Tycroes WARD: ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE

TYCROES WARD: ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILEPolicy Research and Information Section, Carmarthenshire County Council, November2013Councillors (Electoral Vote 2012): Calum Higgins (Labour) Turnout = 39.21%Electorate (2013): 1827Population: 2,455 (2012 Mid Year Population Estimates, ONS)Welsh Assembly and UK Parliamentary Constituency: LlanelliCouncil owned Facilities: Tycroes C.P. School, Tycroes ParkLocation: Approximately 30km from Carmarthen Town Area: 11.21km 2 Population Density: 219 people per km 2 Population Change: 2001-2012: +304 (+14.1%) Major Employers: Carmarthenshire County Council (schools and leisure)

POPULATION STATISTICS2012 Mid Year Population EstimatesAge Tycroes Tycroes CarmarthenshireStructure Population % %Aged: 0-4 138 5.6 5.65-14 281 11.4 11.015-24 269 11.0 11.825-44 592 24.1 22.145-64 707 28.8 28.065-74 275 11.2 11.775+ 193 7.9 9.8Total 2,455 100 100Births &Deaths Tycroes CarmarthenshireBirth (2011) 27 1,932Births Rate 11.1 10.5Deaths (2011) 20 2,052Death Rate 8.2 11.2Source: Vital Statistics 2011, ONS.Note: birth/death rates expressed per 1000 population.Source: aggregated lower Super Output Area (LSOA) Small AreaPopulation Estimates, 2012, Office for National Statistics (ONS) 20 th lowest ward population in Carmarthenshire, and 22 nd highest populationdensity. Highest proportion of people aged over 45 and slightly higher than theCarmarthenshire Average. Low proportion of people with no qualifications Higher proportion of Welsh Speakers than the Carmarthenshire Average2011 Census DataPopulation: Key Facts Tycroes Tycroes % CarmarthenshirePeople: born in Wales 1944 79.7 76.0born outside UK 55 2.3 4.1in non-white ethnic groups 43 1.7 1.9with limiting long-term illness 572 23.4 25.4with no qualifications (aged 16-74) 464 23.1 26.8with higher level qualifications (aged 16-74) 476 23.7 23.9able to speak Welsh 1114 47.1 43.9Household Composition Tycroes Tycroes % CarmarthenshireTotal Households/ (Average Household Size) 1039 (2.3) (2.3)Household Type: one person: pensioner 140 13.5 14.8one person: other 140 13.5 15.4one family: all pensioners 82 7.9 9.8one family: married couple 399 38.3 34.1one family: cohabiting couple 81 7.8 8.7one family: lone parent 136 13.1 11.3one family: other 61 5.9 5.9Source: 2011 Census, ONS

HOUSINGThe area’s housing consists mostly of semi-detached houses and detached housing with alow proportion of flat/maisonette or apartments and terraced housing. The ward consistsof 83 local authority owned properties and 6 Housing Association properties.Household Accommodation TypesHousehold Tenure %Owns outright 40.5Mortgaged 38.5Shared ownership 0.1Rented - Local Authority 8.0Rented - Social Landlord 0.6Rented - Private Landlord 10.5Rented - Other 1.3Living Rent Free 0.6Household Accommodation TypesDetachedSemi-detachedFlat, maisonette or apartmentTerracedCaravan or other mobile temporary structure

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS The estimated median household income for Tycroes, based on CACI’s 2013‘PayCheck’ data, is £26,572 which is the 10 th highest (of 58 wards) inCarmarthenshire and 14.1% above the Carmarthenshire median of £23,284. The social profile information indicates a high level of people in lower managerialand professional administrative occupations (Level 2) and intermediate occupations(Level 3) and a lower proportion of higher managerial and professional occupations(Level 1).Social Profile Tycroes % Carmarthenshire %All people aged 16-74 in households 1820 100 1001: Higher Managerial & Professional Admin. Occupations 220 12.1 13.82: Lower Managerial & Professional Admin. Occupations 379 20.8 19.93: Intermediate Occupations 270 14.8 11.64: Small Employers & Own Account Workers 185 10.2 12.65: Lower Supervisory & Technical Occupations 163 9.0 7.66: Semi-routine Occupations 279 15.3 16.77: Routine Occupations 238 13.1 13.08: Never Worked & Long Term Unemployed 71 3.9 4.9Source: 2011 Census, ONSECONOMY AND LABOUR MARKETBenefit ClaimantsTycroesRate%Carmarthenshire WorkingPopulation %Unemployment Benefit (JSA): October 2013 44 3.1 2.6Incapacity Benefits (ESA/IB/SDA) May 2013 105 6.8 9.3Income Support: May 2013 30 1.9 2.8Disability Living Allowance: May 2013 210 13.6 14.5Pension Credit: May 2013 100 6.5 8.2State Pension Claimants: May 2013 525Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system Dept. for Work & PensionsEconomic Status (people aged 16-74) Tycroes Tycroes %Carmarthenshire%Economically Active 1246 68.5 64.9Employees: Part-time 246 13.5 13.9Employees: Full-time 720 39.6 33.7Self-employed 164 9.0 11.0Unemployed 71 3.9 3.7Full-time Student 45 2.5 2.5Economically Inactive 574 31.6 35.1Retired 305 16.8 18.1Student 81 4.5 4.5Looking after home/family 71 3.9 3.8Permanently sick/disabled 93 5.1 6.8Other 24 1.3 1.9Source: 2011 Census, ONS

Violenceagainst thePersonSexualOffencesRobberyBurglaryAuto crimeGeneralTheftFraud andForgeryCriminalDamageDrugOffencesOtherAnnual TotalWELSH INDEX OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION (WIMD)WIMD 2011 based on fine-grained geography of lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs). TheWIMD 2011 is compiled from eight domains, Income, Employment, Health, Education,Housing, Access to Services, Physical Environment and Community Safety and ispublished at Lower Super Output Area of which there are 112 in Carmarthenshire.Under WIMD, where Rank 1 is the most deprived, Tycroes ranks as the 85 th leastdeprived area in Carmarthenshire from 112 LSOAs and is ranked 1185 in Wales from1896 LSOAs.The highest level of deprivation attributed to Tycroes is the Community Safety domain,being ranked 44 th in Carmarthenshire and 1211 in Wales for this domain.LSOAOverallIndexDomains:Income Employment Health Education HousingAccesstoServicesPhysicalEnvironmentCommunitySafetyTycroes 85 1185 68 1112 75 1022 64 933 59 1044 92 1454 53 487 110 1767 44 1211Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2011 (released August 2011), Welsh Assembly Government.Note: LSOAs ranked 1-112 (Carmarthenshire), 1-1896 (Wales).CRIMETycroesOffence GroupFiscal Year (1st April to31st March)2008/2009 21 1 0 3 9 8 0 10 1 4 572009/2010 22 2 0 6 6 9 1 9 12 2 692010/2011 13 2 0 5 1 9 0 9 11 2 522011/2012 15 1 0 3 2 10 1 7 13 1 532012/2013 13 2 0 0 5 9 2 7 14 0 52Source: Dyfed Powys Police, Headquarters, Llangunnor.For further information please contact:Lesley Rees, Policy & Research Officer01267 224462llrees@carmarthenshire.gov.uk