The 2011 Census. A Profile of Brent

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1 The 2011 Census A Profile of Brent

2 Ward Boundaries 2

3 Contents 1: Introduction the 2011 Census and Brent 5 1 1: The 2011 Census : Census Questions : Completion and follow-up : Calculating the final estimate : Changes to the Census since : What is released? : Comparability of data with : Who owns the 2011 Census copyright? : A profile of Brent : Brent : An increasing population : Households : Tenure : Overcrowding : Density : Ethnicity : Religion : Country of birth : Children : Lone parents : Economic activity : The elderly : Health : Migration : Transportation : Marital status : Response and return rates : Population : Normal resident population : Ethnic Diversity and Religion : Ethnicity : Country of Birth : Year of Arrival : Length of residence in UK : Age of arrival : National Identity : Passports held : Religion : Housing and Household Characteristics : Tenure : Rooms, bedrooms, central heating : Dwellings : Household spaces and accommodation type : Household composition : Living arrangements : Economic Position and Employment : Unemployment : Employed : Hours worked : Occupations : Industry : Education and Training : Qualifications and Students : Transportation and Car Ownership : Car or van availability : Health and provision of unpaid care : Health limiting day-to-day activities91 9 2: Description of general health : Provision of unpaid care Appendix A: Country of Birth A 1: Country of birth (detailed) Appendix B: London Boroughs B 1: Inner London B 2: Outer London Appendix C: Further Information C 1: The ONS Census website C 2: The NOMIS website C 3: The Neighbourhood Statistics website C 4: The Greater London Authority Data Store website C 5: The Brent Data website

4 C 6: Brent Council demographic information contact Glossary

5 1: Introduction the 2011 Census and Brent 1 1: The 2011 Census Census Day was 27 th March The Census forms were to be filled in for all those staying overnight at the address. A usual resident is defined as someone in the UK who had stayed or intended to stay for a period of 12 months or more; or someone who was currently outside the UK but had a permanent address in the UK, and intended to be abroad for less than 12 months. Non-UK short-term residents are those born outside the UK, who had stayed or intended to stay for between three and 12 months. Non-UK residents staying or intending to stay for less than three months were defined as visitors, as were individuals at an address whose usual address was elsewhere in the UK (these individuals would be included on the Census form at their usual address). Every household in England and Wales received a compulsory questionnaire in advance through the post from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This contained a few questions about the household and a longer section with questions for each individual. It was possible to request a form if one had not arrived, or it could be completed online. Residents living in Communal Establishments (CEs: these are managed accommodation such as care homes, student halls, hotels, B&B s with room for ten or more guests, and so on) were visited by Census staff to collect the forms from individuals, although the individuals could also fill theirs in online if they wished. 1 2: Census Questions The Census form contained 56 questions: 14 were about the household; and there were 42 for each member of the household (although not everyone had to answer them all, for instance those who ticked that they had never worked were directed to skip the questions about occupation), one was even left blank! 1 Each form also had space for the basic details for any visitors who were present on Census Day; this allowed a check 1 Question 17 was blank on forms in England, but contained a question on ability to speak Welsh on forms distributed in Wales. 5 in case they were missed at their usual address. Residents at CEs were each given their own copy of the questions for individuals to allow them to fill the form out in private. Such individual forms were available on request for residents in households too, if they required greater privacy. As each booklet only contained space for six individuals, further individual forms could also be requested for households larger than this. Similarly, if there were more than three visitors present extra forms could be requested to record them. 1 3: Completion and follow-up Households could return their forms either by post or online, and the returns were tracked. For several weeks after Census Day Census staff visited households that had yet not returned a form, to elicit as many responses as possible. Note was made of households that appeared to be empty, and there was opportunity on the form to indicate a household was a second home or holiday address. Enforcement teams were deployed collecting evidence to prosecute individuals actively refusing to return a form. After this period an independent survey was undertaken (the Census Coverage Survey, or CCS), sampling roughly 1% of postcodes, which visited all households in a postcode (not using the address list from the Census). The residents were asked to answer a small number of questions, with prompts, to ensure all individuals were included. Matching between these responses and the Census allowed the ONS to estimate how many people were missed by the Census (and/or the survey), and this was scaled up to estimate for all areas. A smaller survey was also undertaken asking the Census questions again, to allow an estimation of how accurate the answers individuals gave will be overall. 1 4: Calculating the final estimate As soon as forms started being returned or filled in online, the answers began to be processed into the digital database. Once all the field work was completed these answers were compiled, and age and sex profiles for all local authorities were produced, including the extra missed households and individuals

6 indicated by the CCS, and some other corrections for over-counting, and so on. These were then rigorously quality assured by a panel by comparing with a number of national administrative datasets (such as the School Census, Patient Register, and social security information). Where discrepancies were a cause for concern they were investigated and adjusted as the evidence indicated. With the total numbers of households and individuals by age and sex calculated, the missing households and individuals for each local authority area were distributed down to the smallest areas (Output Areas), to fill in the known non-responders from the address list (minus addresses accounted for as empty, second addresses, and so on). The detailed characteristics of the households and individuals are copied from similar nearby households. This is known as imputation, and includes adding missing characteristics for individuals who had filled most of a form in as well. 1 5: Changes to the Census since 2001 In 2001 Census employees known as Enumerators were tasked with delivering forms to households and ensuring their completion and subsequent collection. They were also to collect evidence on avoidance, although in practise this conflicted with their main role and a very small number of prosecutions were brought against those refusing to fill in the form. In 2011 forms were posted out to households, and were to be posted back, or filled in online. Census employees known as Collectors were tasked with following up households where the tracking system showed that no returned form had been received at the delivery centre or online. As before, they could assist residents with the forms. The 2011 Census also asked some different questions to the 2001 Census. Two household questions asked for the number of bedrooms and the type of central heating, and five new questions asked individuals about passports held; national identity; year of arrival in the UK and intended length of stay for new arrivals; main language; and whether they had a second residence. Early tests showed that questions on income and sexual orientation would have significantly reduced the return rate and so they were not included. There were also some changes in the available responses to some questions. In the ethnic group question a tick box was added for Gypsy or Irish Traveller in the White category, and one for Arab in the Other category. The question on marital status had a tick box for civil partnerships (which did not exist in 2001 as they have only been recognised since 2004); this could also be indicated in the section detailing the relationships between the different respondents. 1 6: What is released? The actual forms are kept secure to be released only after 100 years. In the meantime tables of summary statistics are released. Most tables will be available as a summary for Brent as a whole, although some will be available for wards and smaller areas too. In general the more detail a table contains the less likely it is to be released for smaller and smaller areas. The Council regularly uses information produced for the borough as a whole, for individual wards, and for two types of Census-based areas defined by the ONS. Areas known as Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) fit together to make wards, and are in turn made up of even smaller Output Areas (OAs). Although OAs and LSOAs are ideally to remain unchanged over the years, population changes have caused a handful of revisions since they were settled in 2004 to accompany the release of the 2001 Census statistics. In some parts of the country ward boundary changes mean that the OAs and LSOAs no longer exactly combine into wards, but in Brent that is not a problem. However, care must still be taken when comparing 2001 and 2011 results in some parts of the borough where some OAs and LSOAs have been split or merged. For the 2011 Census results Brent has 829 OAs and 173 LSOAs (compared with 800 and 174 respectively for the 2001 Census results). The ONS take great care not to release any tables of data that could be used to identify an individual or household, and it is this policy 2 that determines the detail in the 2 guide-method/census/2011/census-data/ 2011-census-user-guide/ quality-and-methods/methods/ 6

7 tables and the size of areas for which the tables are available. 1 7: Comparability of data with 2001 Although a lot of the data has been released in a form identical to data released from the 2001 Census, some classifications and layouts have changed, making direct comparisons impossible in some cases. Wherever possible, comparisons of like with like are preferred. In some cases this is not possible and assumptions have been made to allow at least a rough comparison. In such cases these assumptions will be clearly stated When comparing areas wards can be compared directly, but care must be taken at finer levels as some OAs and LSOAs have been split or merged since Interested parties can often find the 2001 Census results contradictory. This was an artefact of the disclosure control procedure used to prevent results from inadvertently allowing the identification of individuals or households. This led to some tables with the same base population, but different details, having totals with small differences between them. There is no such issue with the results of the 2011 Census where totals will exactly match between tables, but comparisons with 2001 will depend on which table is the source of the older figures. All the figures quoted in this document will have their sources indicated. 1 8: Who owns the 2011 Census copyright? The ONS have released the data from the 2011 Census under the Open Government License v It is freely available for all to use in any way they see fit, including commercial uses, as long as the original source is acknowledged. Copyright of the boundaries of the local authorities, wards, and the output area hierarchy, is owned by the Ordnance Survey, but again are made available under the Open Government License, and also the Ordnance Survey OpenData License doc/open-government-licence/ oswebsite/docs/licences/ os-opendata-licence.pdf statistical-disclosure-control-methods/ index.html 7

8 2: A profile of Brent 2 1: Brent Brent is one of 19 Outer London boroughs (there are 14 Inner London boroughs including the City of London Corporation) and has an area of 4,324 hectares : An increasing population The population of Brent increased by 47,751 persons, or 18%, from 263,464 in 2001 to 311,215 in The current population surpasses the previous highest recorded for the comparable area in 1951 of 310, : Households The number of households increased by 10%, from 99,991 in 2001 to 110,286 in The mean household size increased from 2.6 in 2001 to 2.8 in : Tenure Brent experienced a dramatic shift in the tenure of households between 2001 and 2011 with a near doubling in the number of private rented households (which includes those living rent free) and a 12% decrease in owner-occupation. Owner-occupation now makes up 44% of the borough s households, down from 56% in 2001; private rented makes up 32% of the households, up from 18% in 2001; the proportion of social rented households held steady at 24% : Overcrowding Over a quarter of the borough s households were deemed to be overcrowded. This was a 37% increase from 2001 and results in 30% of the households being overcrowded. A similar category of bedroom overcrowding, brought in for 2011, suggests that 18% of Brent s households do not have sufficient bedroom space : Density The borough s population density increased from 61 persons per hectare in 2001 to 72 persons per hectare in 2011 (equivalent to a little over half a tennis doubles court per person). This is the highest value in Outer London, and the 14 th highest in England and Wales : Ethnicity The BAME groups increased their share of the population from 55% in 2001 to 64% in This is the second highest proportion in England and Wales. The broad BAME group Asian or Asian British accounted for 33% of the population (up from 28% in 2001), and Black or Black British for 19% (down from 20% in 2001). The White ethnic group saw a reduction in its proportion from 45% in 2001 to 36% in White British and White Irish declined, whilst White Other increased substantially : Religion The percentage of residents who described themselves as Christian fell from 48% in 2001 to 41% in This was still the largest faith group, with Muslims making up 19% of the population, Hindus 18%, and No religion 11%. The percentage of Hindus is the second highest in England and Wales, while the percentage of those stating No religion is the third lowest : Country of birth Less than half of the borough s residents were born in the UK, the smallest percentage in London. Over one in ten residents were born in the EU, and just slightly less in Africa, and one in five were born in the Middle East and Asia (including 9% born in India) 10. Although the percentage of residents born in the Republic of Ireland fell to just under 3%, this is still the largest proportion in London. 2 10: Children All children s age groups saw increases between 2001 and 2011, with the 0-to-4 age group experiencing a 38% increase, the 5-to- 9 s 16%, the 10-to-14 s 9% and the 15-to-19 s 12% : Lone parents Where households were made of a single family, the number of lone parent households with dependent children increased in Brent by 1,605 or 20% between 2001 and Single-family lone parent households with all non-dependent children 8

9 had a similar percentage increase to take their total to 5,563 households. Together these single-family lone parent households make up around one in seven in the borough : Economic activity Although there was a small increase (6%) in the number of full-time employees (36% of the workforce those aged 16-to-74), the greatest increases were in the number of part-time employees (64% increase to 11% of the workforce) and the self-employed (67% increase to 13% of the workforce) : The elderly The number of single-family households (of one or more individuals), where all the inhabitants were aged 65 or over decreased by 19% to 12, : Health The number of residents who said that they had good, or very good, health increased from 70% of the population to 83%, a level comparable to that of the whole of Outer London. There was a small decrease in the percentage of residents who felt that their day to day activities were limited, to 14%, and of these, 7% felt they were limited a lot : Migration Of all local authorities in England and Wales, Brent has the lowest proportion of residents born in the UK, with only 45%. However, nearly a third of Brent s population has been resident in the UK for more than ten years, which is the highest proportion in England and Wales. Only 6% have been resident in the UK for less than two years, and a further 9% for between two and five years, while 11% for between five and ten years (the second highest proportion in England and Wales) 16. Nearly a fifth of the borough s population were under 19 when they arrived in the UK the highest in England and Wales. A third of the population were aged between 20 and : Transportation Overall there was virtually no increase in the number of households with access to a car or van in the borough between 2001 and 2011, but an increase of a quarter in the number of households with no access. This has led to a decline in the number of cars or vans per household from 0.88 to The total number of cars or vans in the borough has also remained unchanged compared to 2001, with just under 88,000 vehicles : Marital status The number of household residents who were married or in a same-sex civil partnership 19 increased by 14% over the 2001 figure to 93,979. The numbers of those cohabiting and of single people also increased by 11% and 18% respectively. The largest increase was in the number of those married or in a same-sex civil partnership but who were not living together, which doubled over the decade to 7,049 residents : Response and return rates In Brent the response rate for individuals was 88%, while for households it was 90%. These represent an improvement on the 2001 Census when the equivalent figures were 79% and 81% respectively. The return rate for households in 2011 was 89% 21. The internet return rate was thought to be in the region of 24%, the eighth highest in England and Wales KS101EW 2001 KS KS101EW References to be confirmed 2001 KS KS403EW 2001 KS KS402EW 2001 KS KS403EW 2001 KS KS101EW 2001 KS KS201EW 2001 KS KS209EW 2001 UV QS203EW 2001 ST PP KS KS105EW 2001 KS009a 2011 KS601EW 2001 KS KS105EW 2001 KS KS301EW 2011 QS803EW 2011 QS802EW 2001 KS KS404EW 9

10 19 20 Same-sex civil partnerships have only been recognised since 2004, so there were none in KS KS104EW 2001 References to be confirmed 2011 Local authority response and return rates 10

11 3: Population 3 1: Normal resident population Brent s population has increased from 263,464 in 2001 to 311,215 in This represents an increase in the number of people living in Brent of 47,751, or over 18%, in a decade 1. There were 1721 more males (156,468) than females (154,747), giving a gender ratio of 50.3 to With an area of 4,324 hectares, the population density in Brent at 72 persons per hectare (ha) is the highest in Outer London (mean average of 39.4 persons per ha) and the 14th highest in England and Wales. Brent would be the second most densely populated borough in Inner London (mean average persons per ha). There was an increase in the population density of 11 persons per hectare from 61 in 2001 in Brent. The mean average usual resident ward population in 2011 was 14,820 (Table 3.1). The median average was 15,059 persons. Harlesden (17,162) was the most populous ward; Kenton (12,133) had the fewest number of usual residents. Stonebridge (405.5 ha) is the largest ward and Kilburn (94.4 ha) the smallest. Kilburn (180 persons per ha) was the most densely populated ward with a density over four times that of the least densely populated ward, Stonebridge (41.7 persons per ha)(figure 3.1). These wards were also the most and least densely populated wards in 2001 respectively, however Kilburn increased its density by 30 persons per hectare over the decade 2. Harlesden saw the largest increase in population density of 44 persons per hectare; Kenton experienced the smallest increase of 1 person per hectare. The population growth in Brent was not uniform across the borough (Table 3.2 and Figure 3.2). Harlesden, Kensal Green and Wembley Central experienced increases of over a third, whilst Kenton saw an increase of only 2.2% 3. 2 QS102EW UV QS103EW ST PP04, PP05, PP06 Table 3.1: Population, area, and density by ward in 2001 and 2011 Density (number of persons per hectare) Density (number of persons per hectare) 2001 Change (number of person per hectare) Ward All usual residents Area hectares Alperton 14, Barnhill 15, Brondesbury Park 13, Dollis Hill 13, Dudden Hill 15, Fryent 13, Harlesden 17, Kensal Green 14, Kenton 12, Kilburn 16, Mapesbury 15, Northwick Park 12, Preston 15, Queens Park 15, Queensbury 15, Stonebridge 16, Sudbury 14, Tokyngton 15, Welsh Harp 13, Wembley Central 14, Willesden Green 15,

12 Figure 3.1: 2011 Population density in each ward Figure 3.2: Percentage change in population from 2001 to 2011 in each ward 12

13 Table 3.2: Normal resident population by ward in 2001 and 2011 Ward % Change Rank Alperton 12,320 14, Barnhill 13,186 15, Brondesbury Park 11,647 13, Dollis Hill 12,102 13, Dudden Hill 13,343 15, Fryent 11,884 13, Harlesden 12,221 17, Kensal Green 10,667 14, Kenton 11,868 12, Kilburn 14,165 16, Mapesbury 13,249 15, Northwick Park 12,178 12, Preston 12,844 15, Queens Park 12,395 15, Queensbury 13,176 15, Stonebridge 15,935 16, Sudbury 12,308 14, Tokyngton 11,842 15, Welsh Harp 12,410 13, Wembley Central 11,000 14, Willesden Green 12,736 15, Looking in particular at three age bands (Table 3.3) across the Borough (0-to-4, 5-to- 19, and 65+), the 0-to-4 year-olds have had a very large increase in numbers, at more than double the proportional increase of the Borough total (18%), while the 5-to-19 yearolds, and over-65 year-olds have increased by much smaller proportions. Of the three groups only the 0-to-4 year-olds increased their share of the total population. Table 3.4 contains the number of 0-to-4 year-olds in each ward. All wards experienced an increase in the number of people in this age band. Kensal Green and Harlesden top the table in change, with Kensal Green doubling its number of 0-to-4 year-olds and Harlesden increasing by over 75%. Harlesden also has the greatest number of 0-to-4 year-olds, and Kenton had the smallest number (an increase of only 2.8% to 619) (Figure 3.3). Table 3.5 contains the number of 5-to-19 year-olds in each ward. Four wards (Alperton, Kenton, Northwick Park, and Queensbury) had fewer 5-to-19 year-olds in 2011 than in The decrease in Kenton was the greatest (-13.9%). Harlesden s number of 5-to-19 year-olds increased by two fifths to 3,752 (an increase of 42%), with Kensal Green and Willesden Green increasing by around a third. Stonebridge has the greatest number of 5-to-19 year-olds (4,413, an increase of 8%), and Brondesbury Park the least (1,867) (Figure 3.4). Table 3.6 contains the number of residents aged 65 and older for each ward. Three wards (Barnhill, Mapesbury, and Willesden Green) suffered a decline in the number of 65-plus residents. Barnhill s decline was the greatest at -5.4%, whilst Willesden Green s population was almost stable (a decline from 1,186 to 1,185 persons). Kenton had the greatest increase in 65- plus residents, increasing from 1,160 to 2,082 (25.4%), with Harlesden increasing the number of its residents in this age band by 232 to 1365 persons (20.8%). Kenton has the greatest number of elders, and Willesden Green the least (Figure 3.5). Table 3.3: Selected age groups in 2001 and 2011 Age group 2001 count 2001 % of total 2011 count 2011 % of total % change 0 to 4 16, , to 19 49, , , ,

14 Table 3.4: Resident population of 0-to-4 year-olds in 2001 and 2011 Ward % change Rank Alperton Barnhill 762 1, Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill 835 1, Dudden Hill 783 1, Fryent Harlesden 936 1, Kensal Green 585 1, Kenton Kilburn 1,009 1, Mapesbury Northwick Park Preston 832 1, Queens Park 768 1, Queensbury Stonebridge 1, Sudbury 820 1, Tokyngton Welsh Harp 803 1, Wembley Central Willesden Green 704 1, Figure 3.3: Percentage change in 0 to 4 year old population since 2001 in each ward 14

15 Table 3.5: Resident population of 5-to-19 year-olds in 2001 and 2011 Ward % change Rank Alperton 2,516 2, Barnhill 2,634 2, Brondesbury Park 1,706 1, Dollis Hill 2,531 3, Dudden Hill 2,421 2, Fryent 2,443 2, Harlesden 2,633 3, Kensal Green 1,736 2, Kenton 2,305 1, Kilburn 2,115 2, Mapesbury 1,713 2, Northwick Park 2,425 2, Preston 2,383 2, Queens Park 1,767 2, Queensbury 2,832 2, Stonebridge 4,080 4, Sudbury 2,139 2, Tokyngton 2,309 2, Welsh Harp 2,393 2, Wembley Central 2,273 2, Willesden Green 1,876 2, Figure 3.4: Percentage change in 5 to 19 year old population since 2001 in each ward 15

16 Table 3.6: Resident population of 65 plus year-olds in 2001 and 2011 Ward % change Rank Alperton 1,184 1, Barnhill 2,044 1, Brondesbury Park 1,565 1, Dollis Hill 1,322 1, Dudden Hill 1,358 1, Fryent 1,542 1, Harlesden 1,133 1, Kensal Green 1,187 1, Kenton 1,660 2, Kilburn 1,386 1, Mapesbury 1,315 1, Northwick Park 1,440 1, Preston 1,761 1, Queens Park 1,250 1, Queensbury 1,610 1, Stonebridge 1,434 1, Sudbury 1,557 1, Tokyngton 1,548 1, Welsh Harp 1,561 1, Wembley Central 1,211 1, Willesden Green 1,186 1, Figure 3.5: Percentage change in 65 plus year old population since 2001 in each ward 16

17 Kilburn had the highest number of male residents of all ages, Harlesden the highest number of female residents of all ages. Kenton had the fewest number of male and female residents of all ages (Table 3.7) 4. Table 3.7: Number of males and females in all ages for Brent and each ward All Ages Males Females Brent 156, ,747 Alperton 7,265 6,752 Barnhill 7,947 7,825 Brondesbury Park 6,437 6,586 Dollis Hill 6,642 6,783 Dudden Hill 7,603 7,456 Fryent 6,789 6,656 Harlesden 8,427 8,735 Kensal Green 7,467 7,448 Kenton 6,021 6,112 Kilburn 8,438 8,551 Mapesbury 8,021 7,508 Northwick Park 6,392 6,419 Preston 7,720 7,754 Queens Park 7,570 7,711 Queensbury 7,506 7,649 Stonebridge 8,173 8,730 Sudbury 7,665 7,285 Tokyngton 7,944 7,161 Welsh Harp 6,818 6,935 Wembley Central 7,792 6,935 Willesden Green 7,831 7,756 In the 0-to-4 age group, Harlesden had the highest number of males and female residents, Kenton had the fewest (Table 3.8). Most males and females in the 5-to-19 age group were in Stonebridge, fewest in Brondesbury Park (Table 3.9). Table 3.9: Number of males and females in ages 5 to 19 for Brent and each ward 5 to 19 Males Females Brent 28,599 26,580 Alperton 1,318 1,174 Barnhill 1,537 1,426 Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill 1,549 1,500 Dudden Hill 1,398 1,262 Fryent 1,327 1,184 Harlesden 1,905 1,847 Kensal Green 1,204 1,145 Kenton Kilburn 1,299 1,195 Mapesbury 1, Northwick Park 1,185 1,078 Preston 1,404 1,378 Queens Park 1,072 1,017 Queensbury 1,433 1,374 Stonebridge 2,309 2,104 Sudbury 1,376 1,226 Tokyngton 1,342 1,190 Welsh Harp 1,332 1,237 Wembley Central 1,257 1,144 Willesden Green 1,278 1,211 Most males in the 20 to 34 age group were in Mapesbury, most females in this age group were in Kilburn. Dollis Hill had the fewest number of males, Kenton the fewest number of females (Table 3.10). 4 PP05 and PP06 Table 3.8: Number of males and females in ages 0 to 4 for Brent and each ward 0 to 4 Males Females Brent 11,532 10,914 Alperton Barnhill Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Dudden Hill Fryent Harlesden Kensal Green Kenton Kilburn Mapesbury Northwick Park Preston Queens Park Queensbury Stonebridge Sudbury Tokyngton Welsh Harp Wembley Central Willesden Green Table 3.10: Number of males and females in ages 20 to 34 for Brent and each ward 20 to 34 Males Females Brent 45,832 43,254 Alperton 2,170 1,969 Barnhill 2,231 2,008 Brondesbury Park 2,006 1,977 Dollis Hill 1,555 1,496 Dudden Hill 2,310 2,218 Fryent 1,773 1,621 Harlesden 1,980 2,173 Kensal Green 2,096 2,104 Kenton 1,627 1,359 Kilburn 2,723 2,889 Mapesbury 2,840 2,675 Northwick Park 1,835 1,755 Preston 2,324 2,054 Queens Park 2,260 2,434 Queensbury 2,052 1,972 Stonebridge 1,866 1,878 Sudbury 2,319 2,057 Tokyngton 2,636 2,169 Welsh Harp 1,812 1,770 Wembley Central 2,621 1,982 Willesden Green 2,796 2,694 17

18 In the 35 to 49 age group, Kilburn had the highest number of male residents, Harlesden had the most females. Kenton had the fewest male and female residents (Table 3.11). Table 3.11: Number of males and females in ages 35 to 49 for Brent and each ward 35 to 49 Males Females Brent 33,338 33,306 Alperton 1,532 1,444 Barnhill 1,517 1,601 Brondesbury Park 1,427 1,490 Dollis Hill 1,370 1,434 Dudden Hill 1,555 1,536 Fryent 1,465 1,404 Harlesden 1,877 2,049 Kensal Green 1,981 1,885 Kenton 1,044 1,073 Kilburn 2,066 2,010 Mapesbury 1,831 1,636 Northwick Park 1,179 1,222 Preston 1,495 1,571 Queens Park 1,987 1,965 Queensbury 1,438 1,525 Stonebridge 1,608 1,958 Sudbury 1,677 1,517 Tokyngton 1,602 1,354 Welsh Harp 1,403 1,435 Wembley Central 1,572 1,442 Willesden Green 1,712 1,755 Queensbury had the highest number of male and female residents in the 50 to 64 age group; Brondesbury Park had the fewest number of males. Willesden Green the fewest females (Table 3.12). Table 3.12: Number of males and females in ages 50 to 64 for Brent and each ward 50 to 64 Males Females Brent 22,448 22,736 Alperton 1,133 1,047 Barnhill 1,196 1,190 Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Dudden Hill 1,074 1,083 Fryent 1,072 1,024 Harlesden 1,196 1,125 Kensal Green 985 1,003 Kenton 1,140 1,204 Kilburn 1,045 1,065 Mapesbury 1,112 1,034 Northwick Park 1,061 1,134 Preston 1,089 1,124 Queens Park 1,056 1,029 Queensbury 1,230 1,302 Stonebridge 970 1,245 Sudbury 1,044 1,026 Tokyngton 1,049 1,066 Welsh Harp 1,046 1,100 Wembley Central 1,165 1,115 Willesden Green Kenton had the highest number of male and female residents aged between 65 and 79; Willesden Green had the fewest number of males and females (Table 3.13). Table 3.13: Number of males and females in ages 65 to 79 for Brent and each ward 65 to 79 Males Females Brent 11,542 13,086 Alperton Barnhill Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Dudden Hill Fryent Harlesden Kensal Green Kenton Kilburn Mapesbury Northwick Park Preston Queens Park Queensbury Stonebridge Sudbury Tokyngton Welsh Harp Wembley Central Willesden Green Kenton had the highest number of male and female residents aged 80 plus, Willesden Green had the fewest number of males, and Alperton the fewest females (Table 3.14). Table 3.14: Numbers of males and females in ages 80 to 90 plus for Brent and each ward 80 to 90 plus Males Females Brent 3,177 4,871 Alperton Barnhill Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Dudden Hill Fryent Harlesden Kensal Green Kenton Kilburn Mapesbury Northwick Park Preston Queens Park Queensbury Stonebridge Sudbury Tokyngton Welsh Harp Wembley Central Willesden Green

19 4: Ethnic Diversity and Religion 4 1: Ethnicity There have been many changes in the ethnicity categories since the 2001 Census. For example White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller was a separate category in 2011, but part of White: Other in 2001, and the Chinese category moved from Other in 2001 to Asian in The percentage of BAME population in Brent was 64%, the second highest not only in London, but also in England and Wales (Newham has 71%). These changes are noted in Table 4.15 at the end of this document 9. Brent has the largest count (12,320) and proportion (4.0%) of White: Irish, and the largest Arab population (11,430). This is only the third highest proportion (3.7%) behind Kensington and Chelsea (4.1%) and Westminster (7.2%). It has the second largest Asian: Indian population (58,017) behind Harrow (63,051), and the second largest Asian: Other population (28,589) behind Ealing (31,570). Although Chinese or Other Ethnic Group saw the largest percentage increase of 135% this may be due to the recategorisation between censuses noted earlier. Of more note are the increases in Mixed (61%), Asian or Asian British (41%), and Black or Black British (12%). Black or Black British made up a slightly smaller percentage of the borough s population in 2011 (18.8%) compared to 2001 (19.9%). Within this group the proportion of Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Caribbean fell by 14%, whilst the proportion of Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: Other Black increased by 155% to achieve 3.3% of the population. Figure 4.1: Main ethnic groupings percentage of population in 2001 and 2011 Table 4.1: Percentage of population in broad ethnic groups % 2001 % 2011 White Mixed Asian or Asian British Black or Black British Chinese or Other Ethnic Group There was a 5% decrease in the White Total population between 2001 and 2011 (Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1), taking 9 percentage points off its share of the total population. Within this group White: British (actually White: English /Welsh /Scottish/Northern Irish/British in 2011) has shrunk by 27.3% (losing 11 percentage points from its share of the total population), while White: Irish shrank by more % (losing 3 percentage points), however the White: Other (2001 definition i.e. including White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller ) actually increased by 85.6% (adding 5 percentage points) KS KS201EW Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: African increased by 18% to retain a similar proportion of the population in 2011 (7.8%) as in Queen s Park has the greatest number of white residents (Table 4.2), and Wembley Central the least (Figure 4.2). The Mixed population was highest in terms of number of residents in Harlesden, and lowest in Kenton (Figure 4.3). Wembley Central had the greatest number of Asian residents, and Kilburn the fewest (Figure 4.3). Black residents were most populous in Harlesden, and least in Kenton (Figure 4.5). 19

20 Barnhill had the most residents categorised as Other (which includes Arab and Chinese and any other group not included in the previous categories), whilst Alperton had the least (Figure 4.6). Table 4.2: Number of residents by broad ethnic groups for each ward White Mixed Asian Black Other Alperton Barnhill Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Dudden Hill Fryent Harlesden Kensal Green Kenton Kilburn Mapesbury Northwick Park Preston Queens Park Queensbury Stonebridge Sudbury Tokyngton Welsh Harp Wembley Central Willesden Green Figure 4.2: Percentage of residents with white ethnicity in each ward 20

21 Figure 4.3: Percentage of residents with mixed ethnicity in each ward Figure 4.4: Percentage residents with asian ethnicity in each ward 21

22 Figure 4.5: Percentage of residents with black ethnicity in each ward Figure 4.6: Percentage of residents with other ethnicity in each ward 22

23 4 2: Country of Birth The proportion of Brent residents who were born in the UK has fallen from 53.4% in 2001 to 44.9% in 2011 (Table 4.3, Figure 4.7 and Figure 4.8). This is also the smallest proportion in London. Although English-born residents saw an increase of 0.9%, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland saw decreases of over 30% 10. The proportion of residents born in the largest population of Romanians compared to other London boroughs 11. The proportions of Brent s residents that were born in Africa (11.1%), Middle East and Asia (21.9%, including 9.2% from India), the Americas and the Caribbean (5.8%). Brent has the largest population of its residents who were born in Somalia, Africa not otherwise specified, Indians and Antarctica and Oceania: Other Oceania. Detail can be seen in Table Queen s Park has the greatest number of Figure 4.7: Percentage of population by country of birth, 2001 and 2011 Republic of Ireland decreased from 4.9% in 2001 to 2.6% in 2011 this is still the largest proportion in London. The proportion of residents born in Europe, the Other EU: Member countries in March 2001 (2011 definition) rose by nearly a half to 4.2%, whilst those born Other EU: EU Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011 (2011 definition) made up 7.3% of the resident population in Brent has the KS KS204EW 23 residents who were born in the UK, and Wembley Central has the fewest (Table 4.4). Irish born residents are most numerous in Mapesbury and least numerous in Alperton. Residents who were born in the recent EU accession countries are most numerous in Dudden Hill, and least numerous in Queens Park. Wembley Central has the greatest number of residents not born in the UK, Ireland or the EU; Brondesbury Park the fewest. Table 4.3: Country of birth (simplified) UV QS203EW % % Point 2001 % 2011 % Change Change Change All People England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland UK Not otherwise specified (2011 only) Republic of Ireland Other EU: Member countries in March 2001 (2011 definition) Other EU: EU Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011 (2011 definition) Other countries (2011 definition) Elsewhere (2001 definition)

24 Table 4.4: Country of birth by ward Other EU (2011 definition) Other EU: Member countries in March 2001 (2011 definition) Other EU: Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011 (2011 definition) Other countries (2011 definition) United Kingdom Ireland Alperton Barnhill Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Dudden Hill Fryent Harlesden Kensal Green Kenton Kilburn Mapesbury Northwick Park Preston Queens Park Queensbury Stonebridge Sudbury Tokyngton Welsh Harp Wembley Central Willesden Green Figure 4.8: Percentage of residents born in the UK in each ward 24

25 Figure 4.9: Percentage of residents born in the EU8 in each ward 4 3: Year of Arrival Table 4.5 contains the year of arrival in the UK for Brent s residents since Direct comparisons are difficult due to the year bands available, however nearly one in ten of the population arrived in the UK during the 1990s (9.9%), and one in four (26.2%) arrived during the 2000s (up to 2011) 12. Of those residents not born in the UK, Barnhill has the most (36) that arrived in the UK before 1941, Mapesbury has the most (94) that arrived between 1941 and 1950, and Kensal Green has the most (450) that arrived between 1951 and 1960 (Table 4.6). For the decade 1961 to 1970 the ward with the most arrivals was Tokyngton (1054), in the decade 1971 to 1980 it was Queensbury (1527), in the decades 1981 to 1990 and 1991 to 2000 it was Stonebridge (1134 and 2251) respectively. In recent years, Alperton, Wembley Central and Tokyngton are the wards with the greatest number of arrivals to the UK. 12 QS801EW Table 4.5: Percentage of usual residents by year of arrival in the UK Born in the UK Pre

26 Table 4.6: Number of residents in each ward by their year of arrival in the UK since 1951 Arrived Arrived Arrived Arrived Arrived Arrived Arrived Arrived Arrived Alperton Barnhill Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Dudden Hill Fryent Harlesden Kensal Green Kenton Kilburn Mapesbury Northwick Park Preston Queens Park Queensbury Stonebridge Sudbury Tokyngton Welsh Harp Wembley Central Willesden Green : Length of residence in UK Table 4.7 contains the percentage of Brent s residents by the length of their residence in the UK. Nearly 30% have been resident for 10 years or more. This is the largest proportion as a percentage of the resident population in England and Wales 13. Table 4.8 contains the counts by each ward of the length of residence in the UK. Wembley Central has the greatest number of residents (1627) who have been UK resident for less than 2 years, and Stonebridge the least (529) (Figure 4.10). Willesden Green (1674) had the most residents who were resident in the UK for more than 2 but less than 5 years, and Kenton (739) the least. For those residents who were resident in the UK for more than 5 but less than 10 years, the ward with the greatest number was Alperton (2238), and the least was Kenton (843). The ward with the greatest number of residents, who were resident in the UK for more than 10 years, but not born in the UK, was Queensbury (5326), whilst the ward with the fewest number of residents in this category was Brondesbury Park (3437) (Figure 4.11). 13 QS803EW Table 4.7: Percentage of resident population by length of residence in UK Resident in UK: Two years or more but less than five Born in the UK Resident in UK: Less than two years years years Resident in UK: five years or more but less than ten Resident in UK: ten years or more

27 Table 4.8: Number of usual residents by their length of residency for each ward Resident in UK: Less than 2 years Resident in UK: 2 years or more but less than 5 years Resident in UK: 5 years or more but less than 10 years Resident in UK: 10 years or more Born in the 2011 ward UK Alperton 4, ,491 2,238 4,660 Barnhill 6, ,412 1,667 4,862 Brondesbury Park 6, ,122 3,437 Dollis Hill 6, ,023 1,376 4,378 Dudden Hill 6, ,504 1,757 4,226 Fryent 5, ,228 1,357 4,118 Harlesden 8, ,462 1,998 4,811 Kensal Green 7, ,162 1,635 3,877 Kenton 5, ,272 Kilburn 8, ,181 1,658 4,501 Mapesbury 7,409 1,120 1,490 1,789 3,721 Northwick Park 5, ,053 4,073 Preston 6, ,556 1,767 4,583 Queens Park 8, ,258 3,500 Queensbury 6, ,351 1,331 5,326 Stonebridge 8, ,613 5,303 Sudbury 5,653 1,371 1,610 1,922 4,394 Tokyngton 5,601 1,422 1,616 1,855 4,611 Welsh Harp 6, ,204 1,507 4,210 Wembley Central 4,646 1,627 1,639 2,099 4,716 Willesden Green 6,812 1,252 1,674 2,152 3, : Age of arrival Table 4.9 contains the percentage of Brent s residents by the age they were when they arrived in the UK. Nearly a fifth of residents were aged under 20, the highest proportion in England and Wales. One in eight residents were aged 20 to 24 and one in ten residents were aged 25 to 29 and 30 to 44. Table 4.10 contains the Ward level data. Stonebridge (3404) had a greatest number of arrivals Aged 19 or under, Brondesbury Park (1980) the least (Figure 4.12). Kenton had the greatest number of arrivals aged 20 to 24 (Figure 4.13), 25 to 29 (Figure 4.14) and 30 to 44 (Figure 4.15). Wembley Central had the fewest in the 20 to 24 and 30 to 44 age groups, whilst Sudbury had the fewest in the 25 to 29 age group. Queens Park had the most arrivals in the 45 to 59 (Figure 4.16), 60 to 64 (Figure 4.17) and 65 plus age groups (Figure 4.18). Wembley Central had the fewest arrivals in the 45 to 59 age group, Barnhill the fewest in the 60 to 64 and 65 plus age groups. Table 4.9: Percentage of residents by age of arrival in the UK 19 and under 20 to to to to to plus

28 Figure 4.10: Percentage of residents living in UK for less than 2 years in each ward Figure 4.11: Percentage of residents living in UK for more than 10 years in each ward 28

29 Table 4.10: Number of residents by age of arrival in the UK in each ward Age of arrival in the UK: 19 and under Age of arrival in the UK: 20 to 24 Age of arrival in the UK: 25 to 29 Age of arrival in the UK: 30 to 44 Age of arrival in the UK: 45 to 59 Age of arrival in the UK: 60 to 64 Age of arrival in the UK: 65 plus Alperton 3,119 1,950 1,632 2, Barnhill 3,216 1,921 1,542 1, Brondesbury Park 1,980 1,405 1,283 1, Dollis Hill 3,009 1,492 1,164 1, Dudden Hill 2,921 1,977 1,641 1, Fryent 2,791 1,662 1,274 1, Harlesden 3,327 1,798 1,539 1, Kensal Green 2,569 1,588 1,406 1, Kenton 2,689 1, , Kilburn 2,598 1,876 1,782 1, Mapesbury 2,459 2,042 1,709 1, Northwick Park 2,497 1,607 1,249 1, Preston 3,113 1,939 1,622 1, Queens Park 2,015 1,581 1,361 1, Queensbury 3,324 1,940 1,441 1, Stonebridge 3,404 1,519 1,284 1, Sudbury 2,850 2,135 1,902 1, Tokyngton 3,307 2,125 1,784 1, Welsh Harp 2,862 1,725 1,204 1, Wembley Central 3,143 2,156 1,817 2, Willesden Green 2,755 2,004 1,826 1, Figure 4.12: Percentage of residents in each ward who were aged 19 or under when they arrived in the UK 29