Common use of Community Profile Clause in Contracts

Community Profile. The DPM indicates that the Council should profile the community in order to identify the most appropriate range of interests to be involved in the RLDP preparation process. The bullet points below provide a summary of the main relevant characteristics of the County Borough's population. Full details and findings are summarised below. • The most recent County Borough has a working age population of 86,700. • The age profile of NPT is in line with the average for Wales: o Aged 16-64: 61.1% compared to an average of 60.9% in Wales; and o Aged 65 and over: 21.3% compared to an average of 21.4% in Wales. (ONS Population Estimates (2021)). Lower proportions than the Welsh average in NPT of adults 16+ able to speak Welsh: 13.0% compared to an average of 18.0% in Wales. With regards to sexual orientation, a greater proportion of residents than the average for Wales, in NPT identify as heterosexual (89.7% compared to 89.4%); gay or lesbian (1.6% compared to 1.5%); and a lower proportion identifying as bisexual (1.0% compared to 1.2%); pansexual (0.1% compared to 0.2%); and asexual (0.0% compared to 0.1%); and the same proportion identifying as queer (0.0%).. (ONS Census 2021)) NPT is less ethnically diverse than the average for Wales. NPT has: • A greater proportion of white residents (96.6% compared to 93.8%); • Fewer residents with mixed/ multiple ethnic groups (1.1% compared to 1.6%); • Fewer Asian/ Asian British residents (1.6% compared to 2.9%); • Fewer Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British residents (0.4% compared to 0.9%); and • Fewer residents with other ethnicity (0.3% compared to 0.9%). (ONS Census (2021)) NPT has a greater proportion of residents with poorer health and greater disability than the Welsh average: • Fewer residents report ‘very good or good health’ (75.8% compared to 78.6%); • A greater proportion report ‘bad or very bad health’ (8.8% compared to 6.9%); and • A greater proportion have their day-to-day activities ‘limited a lot’ (13.2% compared to 10.3%) and ‘limited a little’ (11.9% compared to 11.3%). (ONS Census (2021)) • A greater proportion of residents in NPT are providing unpaid care than the average for Wales (12.2% compared to 10.5%) and a significantly greater proportion (4.6% compared to 3.6%) are providing more than 50 hours unpaid care a week. (ONS Census (2011)) In terms of economic activity, compared to the working age resident average for Wales: • NPT has a lower proportion who are economically active (73.4% compared to 75.5%); • NPT has a lower proportion who unemployed (3.0% compared to 3.3%); • A greater proportion are long-term sick economically inactive (42.8% compared to 34.5%); • Similar proportions are retired (12.2% compared to 12.0%); • Similar proportions are inactive for other reasons (11.4% compared to 10.6%); • A lower proportion of economically inactive working age residents are students (7.0% compared to 22.7%%); and • A significantly greater proportion are economically inactive and looking after family/ home (7.7% compared to 1.6%). (ONS Annual Population Survey (2023)) NPT has a greater proportion of small and medium sized enterprises than the Welsh average (7.0% compared to 4.6%). (ONS Inter Departmental Business Register (2020)) In terms of income and poverty: • NPT full-time equivalent gross weekly earnings is greater than the average for Wales (£611.00 compared to £603.50). The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) identifies a deep rooted area of deprivation around the village of Croserw in the Afan Valley (LSOA ‘Cymmer 2’) and more generally shows high proportions of Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) within deprivation. (ONS Annual Population Survey (2020)) NPT has a lower rate of households unintentionally homeless and in priority need than the average for Wales (25 compared to 30)/(Welsh Government (2022)). The most recent Census data identifies 47 Gypsy and Traveller households within NPT, out of a total of 1,004 in Wales (ONS Census (2011)).