Equality and diversity report
Appendix 2: Equality profile of Gateshead (2024)
| 0-19 | 20-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 44,430 | 73,847 | 40,183 | 40,679 |
| % | 22.3 | 37.1 | 20.2 | 20.4 |
(Source: Mid Year Population Estimates 2023, ONS)
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 98,377 | 100,762 |
| % | 49.4 | 50.6 |
(Source: Mid Year Population Estimates 2023, ONS)
| Heterosexual | Gay or Lesbian | Bisexual | Other | Not stated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 147,379 | 3,087 | 1,939 | 470 | 8,874 |
| % | 91.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
(Source: Census 2021, ONS)
| All | White (overall 93.6%) | Mixed (overall 1.2%) | Asian (overall 2.5%) | Black (overall 1.1%) | Other | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British | Irish | Other white | White and Black Caribbean | White and Black African | White and Asian | Other mixed | Indian | Pakistani | Bangladeshi | Chinese | Other Asian | African | Caribbean | Other Black | |||
| Number | 196,149 | 177,131 | 710 | 5,648 | 384 | 547 | 872 | 590 | 1,027 | 944 | 379 | 1,146 | 1,429 | 1,852 | 109 | 253 | 3,128 |
| % | n/a | 90.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
(Source: Census 2021, ONS)
| People whose daily activities are limited | Working age (16-64) disabled | Confidence interval (+/-) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 42,584 | 37,800 | n/a |
| % | 21.7 | 28.7 | 4.4 |
(Source: Activities limited -Census 2021, ONS / EA Core or work limiting disabled - Annual Population survey 2023-24, ONS)
| All people | Christian | Buddhist | Hindu | Jewish | Muslim | Sikh | Other | None | Not stated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 196,153 | 99,572 | 469 | 522 | 2,905 | 4,126 | 386 | 797 | 78,572 | 8,804 |
| % | n/a | 50.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.1 | 4.5 |
(Source: Census 2021, ONS)