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Ward Information for Bellevue ward 95GG08

Profile last updated February 2010.

This page provides information on residents in Bellevue 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 Bellevue ward.

Bellevue ward lies in the following administrative areas:
  • Belfast Local Government District;
  • Belfast North Parliamentary Constituency;
  • Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; and
  • Belfast Education and Library Board.

Bellevue 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): Duncairn, Collinbridge, Abbey, Valley (Newtownabbey), Cavehill, Castleview.

Bellevue ward is classified as Urban according to the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group.

The nearest hospital to Bellevue ward as the crow flies is Whiteabbey 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 Bellevue ward was 4942. Of this population:
  • 24.0% were under 16 years old and 18.8% were aged 60 and over;
  • 47.4% of the population were male and 52.6% were female;
  • 60.7% were from a Catholic community background and 35.2% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background;
  • 36.4% of persons aged 16 and over were single (never married);
  • 35.7 years was the average age of the population; and
  • the population density was 16.68 persons per hectare.
To view Interactive Maps of Census 2001 demographic data at ward level click on the links below:
ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Census 2001
Resident population 4942 277391 86066 1685267
Persons under 16 years old (%) 24.0 21.7 23.3 23.6
Persons aged 60 and over (%) 18.8 19.7 21.8 17.6
Males (%) 47.4 46.8 46.7 48.7
Females (%) 52.6 53.2 53.3 51.3
Catholic community background (%) 60.7 47.2 44.9 43.8
Protestant and other Christian community background (%) 35.2 48.6 51.9 53.1
Persons aged 16 and over single (never married) (%) 36.4 41.3 36.3 33.1
Average age of population 35.7 36.6 37.5 35.8
Population density (persons per hectare) 16.68 24.15 21.62 1.19
Migration Data Sources
Average health card registrations from non-UK nationals (per 1,000 resident population) (2006 and 2007) 7 14 7 10
Datasets used: KS01 Usually Resident Population, KS02 Age Structure, KS04 Marital Status, KS07b Community Background (NISRA Census), Health Card Registrations Annual Averages 2007 (Central Services Agency).

In Bellevue ward there were 85 resident births registered in 2008. Of these, 38 were male births and 47 were female births and 48 ( 56.5%) births were to unmarried mothers. The median age of mothers of new-born babies in 2008 was 28.0 and for fathers was 29.0.

In total 39 deaths were registered in 2008 in Bellevue ward, of these 14 ( 35.9%) were under 75 years old. The median age at death was 80.0.

ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Administrative Data
Total births (2008) 85 3883 1276 25631
Male births (2008) 38 2017 655 13204
Female births (2008) 47 1866 621 12427
Births to unmarried mothers (%) (2008) 56.5 56.9 66.6 38.9
Median age of mothers of new-born babies (2008) 28.0 28.0 27.0 29.0
Median age of fathers of new-born babies (2008) 29.0 31.0 30.0 32.0
Deaths (2008) 39 2889 1010 14907
Deaths to those aged under 75 (%) (2008) 35.9 39.1 38.7 37.7
Median age at death (2008) 80.0 78.0 78.0 79.0
Datasets used:Births 2008, Median Age of Parents 2008, Deaths to Under 75s 2008, Median Age at Death 2008 (NISRA Demography).


Crime and Justice


There were a total of 330 offences recorded in Bellevue ward in 2008/09. These can be broken down by type of crime, four of the categories are shown below:
  • burglary - 52 offences recorded;
  • theft - 47 offences recorded;
  • criminal damage - 94 offences recorded; and
  • violent crimes (offences against the person, sexual offences and robbery) - 102 offences recorded.1
1All values less than 7 have been replaced with a 3.To view an Interactive Map of Notifiable Offences recorded data click on the link below:
ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Administrative Data
Total number of offences recorded (2008) 330 31186 9203 110094
Burglary offences recorded (2008) 52 3492 967 12474
Theft offences recorded (2008) 47 8144 1944 26241
Criminal damage offences recorded (2008) 94 7704 2519 28421
Violent crimes offences recorded (2008) 102 9123 2858 32694
Datasets used:Notifiable Offences Recorded 2008 (Police Service Northern Ireland).


Education and Training


On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Bellevue ward looking at the population aged 16-74:
  • 15.0% had degree level or higher qualifications; and
  • 60.8% 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 2008, 66.7% achieved at least 5 or more GCSEs at grade C and above, 34.9% went on into Higher Education and 28.6% went into Further Education in Bellevue ward.

To view an Interactive Map of School Leavers data click on the link below:
In Bellevue ward there were 130 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, 65.4% were full time and 34.6% were part time students, while 61.5% were female and 38.5% were male. In total, 34.6% were aged 20 and under, 23.1% were aged 21-24 and 42.3% were aged 25 and over.

In Bellevue ward there were 361 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, 16.9% were full time and 83.1% were part time students, while 56.5% were female and 43.5% were male. In total, 38.5% were aged 19 and under, 13.3% were aged 20-25 and 48.2% were aged 26 and over.

In 2009 23.4% of pupils in post-primary schools had Free School Meal Entitlement (based on pupil residence data).

ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Census 2001
Adults aged 16 to 74 years with degree level or higher qualifications (%) 15.0 19.2 11.3 15.8
Adults aged 16 to 74 years with no/low levels of qualifications (%) 60.8 56.6 68.6 58.9
Administrative Data
School leavers who achieved at least 5 or more GCSEs at grade C and above (%) (2008) 66.7 60.8 57.6 66.9
Higher Education enrolments (2008) 130 9195 2200 62300
Further Education enrolments (2008) 361 22230 6305 142100
Post-primary school population (pupil residence) with Free School Meals Entitlement (%) (2009) 23.4 26.7 31.8 16.5
Datasets used:KS13 Qualifications and Students (NISRA Census),School Leavers Survey 2008,School Census Post Primary Free School Meals 2009 (Department of Education), Higher Education Enrolments 2008,Further Education Enrolments 2008 (Department of Employment and Learning).


Employment, Economic Activity and Social Welfare


On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Bellevue ward looking at the population aged 16-74:
  • 59.1% were economically active, 40.9% were economically inactive; and
  • 5.1% were unemployed, of these 37.1% 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 2008, the average number of monthly unemployment-related benefits claimants in Bellevue ward, as a percentage of the working age population was 3.5%. Of these, 16.0% were counted as Long Term Unemployed i.e. they had been claiming for over 12 months.

For Bellevue ward in 2008 379 adults and 330 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 2008 are as follows:
  • 339 persons aged 16-59 were claiming Income Support;
  • 196 persons aged 16-59/64 were receiving Incapacity Benefit; and
  • 481 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 2007 there were 881 employee jobs in businesses located in Bellevue.

Of these:
  • 22.9% jobs were male full-time;
  • 33.3% jobs were female full-time;
  • 7.2% jobs were male part-time; and
  • 36.7% jobs were female part-time.
The Farm Census 2008 recorded 0 farms registered to addresses in Bellevue and the total agricultural labour force was 0 persons.

In Bellevue there were 17 people who completed Start a Business training provided by Invest NI in 2008. Of these, 58.8% were subsequently offered assistance by the Start A Business Programme.

ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Census 2001
Adults aged 16 to 74 years economically active (%) 59.1 56.9 53.3 62.3
Adults aged 16 to 74 years economically inactive (%) 40.9 43.1 46.7 37.7
Adults aged 16 to 74 years unemployed (%) 5.1 5.4 6.0 4.1
Unemployed adults aged 16 to 74 years - long term unemployed (% of total unemployed) 37.1 42.6 44.9 40.4
Administrative Data
Claimant Count (%) (2008) 3.5-- 2.6
Claimant Count - Long Term Unemployed (%) (2008) 16.0-- 15.3
Incapacity Benefit recipients 16-59/64 (2008) 196 11479 4227 66232
Housing Benefit claimants 16 and over (2008) 481 33662 13351 127565
Income Support claimants 16-59 (2008) 339 24577 9113 94731
Adults in Income Support households (2008) 379 26668 9860 106925
Children in Income Support households (2008) 330 18902 7279 76283
Employee jobs (2007) 881 198796 46845 710638
Number of farms (2008) 0 26 5 25952
Total agricultural labour force (2008) 0 52 12 48964
People who completed Start a Business training provided by InvestNI (2008) 17 575 161 4510
Datasets used:Census 2001:KS09a Economic Activity (NISRA Census), Claimant Count Annual Averages 2008,Claimant Count Annual Averages LTU 2008,Income Support 2008,Incapacity Benefit 2008,Housing Benefit 2008 (Department of Social Development),Census of Employment 2007, (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment),Start a Business Training 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.

ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Survey Modelled Estimates Data
Households in Relative Poverty - Unequivalised (%) (2004-2005) 35.5 37.9 42.3 30.2
Households in Relative Poverty - Equivalised (%) (2003-2005) 18.9 18.9 20.4 17.0
Datasets used:Small Area Income Estimates 2003-2005 (NISRA Demography).


Deprivation - NIMDM 2005


The Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2005 (NIMDM 2005) was published in May 2005. The report identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across Northern Ireland. The results for Bellevue ward are shown below.

On the Multiple Deprivation Measure ward level summary Bellevue ward has an overall rank of 184 out of 582 wards. All wards in Northern Ireland are ranked, 1 being the most deprived (Shankill in Belfast) and 582 the least deprived (Hillfoot in Castlereagh). Wards with ranks of 58 or less are in the top 10% most deprived wards in Northern Ireland, this means Bellevue, with a rank of 184, is outside the top 10% most deprived wards. Bellevue ward's rank of 184 places it in the 30% to 40% band.

Bellevue ward lies in Belfast LGD, which has 51 wards with ranks from 1 (Shankill) to 558 (Malone).

All information for Bellevue ward is shown in the table below. On the income domain Bellevue ward is ranked 184, while on the employment domain it is ranked 207. Looking at proximity to services Bellevue ward is ranked 493.

Ward Scores and Ranks (NIMDM 2005)Ward ScoreWard Rank
Multiple Deprivation Measure 25.25 184
Income Domain 0.25 184
Employment Domain 0.17 207
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain 0.65 75
Education, Skills and Training Domain 20.52 254
Proximity to Services Domain -0.65 493
Living Environment Domain 20.81 272
Crime and Disorder Domain 52.02 37

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

1 (Most Deprived) 582 (Least Deprived)
184

Datasets used:
Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2005 (NISRA).


Health and Care


On Census Day 29th April 2001, in Bellevue ward:
  • 22.4% of people had a limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability;
  • 67.0% of people stated that their general health was good; and
  • 12.1% 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 Bellevue ward for 2005-2007 is 'Greater than 70 but less than NI average' years and for females is 'Greater than 75 but less than NI average' years.

In total 39 people died in 2008 in Bellevue, of all deaths, 8 ( 20.5%) were to malignant neoplasms, 14 ( 35.9%) were to circulatory disease and 8 ( 20.5%) were to respiratory disease.

To view an Interactive Map of Deaths by Cause data click on the link below:
There were 100 newly diagnosed cases of cancer diagnosed in Bellevue ward (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) between 2004 to 2007.

For Bellevue ward the average travel time to the nearest hospital with an Accident and Emergency Unit (excluding Minor Injury Units) in 2004 was 7 minutes.

In 2008 30.6% of children aged 0-2 and 61.1% of children aged 3-5 were registered with a dentist in Bellevue.

To view an Interactive Map of Dental Registrations for Children data click on the link below:
ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Census 2001
People with limiting long-term illness (%) 22.4 24.2 27.5 20.4
People stated their health was good (%) 67.0 65.8 61.8 70.0
People provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others (%) 12.1 11.8 11.9 11.0
Administrative Data
Life expectancy males (2005-2007)Greater than 70 but less than NI average 73.5 73.0 76.2
Life expectancy females (2005-2007)Greater than 75 but less than NI average 79.6 79.0 81.2
Deaths due to malignant neoplasms (%) 20.5 27.7 27.2 26.6
Deaths due to circulatory disease (%) 35.9 30.1 29.1 31.9
Deaths due to respiratory disease (%) 20.5 14.2 15.7 14.1
Newly diagnosed cancer cases (2003-2007) 100 6537 2171 36583
Travel time in minutes to an Accident & Emergency hospital (excluding Minor Injury Units) (2004) 7 5- 13
Children aged 0-2 registered with a dentist (%) (2008) 30.6 22.5 24.5 26.3
Children aged 3-5 registered with a dentist (%) (2008) 61.1 54.3 54.8 61.2
Datasets used:KS08 Health and Unpaid Care (NISRA Census), Deaths by Cause 2008 (NISRA Demography), Life Expectancy 2005-2007,Cancer Incidence 2007 (Northern Ireland Cancer Registry), Travel Time to A+E Hospital 2004(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 2010 households in Bellevue. Of these households:
  • 67.9% were owner occupied and 32.1% were rented;
  • 25.9% were owned outright;
  • 12.8% were lone pensioner households;
  • 12.6% were lone parents households with dependent children;
  • 3.1% of households were without central heating or without sole use of bath/shower/toilet or without both;
  • 6.6% of households had an occupancy rating of -1 or less (i.e. classed as overcrowded);1 and
  • 2.46 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 Bellevue at ward level click on the links below:
In 2008 there were 2238 domestic properties in Bellevue, which were sub-classified as follows:
  • Apartments - 253
  • Terraced - 460
  • Semi-Detached - 1219
  • Detached - 306
The average capital value (2005-based) of all domestic properties in Bellevue ward was £94012 in 2008 - the minimum capital value was £35000 and the maximum capital value was £600000.

On Census Day 29th April 2001 in Bellevue LGD 63.9% of households had access to a car or van and 66.2% 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 2006, 1726 cars were licensed to addresses in Bellevue, 12.2% of which were cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people.

ComparisonsWARDLGDPCN.IRELAND
BellevueBelfastBelfast NorthN.I
Census 2001
Number of households 2010 113934 36383 626718
Average household size 2.46 2.38 2.34 2.65
Households owner occupied (%) 67.9 56.1 51.7 69.6
Households rented (%) 32.1 43.9 48.3 30.4
Households owned outright (%) 25.9 24.0 22.6 29.4
Lone pensioner households (%) 12.8 15.8 17.8 12.8
Lone parent households with dependent children households (%) 12.6 11.0 13.3 8.1
Households without central heating or without sole use of bath/shower/toilet or without both (%) 3.1 5.0 5.6 5.3
Housing occupancy rating -1 or less (%) 6.6 9.9 9.6 7.3
Persons aged 16-74 in employment usually travelled to work by car or van (%) 66.2 57.0 57.2 70.6
Households with access to a car or van (%) 63.9 56.2 50.8 73.7
Administrative Data
Number of domestic properties (2008) 2238 122405 38290 716699
Average capital value (2005-based) of domestic property (2008)94012 116102- 113337
Cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people (2006) (%) 12.2 11.8 15.9 8.3
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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