sutton equality and diversity datacard

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Sutton Equality and Diversity

DataCard 2014/2015


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Contents

Chief Executive’s Statement ________________________________________________________ 4

1. Understanding Sutton ________________________________________________________ 6

2. Age _______________________________________________________________________ 8

3. Gender ___________________________________________________________________ 11

4. Disability and Carers ________________________________________________________ 13

5. Race and ethnicity __________________________________________________________ 16

6. Religion and belief __________________________________________________________ 19

7. Sexual Orientation __________________________________________________________ 20

8. Domestic Violence and Hate Crime _____________________________________________ 22

9. Deprivation ________________________________________________________________ 23

10. Workforce _________________________________________________________________ 24


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1. Chief Executive’s Statement

This DataCard gives an overview of Equality and Diversity within the London Borough of Sutton. We hope

that this may provide a centralised, evidence-based and accessible collection of information relating to

people make up the Sutton community.

The DataCard complements and informs Sutton’s Equality and Diversity Framework , and alongside

Integrated Impact Assessments, creates a package by which Sutton seeks to meet its social responsibility

and legislative requirements, namely the Public Sector Equality Duty.

This is the first time that the London Borough of Sutton has produced an Equality and Diversity DataCard.

The Council’s vision is that it will provide data in an easily accessible format, provide comment on the

trends and comparison against London and England, and how the Council is, and will be, responding to

trends with priorities, policies, programmes and activities.

The data utilised for this DataCard is from various sources including the Census, Office for National

Statistics and Nomis. It is intended that this DataCard will be updated on a regular basis; however, because

of the evolving nature of demographic data, at times this information may not be the most current. In the

future updated information will be available at data.Sutton.gov.uk


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Sutton covers approximately 4385.5 hectares, and is one of the greenest London boroughs

with 420 hectares of green space and more than 80 parks and open spaces.

Sutton is divided into 18 wards, with three Councillors representing each ward.

Sutton has six Local Committees designed to give residents a greater say over council

decisions. Our Local Committees have the power to decide how money is spent on local

improvement projects and can raise important issues with local councillors.


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2. Understanding Sutton

Between 2001 and 2011 Sutton experienced a 5.77% population increase from 179,768 to

190,146 residents. As at 2014, the population is estimated to be 195,625 which is a further

2.88% increase.

The population of Sutton will continue to grow in the foreseeable future. The Greater London

Authority (GLA) forecast a further increase of 12.77% by 2041. These projections incorporate

development data from the 2013 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)

database to determine populations for 2012 onwards.

The Council's vision is to build a community in which all can take part and all can take pride.

This vision can only be realised through a true commitment by the Council and Sutton's

residents to promoting diversity and ensuring that we recognise and celebrate difference

within the context of fairness and equality.

Understanding the diversity of Sutton now and into the future is critical for achieving the

Council’s vision. Therefore, this DataCard aims to look at the Sutton population from the

perspective of:

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o Gender and transgender

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Disability and carerso Religion

o Race and ethnicity

o Sexual orientation

o Domestic violence and hate crime

o Deprivation and wellbeing

o Workforce

Want to find out more about Sutton or your local area?

During 2014, Sutton will be launching data.sutton.gov.uk. Here you can find more in-depth local

information for Sutton as a whole, or broken down by Ward or Local Committee Area. In addition

to equality and diversity information, statistics on the website will cover:

o Population;

o Economy and Employment

o Children and Education

o Health and Social Care

o Housing and Households

o Transport and Travel

o Crime, and

o Community, Environment and Leisure


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3. Age

The graph below includes Census 2011 data showing the percentage of the borough’s

population in age groups of five year bands.

Data source: Census 2011

The 2011 Census identified that 19% of the population were 15 or under, 31% of the

population were 0-24 years old, 44% were aged 30 to 59, and 14% were 65+ years.

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Sutton Age Structure


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Birth rates in Sutton have grown steadily over the decade with almost 14 births per 1,000people in reported by ONS in 2012.

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Since Census 2001, there have been many changes in the age profile of Sutton’s population.

Since 2001 the 60 to 64 year old age group has experienced a population increase of 38%,

making it the fastest growing age group in the borough. At Census 2011 there were 27,233

residents aged 65 or over, of which 4,000 (14.7%) were 85+ years. Nonsuch and Cheam have

the highest number of older people and Sutton Central, Wandle Valley and St Helier the least.

Data Source: Census 2001 & 2011

1 Live Births by Area of Usual Residence, ONS 2012

9.2%

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Age 30-34

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Age 55-59

Age 60-64

Age 65-69

Age 70-74

Age 75-79

Age 80-84

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90+

Age Group Percentage Change


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The under 24’s have experienced many changes, in particular an 11.9% population increase in

the 15-19 year olds. Looking ahead to 2021, the ONS subnational population projections

predict a 7% increase in the under 25’s, while the GLA Trend projects an 8% increase.

Census 2011 identified that there were 78,174 households in the borough, with 32% having

dependent children. Of the households with dependent children 22% were lone parents

(accounting for 7.2% of households across all households).


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4. Gender

According to the Census 2011, 48.6% of the population of Sutton are male and 51.4% arefemale. This can be compared with the breakdown of population by gender in London where

49.3% were male and 50.7% female.

There is no official estimate of the transgender or transsexual (trans) population nationally or

locally. The Census 2011 did not asked if people identify as trans and no major Government or

administrative surveys collect data on trans people. However, existing studies estimate the

number of trans people in the UK to be between around 65,000 and around 300,0002. The

Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) predict that 20 per 100,000 people

have presented gender dysphoria, equating to roughly 39 residents in Sutton3. The absence of

an official estimate makes it impossible to establish the level of inequality, discrimination or

social exclusion that trans people experience.

The chart below shows Sutton’s population by age and gender. The chart shows, that there

are a larger proportion of males in the age group from 0 to 20 years. From the age of 58 there

are a larger number of females in each age group.

2 http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/documents/research/trans_research_review_rep27.pdf3 No. of gender dysphobia residents http://www.gires.org.uk/assets/Medpro-Assets/GenderVarianceUK-report.pdf

49%Male

51%Female

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Population

Sutton Population by Age and Gender

Males Females


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5. Disability and Carers

According to the Equality Act 2010, a person has a disability if they have a physical or mental

impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability

to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

According to the Census 2011, 6% of the Sutton population have their day-to-day activities

limited a lot; this is very similar to the average for London (7%) and slightly below the average

for England (8%).

The graph below shows that from those residents who have their day-to-day activities limited

a lot, in Sutton there is a larger proportion than females (56.8%) than males (43.2%). This is

consistent with the figures for London and England.


The chart below shows residents whose day-to-day activities are limited or not by age group.

Among Sutton residents a larger proportion of residents aged 65 years and over have their

day-to-day activities ‘limited a lot’.

43.2% 44.9%45.1%

56.8% 55.1% 54.9%

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% of people with Day-to-Day Activities limited a lot


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All people

Day-to-day

activities

limited a lot

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activities

limited a little

Day-to-day

activities not

limited

All categories: Age 190,146 12,122 15,067 162,957

Age 0 to 15 37,988 519 772 36,697

Age 16 to 49 92,240 2,721 4,026 85,493

Age 50 to 64 32,685 2,379 3,511 26,795

Age 65 and over 27,233 6,503 6,758 13,972

Sutton’s White population accounts for 88.1% of all people in Sutton with day-to-day activities

limited a lot. This is a higher proportion when compared to the demographic profile where

White residents make up 78.6% of the population. The chart below shows the percentages of

each ethnic group with day-to-day activities that are limited a lot.

Data is released by the Department of Work and Pensions about individuals in Sutton who

claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and

Incapacity Benefit (IB). As at November 2013, 5,370 individuals in Sutton (4.3%) claim ESA and

White

88%

Mixed/ multiple

ethnic group

2%

Asian/ Asian

British

6%

Black/ African/

Caribbean/

Black British3%

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group

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IB. This is less than both London (5.5%) and Great Britain (6.2%). The percentage of Sutton

residents claiming DLA is 1%. This is slightly below the percentage nationally (1.2%) and abovethe London (0.8%)

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Projecting Adult Needs and Service Information (PANSI) has projected that by 2020 there will

be an increase in the population of residents with physical disability, learning disability and

mental health issues5.

There is however variations in the increase by disabilities and age. Those with learning

disabilities and mental health disabilities are predicted to increase overall. Whereas,

individuals with physical disabilities is projected to decrease in younger age groups (18-24year olds) but increase in older age groups (55-64 year olds).

Carers

18,285 residents in Sutton provide unpaid care; equating to 9.6% of residents in Sutton. The

graph below shows the percentage of carers broken down by age group, comparing Sutton to

London and England.


4 Nomis, DWP Benefit Claimants (November 2013)5 PANSI Disability Population Projections (http://www.pansi.org.uk/)

7.4%10.3%

7.5%

38.3%43.3%

34.9%34.8%

30.1%

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Sutton London England

Age 0 to 24 Age 25 to 49 Age 50 to 64 Age 65 and over

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Since 2001, there has been an increase in the percentage of residents who are providing

between 20 –49 and 50+ hours of unpaid care. This suggests that along with an increasingpopulation there are also more unpaid hours of care being provided.

1,361 residents aged 0-24 years provide unpaid care. Of these, 76% provide 1 to 19 hours, 15%

provide 20 to 49 hours and 10% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week.

6. Race and ethnicity

In England and Wales, White is the majority ethnic group at 48.2 million at the 2011 Census

(86.0%). White also continues to be the majority ethnic group in London, Sutton and

neighbouring boroughs. In comparison, Sutton currently has a higher White majority (78.6%)

than London (59.8%), Kingston (74.5%) and Merton (64.9%).

The Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British population currently makes up 4.8% of the

population of Sutton; this is higher than England & Wales (3.3%) but significantly less than

London (13.3%) and Merton (10.4%).

Since 2001 Sutton has followed the percentage changes in ethnicities in London and England &

Wales. Over the last 10 years there has been a significant increase in the Black and Ethnic

Minority population within the Borough; in particular there is now a substantially greater Asian

White

78.6%

Black/ African/

Caribbean/

Black British

4.8%

Asian/ AsianBritish

10.4%

Mixed/ Multiple

ethnic group

3.8%

Other/ Chinese

2.4%


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population, which has increased by 6.2% in 2011 compared to 2001. The graph below shows

the changes in the ethnicity of Sutton’s population compared to London and England.

Data Source: Census 2001 & 2011

Ethnicity by age and gender

The graph below shows the percentages of each ethnic group, by gender and age group.

Looking into how ethnicity varies by age reveals some noticeable differences. For example, we

can see that the largest age group of the Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic group is the 0-15 age group –

for both females and males the under 16’s make up almost half of the mixed/multiple ethnic

group population. In the 0 – 15 years age group there is a larger proportion of Black/ African/

Caribbean/ Black British and Asian/ Asian British groups than White groups. This is consistent

for both males and females.

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White

Mixed

Asian

Black

Other

Changes in Ethnicity between the 2001 and 2011 Census

Sutton London England and Wales


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Age across the ethnicities also reveals that there are significantly more white 75+ compared to

other ethnic groups. This age group has slightly more females (10%) than males (7%).

Data Source: Census 2011

In relation to language, 92% of Sutton residents speak English as their main language. However

this does vary by age, with the lowest percentage in the 25-34 year olds (82%). This could be

linked to economic migration.

19%

47%

25%

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White

Mixed/multiple ethnic group

Asian/Asian British

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

Other ethnic group

White

Mixed/multiple ethnic group

Asian/Asian British

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

Other ethnic group

0-15 yrs 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+

Female

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7. Religion and belief

Nationally, Christianity is the largest religion, representing 33.2 million people (59.3% of the

population). The second largest religious group are Muslims with 2.7 million people (4.8% of

the population). There was also a national increase of people who have ‘no religion’ to 25.1%.

The graph below shows that in comparison to London, Sutton has a higher proportion of

Christians (58.4%), than the average in London (48.4%).


Sutton also has a higher than average proportion of people with no religion, as the London

average (25% compared to 21%) and a lower proportion of Muslims as the average in London

(5% compared to 12%).

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Buddhist

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Other religion

No religion

Religion not stated

England and Wales London Sutton


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In Sutton more than a quarter of those who reported that they have no religion were under 18

years old, which might suggest a rise in those who report they have no religion in the future.

Christianity is the most popular religion for White residents, 63% of which are Christian.

Among Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British residents 82% are Christian.

For the Asian/ Asian British population the majority religion is Hindu (35%) this is higher than

the percentage of Asian/ Asian British residents who are Hindu in London (26%) and England

(19%).

In the ‘other ethnic group’ category almost half (48%) are Muslim. However, for the

Asian/Asian British population there are far less Muslims (22%) compared to London (36%)

and England & Wales (43%).

It is also worth noting that the highest levels of ‘no religion’ are in the mixed/multiple ethnic

groups (31%) and white (28%).

8. Sexual Orientation

The Census does not collect data on sexual orientation; as a result there are no official figures

on the heterosexual, lesbian, gay, or bisexual population in Sutton.

However, the Census does collect information about marital status of residents 16 years and

over. The following diagram shows that in 2011:

o 34.7% of the Sutton population were single (never married or never registered a same-sex

civil partnership),

o 47.7% were married,

o 0.2% were in a registered same sex civil partnership,o 2.7 % were separated (but still legally married or still legally in a same-sex civil partnership),

o 8.4% were divorced or formerly in a same-sex civil partnership which is now legally

dissolved, and

o 6.3% of the population is widowed or surviving from a civil partnership only.


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According to the ONS Integrated Households Survey (2012), 2.4% of adults in London identified

themselves as Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual. However, other estimates suggest that that 5-7% of

the population are lesbian, gay or bisexual, which would equate to roughly 9,500 – 13,300

residents in Sutton6.

6 No. of lesbian, gay and bisexual residents http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/sexual_orientation_faqs/2694.asp

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60%

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married or never

registered a

same-sex civil

partnership)

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same-sex civil

partnership

Separated (but

still legally

married or still

legally in a same-

sex civil

partnership)

Divorced or

formerly in a

same-sex civil

partnership

which is now

legally dissolved

Widowed or

surviving partner

from a same-sex

civil partnership

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9. Domestic Violence and Hate Crime

Safer Sutton partnership has responsibility for monitoring and oversight of hate incidents. Hateincidents are recorded under the following categories; race, disability, religious faith or belief,

sexual orientation and gender identity.

Hate crime figures for Sutton show that that race and/or religious crime is the most common

of all the hate crimes, accounting for 177 of the 197 reported incidents in 2013.

In 2013, 15 homophobic or transphobic crimes were reported in Sutton. This makes up 8% of

all hate crimes in 2013 and 7% of hate crimes since 2009.

It is worth noting that due to high levels of underreporting of hate crimes, the current levels in

Sutton should be assumed to only represent a proportion of all hate crimes committed.

Domestic violence victimisation rates per thousand adults are higher in Sutton than all

boroughs in South West London with the exception of Croydon. However, recent evidence

from the Crown Prosecution Service would suggest Sutton has one of the highest Domestic

Violence conviction rates across London at both Magistrate and Crown courts.

The Safer Sutton Partnership Strategic Assessment found that the peak age for domestic

violence victimisation is within the 24 to 32 age group this is significantly lower than last year’s

key age group of 33-41. This is a notable and positive change suggesting victims in Sutton are

reporting to Police earlier.

A small caveat must also be place on domestic violence data. As rates of domestic violence are

underreported due to a number of factors, such as the reluctance of victims to report their

experiences.


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10. Deprivation

A common tool to understand deprivation is the Index of Multiple Deprivation. The Index ofMultiple Deprivation ranks small area levels (LSOA) from least to most deprived. The domains

used are income, employment, health and disability, education, crime, barriers to housing and

service and living environment7.

Sutton has a relatively low Index of Multiple Deprivation compared to other London Boroughs.

Yet within Sutton there are 17 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) which are in the 30% most

deprived in the Country. Of these 17: 4 are in St Helier, 4 in Wandle Valley, 3 are in Beddington

North, 2 are in Sutton Central and there are one in each of Belmont, The Wrythe, Wallington

North and Wallington South.

16% of children in Sutton are living in poverty, a lower percentage compared to 26.7% in

London and 20.1% in England.8

For Sutton men the life expectancy at birth is 80.5 years, and for Sutton women it is 84 years,

compared with national averages of 79.2 years and 83 years respectively.

Although life expectancy at birth in Sutton is longer than the England average, there is

variation within the borough. For men, there is a difference of about 6 years between electoral

wards, ranging from approximately 77 years in St Helier, to 83 years in Nonsuch. For women,

there is a difference of about 8 years, ranging from approximately 81 years in Wandle Valley,

to almost 89 years in Nonsuch.9

7 Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2010, Published by DCLG (http://data.gov.uk/dataset/index-of-multiple-deprivation)

8 HM Revenue & Customs (Personal Tax Credits: Related Statistics – Child Poverty Statistics, published by Public Health England9 ONS data published by GLA: http://data.london.gov.uk/datastore/package/life-expectancy-birth-and-age-65-ward

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11. Workforce

- The Equality Act 2010 requires public bodies with more than 150 employees to publish

information to show that they have taken into consideration how their activities as employers

affect people who share different protected characteristics.

- The Sutton Council workforce is made up of 625 males and 1 227 females, of which the median

full time gross salary for both is £25,710. The Council’s departmental strategic directors are

made up of two males and two females and of the 23 staff who earn over £75 000, 14

employees are men and 9 are women.

- In relation to BME, 1 347 council staff describe themselves as White British (including English,Scottish, Welsh and Irish sub-classifications) and 395 describe themselves as from another

minority ethnic group (this number excludes employees who have not declared their

ethnicity.) Four of the employees who earn over £75 000 identify themselves as BME, 14 as

White British and 5 staff did not declare their ethnicity.

- In the last year, with regard to grievances and disciplinary issues for staff with different

protected characteristics, of those employees whose contracts were terminated as a result of

disciplinary action, 93% were White British, 7% minority ethnic, and 57% were female.

- Equalities monitoring shows that in the last year using our internal definitions of senior

positions over 50% remain female and the proportion of ethnic minorities shows

improvement. The London Borough of Sutton do not have formal targets for representation of

women and ethnic priorities in positions, but operate a policy that all permanent vacancies are

advertised externally, are open to competition and that appointment is of the best candidate

based on merit.

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