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This page provides information on the diverse communities within the borough. Although the information will give an overview of these communities, their diversity is not fully captured in the national data. A number of sources have been provided to give the Council and partner agencies a better understanding of the community when planning services and recruiting staff.

	Persons All Ages	0-19 year olds	20-39 year olds	40-59 year olds	60-79 year olds	80-90+ year olds
All Ethnicities	158,225	37,580	60,705	40,565	20,992	6,767
Percentage	100%	24%	38%	26%	13%	4%

The figures in the ethnicity and age table above shows the GLA Population Projections 2010  broken down by age.

The age structure of the borough’s population is very similar to that of London with high numbers of young professional people and somewhat lower levels of people aged over 50

As Kingston University is situated within Kingston Town Centre there are high numbers of 20-24 year olds

There is a particularly high number of 20-39 year olds in the borough. There is also a marked difference between the number of 40-59 year olds compared to the number of 60-79 year olds (26% and 13% respectively).

In 2001, the Census showed that there were 19,067 people with a limiting life long illness (12.9%) in the borough. A limiting life long illness is defined as any long-term illness, health problem or disability which limits a person’s daily activities or the work that they do. The 2011 Census data will be able to provide more up-to-date information when it is published from mid-2012.

The ONS provides data on the working–age benefit claimants in the borough and this gives us more recent information on disability in the borough (although for a limited proportion of the population). In November 2010 there were 2,750 people of working age in receipt of Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance, the majority were male (57%) and aged between 25-49 (52%).

Working-age client group Key benefit claimants (November 2010)

	Kingston upon Thames (numbers)	Kingston upon Thames (%)	London (%)	Great Britain (%)
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and incapacity benefits	3,720	3.2	5.8	6.6
Disabled People	660	0.6	0.8	1

The register for children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs showed that in March 2010 there were 530 children and young people, aged 0-19 with disabilities registered in the Royal Borough of Kingston.

The Greater London Authority 2010 Round Population Projections estimate that in 2011 there were 76,686 males living in the borough and 80,538 females (this equates to 49% and 51% respectively).

It is estimated that since 2001 the population of Kingston has become more ethnically diverse and that this trend is expected to continue in future years. The 2011 Census data, to be published from mid 2012, will be able to give greater clarity to these projections.

The table below shows the GLA ethnic group population projections (2009) for the age and ethnic profile of the borough in 2011, highlighting the projected numbers and percentage of ethnic groups in the borough.

	Persons All Ages	Persons All Ages %
All Ethnicities	155,293	100%
White	119,465	77%
Black Caribbean	1,130	1%
Black African	2,316	1%
Black Other	1,386	1%
Indian	7,413	5%
Pakistani	2,782	2%
Bangladeshi	599	0%
Chinese	3,220	2%
Other Asian	6,947	4%
Other	10,036	6%
Black & Minority Ethnic	35,828	23%

In the 2001 Census, the majority of residents said that they were Christian (64%). There were also a significant number of people who were of an ‘other’ religion or did not state a religion (8%). The numbers of residents who were Hindu (4%) and Muslim (4%) were higher than other religions (Buddhist, Jewish and Sikh religions were all below 1%). 18% of residents stated that they had no religion. The 2011 Census data will be able to provide more up-to-date information when it is published from mid-2012.

Data on same sex couples aggregated by the ONS indicates that there were 312 people in same sex relationships in Kingston in 2001. The population in this group will become clearer because of the introduction of civil partnership registrations. There have been 98 registrations in Kingston since services commenced from December 2005 whilst 228 individuals have given notice of intent to form a civil partnership. Nationally it is estimated that lesbian, gay and bisexual people constitute 5-7% of the total adult population.

Currently there are huge inconsistencies in population estimates of transgender people,  estimating anything from around 65,000 to 300,000 people. This variation demonstrates that it is important to find accurate measures of the transgender population at local and at national levels. At present there is no official estimate of the transgender population in Kingston.
_{Source: Trans: A Practical Guide, Department for Health, October 2008.}

The 2001 Census reveals that 46% of people aged 16 and over in Kingston households were married, living in a couple.  The table below gives a further breakdown of households in Kingston.

Household by type	All people aged 16 and over in households	%
Living in a couple:         Married or re-married	53,828	46%
Living in a couple:        Cohabiting	12,612	11%
Not living in a couple:  Single (never married)	32,973	28%
Not living in a couple :  Married or re-married	1,339	1%
Not living in a couple:   Separated (but still legally married)	1,996	2%
Not living in a couple:   Divorced	5,988	5%
Not living in a couple:   Widowed	7,398	6%

_{Census 2001 Key Statistics - Urban area summary results for local authorities KS04 Marital Status ONS 2004}

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on 5 December 2005 in the UK, the first day couples could give notice of their intention to form a civil partnership. The first day that couples could normally form a partnership in England and Wales was 21 December 2005

Civil Partnerships formed in Kingston by year and sex

	2008	2009	2010
Male	16	15	8
Female	17	8	10
Total	23	23	18

_{ONS Civil Partnership Statistics, United Kingdom, 2010}

From  the 1st April 2011 the number of people giving notice of intention to form  a civil partnership in Kingston is 40, whilst the number of partnership formations is 20.   There have been 1227 people giving notice of intention to marry with 330 marriage ceremonies performed.

There is little data available to provide information on Pregnancy and Maternity as data are no longer centrally collated for Statutory Maternity, Paternity or Adoption Pay.  Likewise, data on maternity leave or employment conditions is not available.  Information is available below on the number of conceptions in the borough by ward and information about government schemes helping parents return to work.

The ONS provide data that shows there was a total of 8, 325 conceptions in Kingston between 2005 and 2007. The table below shows the number of conceptions per Ward, Canbury Ward having the highest number in the borough.

Ward	No of Conceptions
Alexandra	400
Berrylands	479
Beverley	547
Canbury	821
Chessington North and Hook	451
Chessington South	559
Coombe Hill	512
Coombe Vale	473
Grove	633
Norbiton	662
Old Malden	430
St James	361
St Mark's	500
Surbiton Hill	533
Tolworth and Hook Rise	559
Tudor	405

The government recognises that it can be difficult to return to work and look after children.  To help this process they have introduced three types of employer supported childcare that give exemptions from Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs):  workplace nurseries, directly contracted childcare and childcare vouchers.

Employees choose to exchange part of their salary for Childcare Vouchers or other childcare options and take advantage of  tax and National Insurance savings.  Childcare Vouchers can be used as full or part payment for a range of Childcare including: Day Nursery, Nursery School,Childminder  Au Pair, Crèche, Pre-School Nanny , Out of School Club and boarding costs.

Unfortunately there is no national data available to show the take up of either employers or employment in these schemes.  In Kingston there are a total of 41 child care companies that are currently accepted in the borough who are happy to accept vouchers

The Royal Borough of Kingston promotes a Childcare Voucher Scheme to its employees which helps parents pay for the costs of childcare.  Employees can choose to exchange up to a maximum value of £243 per month of their salaries for Childcare Vouchers.

We collect staff monitoring information for the six equality strands of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age covered by the Equality Framework for Local Government.  

The following is an overview of our current employment statistics:

• Age
  We continue to see a mature workforce with 68% of staff outside schools over age 40.
  

• Ethnic Background
  The percentage of the workforce from ethnic backgrounds outside schools is 16%, which compares favourably to the 2001 census for ethnic minority communities in the borough of 15.5%.
  7.4% of staff in the top 5% of earners are from an ethnic minority background
  

• Gender
  We continue to employ a high proportion of women – 70% outside schools
  52.3% of staff in the top 5% of earners are women
  

• •Disability
  2.4% of our staff outside schools have declared that they have a disability. We know however from the anonymous staff survey that this figure is at least 5%.
  5.7% of staff in the top 5% of earners have a disability
  

• Sexual Orientation
  We know that we have under-reporting of our data on sexual orientation of staff , with 47%  unrecorded.  We are working with the LGBT Staff Network to try to improve this figure.
  

• Religion or Belief
  We know that we have under-reporting of our data on religion or belief  of staff, with 45% unrecorded which we are trying to improve.