households in Seaforde. Of these households:
  • 82.6% were owner occupied and 17.4% were rented;
  • 41.0% were owned outright;
  • 10.5% were lone pensioner households;
  • 1.8% were lone parents households with dependent children;
  • 7.6% of households were without central heating or without sole use of bath/shower/toilet or without both;
  • 5.6% of households had an occupancy rating of -1 or less (i.e. classed as overcrowded);1 and
  • 3.0 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).

To view Interactive Maps of Census 2001 data for all of Seaforde at ward level click on the links below:
In 2010 there were 1064 domestic properties in Seaforde, which were sub-classified as follows:
  • Apartments - 18
  • Terraced - 89
  • Semi-Detached - 148
  • Detached - 809
The average capital value (2005-based) of all domestic properties in Seaforde ward was £ 142225 in 2010- the minimum capital value was £ 16000 and the maximum capital value was £ 1075000.

On Census Day 29th April 2001 in Seaforde LGD 92.3% of households had access to a car or van and 77.0% of persons aged 16-74 in employment usually travelled to work by car or van.

To view Interactive Maps of Census 2001 data at ward level click on the link below:
In 2009, 1825 cars were licensed to addresses in Seaforde, 7.6% of which were cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people.

ComparisonsWARDLGDAAN.IRELAND
SeafordeDownSouth DownN.I
Census 2001
Number of households 868 22329 35605 626718
Average household size 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.6
Households owner occupied (%) 82.6 73.6 75.6 69.6
Households rented (%) 17.4 26.4 24.4 30.4
Households owned outright (%) 41.0 32.7 34.7 29.4
Lone pensioner households (%) 10.5 11.9 12.0 12.8
Lone parent households with dependent children households (%) 1.8 7.3 6.7 8.1
Households without central heating or without sole use of bath/shower/toilet or without both (%) 7.6 6.2 6.7 5.3
Housing occupancy rating -1 or less (%) 5.6 7.5 7.8 7.3
Persons aged 16-74 in employment usually travelled to work by car or van (%) 77.0 73.5 73.5 70.6
Households with access to a car or van (%) 92.3 80.9 81.8 73.7
Administrative Data
Number of domestic properties (2010) 1064 27838-741816
Average capital value (2005-based) of domestic property (2010) 142225 123116--
Cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people (2009) (%)7.6 8.1 8.1 8.2
Datasets used:KS18 Tenure, KS19 Rooms, Amenities, Central Heating and Lowest Floor Level, KS20 Household Composition, KS22 Lone Parent Households with Dependent Children,KS15 Travel to Work, KS17 Cars or Vans (NISRA Census),Domestic Properties 2008,Average Capital Value 2008(Land and Property Services),Car Registrations 2006 (Department of Regional Development).

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