Deposit Draft Local Development Plan - Rhondda Cynon Taf

Key Social Trends (cont)• 28 of the 152 lower super output areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf are inthe top 10% of most deprived areas in Wales (Welsh Index of MultipleDeprivation, 2008).• The highest overall concentration of deprivation in Rhondda CynonTaf is located in the central and northern valleys (Welsh Index ofMultiple Deprivation 2008).• The highest levels of housing deprivation in Rhondda Cynon Taf is inthe central and northern valleys (Welsh Index of MultipleDeprivation, 2008).• Rhondda Cynon Taf has more super output areas in the mostdeprived 10% in Wales for health deprivation than any other localauthority in Wales (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2008).• 27% of residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf suffer with a limiting longtermillness compared with a Welsh average of just 23% (Office ofNational Statistics).• The highest levels of health deprivation in Rhondda Cynon Taf are inthe central and northern valleys (Welsh Index of MultipleDeprivation, 2008).• 41% of residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf have no academicqualifications compared with a Welsh average of 33% (Office ofNational Statistics).Key Economic Trends• 73% of residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf are economically activecompared with a Welsh average of 75% (Employment Land Review,2008).• The central and northern valleys have above average levels of peopleclaiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Wales and the highest level ofclaimants in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 3.1% (Employment Land Review,2008).• The south of the County Borough has an above average level ofeconomic activity and the highest number of economically activeindividuals in Rhondda Cynon Taf at 73% (Employment Land Review,2008).• In 2001 31,000 people residing in Rhondda Cynon Taf workedoutside the local authority. This figure increased to 38,400 in 2004with 19,000 of these commuting to Cardiff (Economic DevelopmentProspects and Employment Land Implications, 2008).• The employment structure of Rhondda Cynon Taf is dominated bythree sectors ‘public administration’, ‘manufacturing’ and‘distribution, hotels and restaurants’. Together, these three accountfor 74% of all available jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf (EmploymentLand Review, 2008).• Between 2000 and 2006 33 hectares of employment land wasdeveloped in Rhondda Cynon Taf at an average rate of 5.5ha perannum (Employment Land Review, 2008).• Convenience (food) sales floor space in Tesco Talbot Green, AsdaAberdare and Tesco Upper Boat are trading 26% above thecompanies average benchmark turnover (Retail Capacity Assessment,2007).Preserving Our Heritage, Building Our Future