Gowy North Area Committee Profile

People and community

There are 28,073 people living in Gowy North, 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population of 16-74 year olds decreases by 18% during the day, as a result of people travelling to work.

6,373 residents are over 60 and 1,402 pensioners live alone. The number of people over 60 is 22.7%, the same as for Chester District, and for pensioners living alone it is 2.5% lower than the District average.

5,390 residents are under 16. This is 0.7% higher than the average for Chester District.

14% of Gowy North’s households (1,191 households) have one or more children aged 0 to 4. This is 0.8% lower than the District average.

3.5% of Gowy North’s households are lone parents with dependent children (385 lone parents). This is 1.7% lower than the average for Chester District.

Health

According to the Census 2001, 7.2% of Gowy North’s population describe themselves as not being in good health this is 1.2% lower than the average for Chester District.

4,464 residents have a limiting long term illness. This is 1.6% lower than the average for Chester District.

Community safety

In the financial year 2003/04 the burglary rate was 8.3 per 1000 households in Gowy North. The vehicle related crime rate was 12.0 per 1000 population and the violent crime rate in the same year was 4.5 per 1000 population.

Economic activity and well being

349 of Gowy North’s residents are unemployed and 14,002 are economically active District (as taken from the Census 2001). The level of unemployed residents is 1.1% lower than the average for Chester District.

7% of those aged 0-15 are affected by income deprivation. This is 10% lower than the average for Chester.

According to Census 2001, 22% of Gowy North’s population aged between 16 and 74 have no qualifications (4,431 people).

Housing

84.8% of Gowy North’s households are owner occupied (11.8% higher than District average), 4.8% of households are privately rented (4.1% lower than the District average) and 6.8% are socially rented (7.7 lower than the District average).