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Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Community Planning Data Analysis

Baseline Report – Update (Final Report)

October 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1

2 A HEALTHY SAFE COMMUNITY ........................................................................................... 3

Outcome 1: All people of the Causeway Coast and Glens benefit from improved physical

health and mental wellbeing .............................................................................................. 3

Outcome 2: Our children and young people will have the very best start in life................ 13

Outcome 3: All people of the Causeway Coast and Glens can live independently as far as

possible and access support services when they need it ................................................. 19

Outcome 4: The Causeway Coast and Glens area feels safe .......................................... 21

Outcome 5: The Causeway Coast and Glens area promotes and supports positive

relationships .................................................................................................................... 27

3 A SUSTAINABLE ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................... 32

Outcome 6: The Causeway Coast and Glens area is widely recognised and celebrated for its

unique natural & built landscapes .................................................................................... 32

Outcome 7: The Causeway Coast and Glens area has physical structures and facilities that

further growth, access and connections .......................................................................... 41

Outcome 8: The Causeway Coast and Glens area is a sustainable environment ............ 48

4 A THRIVING ECONOMY ....................................................................................................... 61

Outcome 9: The Causeway Coast and Glens area provides opportunities for all to contribute

to and engage in a more prosperous and fair economy .................................................. 61

Outcome 10: The Causeway Coast and Glens area attracts and grows more profitable

businesses ...................................................................................................................... 75

Outcome 11: The Causeway Coast and Glens area drives entrepreneurship and fosters

innovation ........................................................................................................................ 83

Outcome 12: All people of the Causeway Coast and Glens will be knowledgeable and skilled

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1 INTRODUCTION

The need for a comprehensive evidence base is at the heart of the devolution of Community Planning powers

from Central Government to local government. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council (CCGBC) have

fully embraced this approach and commissioned RSM UK Consulting LLP (previously RSM PACEC Ltd) to

gather a comprehensive range of statistical evidence across the social, economic and environmental themes of

Community Planning. Specifically, the data focuses on:

• Social Regeneration;

• Economic Regeneration;

• Crime, Safety and Good Relations;

• Education and Skills;

• Health and Well-being; and

• The Built Environment.

The first iteration of this report was completed in 2017. This subsequent report provides an update of the

evidence gathered in 2017 and is further supported by a database, which houses all of the information noted in

this document and more detailed information. The table below provides a summary of the updates in data since

the 2017 report. Of the 58 indicators included in the analysis, 57% have improved, 10% have remained

the same and 17% have got worse. 16% of indicators either had no data available or no updates have

been published since the 2017 report was completed.

It should be noted that some indicators have been included under two separate outcomes, and as such have

been counted twice. In total, there are 54 unique indicators, of which 4 have been included under two different

outcomes, bringing the total number of indicators to 58.

Improved Remained the

same Got worse

No data / update

available Total

A Healthy Safe Community

10 0 7 1 18

A Sustainable Accessible Environment

11 2 2 5 20

A Thriving Economy

12 4 1 3 20

Total 33 (57%) 6 (10%) 10 (17%) 9 (16%) 58

The change per indicator is summarised in the infographic overleaf.

The majority of the information presented in this report is publicly available, and where this is the case, it has

been quality assured by the relevant statistical authority, typically the NI Statistics and Research Agency, in

advance of publication.

The remainder of the report is structured in line with the Council’s Community Planning themes and their specific

outcomes and indicators:

• section 2 – A Healthy Safe Community;

• section 3 – A Sustainable Accessible Environment; and

• section 4 – A Thriving Economy.

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Improved physical

health and mental

wellbeing

No. of preventable

deaths of the

population

% of people who

participate in sport/ physical activity

% of population engaging in

leisure / arts / cultural activities

Prescription rates for

mood and anxiety disorder

drugs

% of population in poverty

before housing

costs

Children and young

people will have the

best start in life

% of children at Year 1 who are

obese

% of babies born at low birth-weight

% of school leavers

achieving Level 2 or

above

% of children in care at 19

are in education, training or

employment

Independent living and access to support services

% of population aged 75 or older living

in own home

No. of adults receiving personal

care

Causeway Coast and Glens area feels safe

% of people reporting

fear of crime has minimal impact on

quality of life

No. of accidental dwelling

fires

Area based recorded

crime rates

Police recorded

road traffic collision

casualties

Area promotes

and supports positive

relationships

Respect Index

% of population that think

public areas are ‘shared and open’

% of active volunteers

Area is celebrated

for its unique natural &

built landscapes

% of total NI visitors to

visit

Expenditure per visitor

Investment in our

natural & built

landscapes

% of Blue Flag for

Beaches and Resort Seaside Awards

Annual litter offences / no. of fly-

tipping incidents

Structures and facilities that further

growth, access and

connections

% of journeys by

walking, cycling or

public transport

Housing and household

growth

% of premises

with broadband at or above

30Mbps

House Condition Surveys

Availability of

‘Supported Housing’

Greenways, walking routes,

canoe trails and cycle

paths

Causeway Coast and Glens area is a sustainable

environment

% of household

waste that is reused,

recycled or composted

Air quality

Air quality monitoring

statistics

% of low carbon homes

Greenhouse Gas

Emissions

% of water bodies at

‘good/high’ status

No. and condition of protected / listed built heritage

No. and condition of Environment

al Designations

Amount of leisure time

spent outdoors

Causeway Coast and Glens area provides opportunities for all to contribute to and

engage in a more prosperous and fair economy

Employment rate

Jobs by sector

No of businesses by industry

group

Expenditure per visitor

Earnings

Better jobs index

% of total NI visitors to

visit

Town centre vacancy

rates

Area attracts and grows

more profitable businesses

Total Entrepreneurial Activity

(TEA)

Approx. GVA per

employee

No. of PAYE / VAT

registered businesses

Business start-up

rates

Export activity

Area drives entrepreneu

rship and fosters

innovation

Total Entrepreneurial Activity

(TEA)

Rate of innovation

activity

Business survival

rates

Business start-up

rates

All people of the area will

be knowledgea

ble and skilled

Qualification Levels

% of school leavers

achieving Level 2 or

above

No. of available

Early Years places

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2 A HEALTHY SAFE COMMUNITY

Outcome 1: All people of the Causeway Coast and Glens benefit from

improved physical health and mental wellbeing

2.1.1 No. of preventable deaths per 100,000 of the population including District Electoral Area rate

comparisons

Source: Standardised Death Rate - Preventable (administrative geographies) - NINIS

* Rolling average from 2013-2017

This indicator shows the number of preventable deaths per 100,000 population in CCGBC area compared to an

NI average and figures for each DEA within the Council area.

The salient points to note are:

• the standardised preventable death rate for CCGBC was lower than the average for NI in 2013-2017 by

13%;

• six of the seven DEAs within the Council area also had lower preventable death rates than the NI average;

• Bann DEA had the lowest preventable death rate at 145 deaths per 100,000 population, 34% lower than the

equivalent figure for Coleraine DEA (220); and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “standardised preventable death rate

2014”. The NI standardised preventable death rate has decreased by 2% (4 deaths per 100,000) and

the CCGBC standardised preventable death rate has decreased by 4% (8 deaths per 100,000) since

the previous report.

The graph below shows how this graph looked in the 2017 report.

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Source: Standardised Death Rate - Preventable (administrative geographies) - NINIS (2014)

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2.1.2 Percentage of people who participate in sport / physical activity

Source: DfC – Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in NI’s LGD 2014 areas 2017 – Table 3 –

Participated in Sport

* Rolling average from 2013/14-2015/16

This indicator shows the proportion of the population that has participated in sport within the last year at a local

authority level and compares the results to an average figure for NI.

The salient points to note here are:

• the proportion of the population participating in sport and physical activity for CCGBC (49%) was lower than

the average for NI (54%) in 2013/14-2015/16 by 5%;

• CCGBC recorded the joint second lowest participation rate of all eleven local authorities (along with

Fermanagh and Omagh), with only Derry City and Strabane District Council area having a lower proportion

(48%);

• the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area recorded the highest proportion participating in sport and

physical activity at 62%, which is 27% higher than the figure for CCGBC (49%); and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Participation in Sport and Physical

Activity, 2013/14”. The participation rate for sport and physical activity for both NI and CCGBC has

increased by 1 percentage point (from 53% and 48% respectively).


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Source: DfC Continuous Household Survey (2013/14)

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2.1.3 Annual / combined percentage of population engaging in leisure / arts / cultural activities

Source: DfC – Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in NI’s LGD 2014 areas 2017 – Table 1 –

Engaged in culture, arts and leisure

* Rolling average from 2013/14-2015/16

This indicator shows the proportion of the population that have participated in leisure, arts and cultural activities

within the last year at a local authority level and compares the results to an average figure for NI.


• the proportion of the population participating in leisure, arts and cultural activities for CCGBC (88%) was

lower than the average for NI (89%) in 2013/14-2015/16 by 1%;

• CCGBC recorded the lowest joint third participation rate of all eleven local authorities (along with Antrim and

Newtownabbey), with just Belfast, Fermanagh and Omagh, and Mid Ulster having lower participation rates;

• Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area and Ards and North Down Council area recorded the joint highest

proportion participating in leisure, arts and cultural activities at 94%, which is 6% higher than the figure for

CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Participation in Leisure, Arts and Cultural

Activities, 2013/14”. The participation rate in Leisure, Arts and Cultural Activities for NI has

decreased by 1 percentage point. On the other hand, the participation rate in CCGBC has increased

by 4 percentage points.


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Source: DfC Continuous Household Survey (2013/14)

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2.1.4 Standardised prescription rates (per 100,000) for mood and anxiety disorder drugs

Source: Standardised mood and anxiety prescriptions - NINIS (2017)

This indicator shows the standardised prescription rate for mood and anxiety disorders per 100,000 population

at a local authority level and compares the results to an average figure for NI.


• the standardised prescription rate for CCGBC (208 prescriptions per 100,000 population) was slightly lower

than the average for NI (213) in 2017;

• Fermanagh and Omagh and Lisburn and Castlereagh Council areas recorded the lowest prescription rate

of all eleven local authorities (192 prescriptions per 100,000), which is 8% lower than CCGBC;

• Belfast City Council area recorded the highest prescription rate for mood and anxiety disorder drugs at 248

per 100,000, which is 19% higher than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Standardised Mood and Anxiety

Prescription Rates per Head, 2014”. For NI as a whole, prescription rates per head have increased

by 4% (8 per 100,000) and for CCGBC they have increased by 3.5% (7 per 100,000).


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Source: Standardised mood and anxiety prescriptions - NINIS (2014)

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2.1.5 Percentage of population living in absolute and relative poverty before housing costs

Source: Poverty - Grouped Years (administrative geographies)

* Rolling average from 2015-16 to 2017-18

This indicator shows the proportion of the population that are currently living in absolute or relative poverty1 at a

local authority level and compares the results to an average figure for NI.


• the proportion for CCGBC for both relative (18%) and absolute poverty (16%) was higher than the average

for NI (17% for relative and 15% for absolute);

• CCGBC recorded the fourth highest relative poverty rate across all eleven local authorities, with just Belfast,

Derry and Strabane and Fermanagh and Omagh with a higher percentage. CCGBC had the joint third

highest percentage of population living in absolute poverty (along with Belfast and Newry, Mourne and

Down), with just Derry and Strabane (19%) and Fermanagh and Omagh (17%) with a higher percentage of

their population living in absolute poverty;

• Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area recorded the lowest rate for absolute and relative poverty (8%

and 13% respectively), which are 8% and 5% lower than the figures for CCGBC respectively; and

• the previous iteration of this report used “Absolute and Relative Poverty, 2014/15” data. The

percentage of the CCGBC population living in relative and absolute poverty has decreased from

27.5% and 27.1% by 9.5 percentage points and 11.1 percentage points respectively.


1 Absolute poverty measures an individual’s ability to provide basic necessities for living including food, clothing and

shelter. Relative poverty takes into consideration an individual’s status in relation to the rest of society.

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Source: Poverty - Grouped Years (administrative geographies) - NINIS (2012/13 - 2014/15)

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Outcome 2: Our children and young people will have the very best

start in life

2.2.1 Percentage of children at Year 1 who are obese

Source: HCSIMS – Heath Inequalities Annual Report 2019 Data Tables

This indicator shows the proportion of the children in Year 1 of primary school that are currently identified as

obese in NI. There has been some minor fluctuations in observed Year 1 obesity levels since 2008/09. The

figures have fluctuated around 5% over the period profiled and have averaged 5.2%.

The graph below presents sub-regional data from 2014/15-2016/17, which also indicates a figure of between

4.5-6%. Between 2014/15-2016/17, the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area, in which the majority of

CCGBC’s area is located, recorded 5.3% of Year 1 children as obese, the same as the NI average. The

proportion of children at Year 1 who are obese is 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous iteration

of the report.

Source: HSCIMS Report – 2019 – Data Tables – Primary 1: Obese Proportion of pupils (%)

* Rolling average from 2014-15 to 2016-17

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2.2.2 Proportion of babies born at low birth-weight

Source: HSCIMS – Health Inequalities Annual Report 2018 Data Tables (2018)

This indicator shows the proportion of babies that were born at a low birth weight in NI between 2005 and 2017.

This chart highlights that the proportion of babies born at a low birth weight has remained constant for the last

three recording periods at 6.3%.

The proportion of babies born at low birth weight in NI has increased by 0.2 percentage points since the previous

iteration of the report.

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2.2.3 Percentage of school leavers achieving at Level 2 or above including English and Maths

Source: Department of Education – School Leavers 2017/18 Statistical Bulletin

This indicator compares the proportion of school leavers in 2017/18 that have achieved Level 2 or above (i.e. 5

GCSEs incl. Maths and English) at a local authority level and to an average figure for NI.


• the proportion of school leavers in CCGBC achieving Level 2 or above (70.6%) was the same as the average

for NI (70.6%);

• CCGBC recorded the median achievement rate of the eleven local authorities. Belfast City Council recorded

the lowest achievement rate of 65.5%;

• Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council area recorded the highest achievement figures of all local

authorities (78.0%), which is 10% higher than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “% of School Leavers Achieving Level 2 or

Above, 2014/15”. The percentage of school leavers achieving level two or above has increased by

4.6 percentage points and 7.4 percentage points for NI and CCGBC respectively.


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Source: School leavers (administrative geographies) - NINIS (2014/15)

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2.2.4 Percentage of children in care who at 19 years are in education, training or employment

Source: Care Leavers aged 19 in Education, Training or Employment (administrative geographies) – NINIS

* Rolling average from 2014/15 - 2016/17

This indicator shows the proportion of children in care at age 19 that are in training, education or employment.

This analysis is presented at a local authority level and compares the results to an average figure for NI.


• the proportion of children in care at 19 in CCGBC which are in training, education or employment (49%) was

significantly lower than the average for NI (62%). CCGBC recorded the third lowest proportion of Children

in Care at 19 in Training, Education or Employment 2014/15-2016/17, with just Armagh, Banbridge and

Craigavon District Council (47%) and Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council (45%) recording a lower

percentage;

• Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council recorded the lowest proportion of the eleven local authorities at

45%, which is 4% lower than the figure for CCGBC;

• Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area recorded the highest proportion of all local authorities (81%),

which is 32% higher than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Children in Care at 19 in Training,

Education or Employment, 2013/14-2015/16”. The proportion has decreased by 2 percentage points

and 16 percentage points for NI and CCGBC respectively.


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Source: Care Leavers aged 19 in Education, Training or Employment (administrative geographies) - NINIS

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Outcome 3: All people of the Causeway Coast and Glens can live

independently as far as possible and access support services when

they need it

2.3.1 Percentage of population aged 75 years or older living in own home

DOH estimates the 75+ population of the CCGBC area to be 12,285 in total in 2019. Statistics obtained from

the Department of Health estimate the number of care home residents aged 75+ in 2019 to be 9592. Therefore,

it has been assumed that 11,326 persons (i.e. 92% of the 12,285 75+ population) are not resident in care homes,

and it would be expected that the majority of this number would live in their own homes.

However, it should be noted that this is a maximum estimate as DOH have reported that they do not hold figures

for other individuals not living at home e.g. those aged 75+ that are in hospital, prison, or living abroad but still

registered with local GP etc. Therefore, the actual figure is likely to be lower than 92%.

Source: Department of Health consultation (2019)

2 The actual number recorded is 671, however, DOH have assumed that this represents only 70% of residents, therefore,

this has been extrapolated to 959

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2.3.2 No. of adults receiving personal care at home or self-directed support for personal care as a

percentage of the total no. needing care

Source: (Department of Health: DoH 2018) NI Wide– All HSC Trust Areas.

Services included above are: Domiciliary Care, Direct Payments and Nursing and Residential Home provision.

The proportion of adults receiving personal care at home has increased by 1 percentage point since

the previous iteration of the report.

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Outcome 4: The Causeway Coast and Glens area feels safe

2.4.1 Percentage of people reporting that fear of crime has a minimal impact on their quality of life

Source: DOJ R&S Bulletin 3/2019 Perceptions of Crime: Findings from the 2017/2018 NI Crime Survey – Data

Tables – Best Estimates (Mean Figure)3

This indicator shows the proportion of the population that reported that Fear of Crime has a minimal impact upon

their lives. This analysis is presented at a local authority level and compares the results to an average figure for

NI.


• the proportion of the population in CCGBC which reported fear of crime as having a minimal impact (79%)

was higher than the average for NI (74%);

• there was no 2017/18 data available for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council as N<100 (therefore, the

2015/16 estimate has been retained). Derry and Strabane recorded the highest proportion of the remaining

ten local authorities at 80%. CCGBC is ranked second of the eleven Council areas;

• Antrim and Newtownabbey Council area recorded the lowest proportion of all local authorities (67%), which

is 12% lower than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, “Population reporting Fear of Crime as having a minimal

impact, 2015/16” data was used. The percentage of the population of NI reporting that fear of crime

has a minimal impact on their quality of life has increased by one percentage point, whereas, the

percentage of the population of CCGBC has decreased by one percentage point.


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Source: DOJ NI Crime Survey - Perceptions of Crime (2015/16)

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2.4.2 No. of accidental dwelling fires

Source: NIFRS Data Processing and Analysis Hub 5 Year Incident Data

This indicator shows the number of accidental dwelling fires recorded from 2009/10 to 2018/19 in NI. The salient

point to note is that the previous iteration of this report noted that there had been a 20% increase from 819 to

898 accidental dwelling fires from 2009/10-2013/14, however, this 2013/14 figure has since decreased by 10%

in 2018/19 to 809. There were 10 fewer accidental dwelling fires in 2018/19 compared to the 2009/2010 data

and 89 fewer fires compared to the 2013/14 data. The year with the highest number of accidental dwelling fires

was 2014/15 (921), the current figure is 12% (112 fires) lower.

The bar chart below outlines that between 2014/15 and 2018/19 the number of accidental dwelling fires in

CCGBC has ranged between 60 and 69. The number of accidental dwelling fires in 2018/19 (66 fires) is 4%

(3 fires) lower than 2014/15 (69 fires). The number of accidental dwelling fires in NI (2018/19) has

decreased by 10% since the previous iteration of this report (2013/14), from 898 to 809.

Source: NIFRS Data Processing and Analysis Hub 5 Year Incident Data

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2.4.3 Area based recorded crime rates

Source: Recorded Crime (Administrative geographies) - NINIS 2017

This indicator shows the total recorded crimes that were reported in 2017 at a local authority level.


• the total number of crimes recorded in CCGBC in 2017 was 5,798. If the figures for Belfast are removed,

the average number of recorded crimes for the remaining ten local authorities is 6,596, which is 14% higher

than the CCGBC figure. Including Belfast, the average number of recorded crimes rises to 8,936;

• Fermanagh and Omagh District Council recorded the lowest number of recorded crimes of the eleven local

authorities at 4,272, which is 26% lower than CCGBC;

• Belfast City Council area recorded the highest number of crimes in 2017, significantly more than the other

ten local authorities (32,341), which is 458% higher than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Recorded crime, 2014”. The total number

of reported crimes has decreased by 12.4%, from 6,621 to 5,798.


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Source: Recorded Crime (Administrative geographies) - NINIS 2014

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2.4.4 Police recorded road traffic collision casualties by causation factor and severity

Source: Police Recorded Injury Road Traffic Collision Statistics 2018

This indicator shows the total number of road traffic collisions reported in 2018, broken down by severity of the

injuries sustained.


• the total number of road traffic collisions recorded in CCGBC in 2016 was 624. The total number of road

traffic collisions recorded in NI in 2016 was 8,720, hence, 7% occurred in CCGBC;

• 90% of the road traffic collisions in 2018 in CCGBC area resulted in slight injury for one or more of those

involved in the collision;

• 1% of the road traffic collisions resulted in one or more fatalities; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Road Traffic Collisions by Severity, 2016”.

The total number of road traffic collisions has significantly decreased by 9.5%, from 689 to 624.


Source: Police Recorded Injury Road Traffic Collision Statistics 2016

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Outcome 5: The Causeway Coast and Glens area promotes and

supports positive relationships

2.5.1 Respect Index

2016 2017

Percentage who feel respected 28% 37%

Source: PfG 2016-21 Measurement Annex – A Respect Index – May 2019 – NI Life and Times Survey

As shown in the table above, the percentage of the NI population in 2016 who felt respected was 28. This

increased by 9 percentage points in 2017 to 37%.

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2.5.2 Percentage of population that think all leisure centres, parks, libraries and shopping centres in

their areas are ‘shared and open’ to all

Source: NI Life and Times Survey

* Rolling average from 2015 - 2017

This indicator shows the total proportion of residents living in CCGBC that answered “yes definitely” to questions

that asked if amenities including leisure centres, parks, libraries and shopping centres are shared spaces and

are open to all.


• parks scored the lowest proportion of residents (70.5%), indicating that c. 30% of the population do not

definitely feel that parks are shared and open to all. However, this is slightly higher than the average figure

for NI (69.3%);

• approximately 71% of the CCGBC population stated, “Yes Definitely” in response to “Do you think that

shopping centres in this area are ‘shared and open’ to both Protestants and Catholics?”, which is 5% lower

than the NI average figure of 76%; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Shared and Open Amenities, 2015”. The

2015-17 average percentage of respondents that answered “yes definitely” to the identified question

slightly decreased for each amenity when compared to the 2015 figure (most notably shopping

centres which decreased by 3.2 percentage points).


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Source: Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 2015

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2.5.3 Percentage of active volunteers

Source: Volunteers (Administrative geographies) 2017

This indicator shows the proportion of the population that had volunteered within the previous year, broken down

by Health and Social Care Trust areas.


• just over one quarter of the population in NHSCT reported that they had volunteered within the previous

year (27%). The NI average for volunteering was also 27%4;

• the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust recorded the highest proportion involved in volunteering

within the previous year 29%, which was 2% higher than the NI average; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Active Volunteers, 2015”. The percentage

of active volunteers has decreased by five percentage points for both NI and NHSCT.


4 DfC Continuous Household Survey 2017/18 – ‘Experience of Volunteering by adults in NI’

27%23%

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Source: Volunteers (Administrative geographies) 2015

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3 A SUSTAINABLE ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT

Outcome 6: The Causeway Coast and Glens area is widely recognised

and celebrated for its unique natural & built landscapes

3.1.1 Percentage of total NI visitors that visit Causeway Coast and Glens

Source: Tourism - Estimated Overnight Trips, Nights and Expenditure (administrative geographies) 2018

This indicator shows the proportion of all visits to NI in 2018 for each local authority area.


• CCGBC accounted for 20% of all trips to NI in 2018. This proportion was higher than the average for all

eleven local authorities (9%);

• CCGBC recorded the second highest proportion of visitors across all eleven local authorities, with only

Belfast City Council area having a higher proportion (33%);

• two local authorities recorded a proportion of 3% of visits each, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

and Mid Ulster District Council; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Percentage of all Tourism Visits to NI,

2015”. The proportion of visits to CCGBC has remained the same.


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3.1.2 Expenditure per visitor


This indicator shows the average expenditure per trip in CCGBC and each local authority area in 2018,

compared to a NI average.


• the average spend per trip to CCGBC in 2018 was £170, which was lower than the average for NI (£189);

• Belfast City Council recorded the highest average spend of the eleven local authorities at £233, CCGBC

ranked seventh of the eleven Council areas;

• Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council area recorded the lowest average spend of all local

authorities (£140), which is 18% lower than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Tourism Expenditure per Trip, 2015”. The

average expenditure per trip for NI as a whole has increased by 15% (from £164). The average

expenditure per trip for CCGBC has increased by 13% (from £150).


£189£176 £179

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3.1.3 Investment in our natural & built landscapes

Coherent source not available for report.

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3.1.4 Percentage of Blue Flag for Beaches / Rural and Resort Seaside Awards / Marine Litter Surveys

Source: Keep NI Beautiful 2019

This indicator shows the proportion of Blue Flag beaches and Resort Seaside Awards granted in each of the

eleven local authority areas in 2019. The salient points to note here are:

• NI has eight Blue Flag beaches in total, spread across two local authority areas and CCGBC accounts for

63% of them i.e. five beaches; and

• NI has twelve Resort Seaside Awards in total, spread across three local authority areas and CCGBC

accounts for c. 33% of them i.e. four beaches.

Since the 2017 report, the Blue Flag beach in Mid Ulster has lost its Blue Flag status and Ards and North

Down have increased their number of Resort Seaside Awards from four to five. The graph below shows how

this graph looked in the 2017 report.

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Percentage of NI Blue Flag Beaches / Seaside Resort Awards, 2019

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The indicator below shows the number of beaches and marinas in NI that achieved the Blue Flag Award in the

years 2013- 2019.

Source: Keep NI Beautiful, the Newsletter, Belfast Telegraph

2015, 2016 and 2019 show the highest number of Blue Flag beaches and marinas in NI across the given

time period (12 beaches).

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This indicator shows the number of items of marine litter per 100m on various beaches in each of the eleven

local authority areas in 2017.


• the highest proportion of marine litter is found in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Area (2,568

items per 100m); and

• CCGBC has the third highest amount of marine litter within the six local authority areas reporting against

this indicator (1,212 items per 100m).

No update was available for the 2019 report.

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3.1.5 Annual litter offences / no. of fly-tipping incidents

Source: CCGBC

This indicator presents a time-series analysis of incidents of litter and fly-tipping recorded in CCGBC since 2011-

12. The average number of incidents recorded per year was 346 (excluding 2017-20185), which is lower than

the figure recorded in 2018-19. The number of offences/incidents reported in 2018-19 is 1.6 percentage

points higher than the figure in 2016-17 (355) in the previous iteration of the report. However, it should be

noted that the 2018-19 level of incidents is significantly lower than the peak recorded in 2013-14 (27% less

incidents).

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Outcome 7: The Causeway Coast and Glens area has physical

structures and facilities that further growth, access and connections

3.2.1 Percentage of journeys made by walking, cycling or public transport (incl. community transport)

Source: DfI Transport Survey NI 2019

* Rolling average from 2016 - 2018

The indicator above highlights the most common mode of transport in 2016-18, as chosen by residents in

CCGBC. The salient points to note here are:

• car travel (both driver and passenger) was the most common method of travel (accounting for 70% of all

journeys in CCGBC in 2018-2018;

• walking and cycling accounted for 20% of all journeys cumulatively;

• public transport accounted for 5% of all journeys; and

• the proportion of journeys made by walking is one percentage point higher than the percentage in

the previous report.

Community Transport statistics from 2015/16 show that 44,725 community transport trips were made within

the CCGBC area (source: The Detail). Since the previous iteration of the report, the number of

community transport trips made within the CCGBC area increased significantly from 44,725 in 2015/16

to 78,0306 in 2018/19, an increase of 75%.

6 Source: CCGBC

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3.2.2 Housing growth and household growth

Source: DfI/ NISRA Household Projections

Housing Growth Indicators (HGIs) provide an estimate of future housing need in NI. The latest HGIs use 2016

based household projections and are calculated for the time period 2016-2026. The salient points to note here

are:

• CCGBC’s projected number of households in 2026 is 57,600 and the NI projection figure is 768,500

households;

• CCGBC has a projected dwelling requirement of 2,400 by 2026 based on the most recent figures (2016)

and based on the older figures (2008 and 2012) a 2025 dwelling requirement of 16,100 (2008) and 6,700

(2012); and

• NI has a projected dwelling requirement of 43,300 between 2016 and 2026. The projected new dwelling

requirement across NI has decreased by more than one half compared to the 2012 figure and more than

three quarters compared to 2008 figure.7

• 7 The majority of this change is due to the change in the household projections, based on the following:

estimated future population size has been consistently revised downward from the 2008 based population

projections to the 2016 based population projections and estimates of the average household size are

higher for the 2016 based household projections compared to the previous projections.

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3.2.3 Percentage of premises with access to broadband with speeds at or above 30Mbps

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2018 – UK Report

This indicator shows the percentage of premises in the UK and each of the individual countries that had access

to broadband with speeds of 30 MBps or higher in 2018.


• NI has the lowest proportion of premises with access to high speed broadband (89%);

• this is significantly lower than the UK average (94%); and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was the “percentage of premises with access

to broadband (30 MBps +), 2016”. Both the NI and UK percentage of premises have increased by six

percentage points.


Source: Ofcom Communications Report 2016

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3.2.4 House Condition Surveys

The House Condition Survey 2016 main report, published in May 2018, contains the following information in relation to house conditions, energy efficiency and fuel poverty, although not all of this data is available at the Council level:

• CCGBC had a lower proportion of dwellings with an Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) in bands A-C (37%) compared with the NI average (49%).

Source: CCGBC

• 27% of households were in fuel poverty in CCGBC compared with the regional (NI) average of 22%8.

Source: CCGBC

• Approximately 8% of the dwelling stock in NI in 2016 failed the Decent Homes Standard. Almost half

8 The House Condition Survey uses the 10% methodology for fuel poverty, where a household is considered to be in fuel

poverty if, in order to maintain a satisfactory level of heating (21oC in the main living area and 18oC in other occupied

rooms), it is required to spend in excess of 10% of its household income on all fuel use.

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(46%) of the stock that failed did so on the thermal comfort criterion. This compares with 62% in 2011. The reduction is in part due to the significant investment in new and improved heating systems and insulation upgrades in the social and private sectors.

• Between 2011 and 2016 there was a decrease in the rate of unfitness of NI’s housing stock from 4.6% in 2011 to 2.1% in 2016. The three most common reasons for unfitness in 2016 were dampness, serious disrepair, and unsatisfactory facilities for the preparation and cooking of food. The relative importance of the fitness standard has declined due to the very low proportion of the stock failing on this quality measure.


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3.2.5 Availability of ‘Supported Housing’

CCGBC NI %

Accommodation-based

services

60 749 8%

Floating support services 5 68 7%

Source: NIHE 2019 / Causeway Coast and Glens Housing Investment Plan 2019-2023

This indicator shows the current provision of Supported Housing in CCGBC compared to the current provision

in NI as a whole (2019). Supported Housing includes both Accommodation Based Support (sheltered housing)

and Floating Support (when people stay in their own homes but get assistance by a housing association

representative calling in to support them).


• CCGBC has a total of 65 supported housing provisions. 92% of these are accommodation-based

services (60) and only 8% are provisions of floating support services (5);

• NI has a total of 817 supported housing provisions. Again, 92% of these are accommodation-based

services (749) and 8% are provisions of floating support services (68);

• CCGBC accounts for 8% of all accommodation-based services in NI and 7% of all floating support

services; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, CCGBC had a total of 64 supported housing provisions

(59 in accommodation-based services and 5 in floating support services). This figure has

increased by one supported housing provision (1.6%), specifically, an accommodation-based

service.

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3.2.6 Greenways, walking routes, canoe trails and cycle paths

Source: CCGBC, 2019

The graph shows the provision of walking routes, canoe trails and cycle paths in CCGBC (total provision in

kilometres).


• in total, there is 463km of walking routes in the Council area, 174km of canoe trails and 126km of cycle

paths;

• since the previous iteration of the report, the total lengths of walking routes and cycle paths have

increased by 13km and 10km respectively;

• at present there is no formal greenway developed although there is a well-documented proposal for such a

concept between Ballymoney and Ballycastle;

• the Council is a partner in the Binevenagh & Coastal Lowlands Landscape Partnership Scheme, which is

seeking to further develop outdoor recreation opportunity subject to funding from National Lottery;

• the Council is also involved in the Ballymena to Cushendall Greenway being led by Mid & East Antrim

Council; and

• the National Cycle Network has been developed by Sustrans. The two main cycle routes in the CCGBC are

route 93 which goes from The Giants Causeway to Magilligan Point and route 96 which connects Coleraine

and Londonderry. These two routes contribute to 116km of the 126km shown on the graph, the Garvagh

Forest Mountain bike trails make up the other 10km.

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Outcome 8: The Causeway Coast and Glens area is a sustainable

environment

3.3.1 Percentage of household waste that is reused, recycled or composted

Source: Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste Recycling (2017)

This indicator shows the percentage of household waste that was reused, recycled or composted for all local

authorities in 2017, including a NI comparator.


• CCGBC reused, recycled or composted 42% of its household waste, which is lower than the average for NI

(48%);

• of the eleven local authorities, CCGBC ranked eleventh;

• Mid Ulster District Council achieved the highest proportion in 2017, 54%, which was 12 percentage points

higher than CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Percentage of all Household Waste

Reused, Recycled or Composted, 2015”. This has increased by 6% for NI as a whole and 3% for

CCGBC.


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Source: Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste Recycling (2015)

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3.3.2 Percentage of water bodies (river, lake, marine and groundwater) at ‘good / high’ status

Quality of Water Bodies in the North East Region

Source: NI Water Management: Water Facts and Figures 2014

This indicator shows the quality of water bodies in the North East from 2009 to 2012. The North East region

includes various coastal towns within the CCGBC9.


• 2% of water bodies in the North East were rated as “high” in 2009 and 2010, however, this fell to 0% in 2011

and 2012; and

• in total, the proportion of water bodies rated either “high” or “good” decreased from 18% in 2009 to 17% in

2012.


9 The North East of NI includes coastal CCG towns such as Castlerock, Ballycastle and Portrush; most relevant for a study

on waterbodies as opposed to looking at the North West which includes inland CCG towns such as Limavady and

Dungiven.

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3.3.3 Air quality (annual mean concentration of NO2)

Source: Nitrogen Dioxide Concentration - NINIS 2017

This indicator shows the average mean concentration of NO2 in NI between 2011 and 2017. The salient points

to note here are:

• between 2011 and 2017, the mean concentration of NO2 fell by 5%;

• the highest proportion recorded in this data set was in 2012 which was 39%; and

• the annual mean concentration of NO2 has decreased by 3% since the previous iteration.

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3.3.4 Air quality monitoring statistics

Source: CCGBC

This indicator shows the air quality monitoring in terms of concentration of NO2 for different towns within the

CCGBC.


• Dungiven’s concentration of NO2 is higher than the rate recorded in other CCGBC areas. In 2017, it was

36%, which was 15.3 percentage points higher than the Ballymoney figure for that year;

• Cushendall had the lowest recorded level of NO2, 12%, recorded in 2012, closely followed by Armoy (12.2%

in 2016); and

• since the previous iteration of this report, the concentration of NO2 (%) has increased across all of

the areas listed within the Council apart from Cushendall and Armoy which have decreased by 0.15

and 0.9 percentage points respectively. The concentration of NO2 has increased significantly since the

previous iteration of the report, from 17.24% to 26.5% in 2017.

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3.3.5 Percentage of low carbon homes

Data Development c/o CCGBC.

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3.3.6 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)

Source: DAERA / NISRA – NI Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2017 Statistical Bulletin – Data and Charts

This indicator shows the greenhouse gas emissions in NI between 2010 and 2017.


• the average level of greenhouse gas emissions recorded in NI between 2010 and 2017 was 20.4 million

tonnes of carbon dioxide;

• the lowest recorded greenhouse gas emissions in this period was in 2014 (19.8 million tonnes) and the

highest was in 2010 (21.4 million tonnes); and

• overall, there was a slight increase in CO2 emissions since the previous iteration of this report by

0.2 million tonnes.

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3.3.7 No. and condition of protected / listed built heritage

Source: Department for Communities – Heritage at risk NI register – Condition of Heritage Sites – Ballymoney,

Coleraine, Limavady and Moyle (CCGBC) - 2019

This indicator shows the conditions of protected built heritage within CCGBC, there is a total of 66 properties.


• of the sixty-six recorded properties, twenty-nine are considered to be in poor condition and eight of the

properties were rated very poor (56% in total);

• twelve of the buildings are in good condition (18%) and a further twelve properties were identified as being

in fair condition (18%);

• four of the sixty-six properties do not have any condition stated (6%);

• one of the sixty-six heritage buildings is considered to be of ruinous grade (2%); and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Condition of Protected Built Heritage

within the CCGBC area” from the Buildings at Risk Register NI. The number of recorded properties

has increased from 50 to 66 and the proportion of buildings listed as poor or very poor has

decreased from 62% (31 out of 50) to 56% (37 out of 66).


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Source: Buildings at Risk Register NI

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3.3.8 No. and condition of European, National and Local Environmental Designations

Source: DAERA / JNCC – Local Development Plan 2030 Preferred options Paper – Discussion Paper 2:

Environment; DAERA; JNCC


Source: DAERA

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Condition of features within CCGBC ASSIs over a six year period, ending March 2016

Favourable Unfavourable (recovering) Unfavourable

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The graph shows environmental designations within CCGBC by type and the proportion of NI designations this accounts for. It includes Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI), areas of conservation and sustainable use of wetlands (RAMSAR), Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protected Areas (SPA). The pie chart shows the condition of features within ASSIs for a six-year period, ending in March 2016.


• of the 86 recorded designations within the CCGBC area, 61 are ASSIs which accounts for 14% of all ASSI designations in NI;

• fourteen of the designations are SACs (25% of the NI total);

• CCGBC accounts for 50% of all AONBs in NI (see location of AONBs below); and

• over 1,000 features on ASSIs have been assessed, with 64% of the features in favourable condition,

down from 68% in 2015, and 33% of features in unfavourable condition, up from 30% in 2015.


Location of AONBS

Source: CCGBC

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3.3.9 Amount of leisure time spent outdoors

Source: Leisure Time Outdoors (Administrative geographies) – NISRA - 2017

The indicator shows the proportion of the population that spent leisure time outdoors at least once a week,

across the district council areas in 2017.


• CCGBC is 2% above the NI average with 74% of the population spending leisure time outdoors;

• of the eleven local authorities, CCGBC ranked fifth highest in terms of the percentage of the population

who spend leisure time outdoors;

• the lowest recorded figure is 64% belonging to the Derry City and Strabane District Council, Belfast City

Council and Mid Ulster, 10% below CCGBC;

• Mid and East Antrim District Council achieved the highest proportion, 86%, which was 12 percentage

points higher than CCGBC; and

• the previous iteration of this report used “Leisure Time Spent Outdoors at least once per week,

2015/16” as its data source. The percentage of leisure time spent outdoors has increased by 7

percentage points for both NI and CCGBC.


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Source: Leisure Time Outdoors (Administrative geographies) - NINIS 2014/15 - 2015/16

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4 A THRIVING ECONOMY

Outcome 9: The Causeway Coast and Glens area provides

opportunities for all to contribute to and engage in a more prosperous

and fair economy

4.1.1 Employment rate (16-64 years)

Source: Labour Force Survey January – December 2018

The indicator shows the employment rate across the eleven council areas in 2018, including a NI comparator.


• CCGBC had an employment rate of 66.8% in 2018, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the NI

average (70.0%);

• of the eleven local authorities, CCGBC ranked the third lowest rate of employment. The lowest recorded

figure is 61.6%, belonging to the Derry City and Strabane District Council;

• Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council recorded the highest employment rate, 77.7%, which was

7.7 percentage points higher than the NI average and 11.1 percentage points higher than CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Employment Rate (16-64), 2015”. The

employment rate (%) has increased for both NI and CCGBC, by 1.6 percentage points and 4.5

percentage points respectively.


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4.1.2 Earnings (median gross earnings) by work and residence

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings – Weekly pay – Gross (£) – for all employee jobs: NI 2018

The indicator shows the median earnings per week across the eleven council areas in 2018, including a NI

comparator.


• CCGBC has the third lowest median earnings per week of the eleven local authorities (£368) and is

13% lower than the NI average (£423);

• Belfast City Council recorded the highest median weekly wage, £474 per week, £51 more than the NI

average, and £106 more than CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Median Earning per Week, 2016”.

Weekly pay has increased for both NI and CCGBC, by 7.6% (£30) and 22.6% (£68) respectively.


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Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2016

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4.1.3 Employee jobs by sector

Source: NI Business Register and Employment Survey, September 2017

The indicator shows the percentage of employee jobs by sector across CCGBC in 2017.


• the highest percentage of employee jobs in CCGBC is within the Wholesale, Retail and Repair of Motor

Vehicles sector (21%). Closely behind this is the Human Health sector, representing 18% of employee jobs;

• the lowest recorded figure on the graph is 1% and is applicable to five different sectors: Mining and

Quarrying; Information and Communication; Financial and Insurance; Real Estate; and Water Supply

Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities; and

• since the previous iteration the percentage of employee jobs has not increased or decreased for any

sector by more than one percentage point, apart from construction which has increased by two

percentage points.


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Source: BRES 2015

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4.1.4 Better Jobs Index

This indicator is currently under PfG Data Development.

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4.1.5 No. of businesses by broad industry group

Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register - Number of VAT and/or PAYE Registered Businesses

Operating in NI by District Council Area and Broad Industry Group, 2019

The indicator shows the number of businesses in CCGBC by broad industry group in 2019.


• of the total number of businesses recorded (6,075), the industry group with the highest number of

businesses within it is Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. This industry group accounts for 33% of businesses;

• following this is the construction industry, which accounted for 17% of businesses in 2019;

• the industry with the least number of businesses is Education (0.7%) and Public administration and defence

industry does not account for any business; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Number of Businesses in the CCGBC area

by Broad Industry Group 2015”. The total number of businesses has increased by 10.7%.


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Source: Department for Economy 2014

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4.1.6 Percentage of total NI visitors to visit Causeway Coast and Glens


This indicator shows the proportion of all visits to NI in 2018 for each local authority area.


• CCGBC accounted for 20% of all trips to NI in 2018. This proportion was higher than the average for all

eleven local authorities (9%);

• CCGBC recorded the second highest participation rate of all eleven local authorities, with only Belfast City

Council area having a higher proportion (33%);

• two local authorities recorded a proportion of 3% of visits each, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

and Mid Ulster District Council; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Percentage of all Tourism Visits to NI,

2015”. The proportion of visits to CCGBC has remained the same.


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4.1.7 Expenditure per visitor


This indicator shows the average expenditure per trip in CCGBC and each local authority area in 2018, including

a NI comparator.


• the average spend per trip to CCGBC in 2018 was £170, which was lower than the average for NI (£189);

• Belfast City Council recorded the highest average spend of the eleven local authorities at £233, CCGBC

ranked sixth of the eleven Council areas;

• Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council area recorded the lowest average spend of all local

authorities (£140), which is 18% lower than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Tourism Expenditure per Trip, 2015”. The

average expenditure per trip for NI as a whole has increased by 15% (from £164). The average

expenditure per trip for CCGBC has increased by 13% (from £150).


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4.1.8 Town centre vacancy rates

Source: CCGBC

The graph above outlines that town centre vacancy rates in three of the four towns have decreased between

2018 and 2019.


Source: CCGBC

Since the 2017 report, vacancy rates have increased in Ballycastle by 3 percentage points (from 15%

to 18%), however, town centre vacancy rates have fallen in Ballymoney, Coleraine and Limavady by

13, 5 and 4 percentage points respectively.

Note: data was not available for the same range of towns.

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Outcome 10: The Causeway Coast and Glens area attracts and grows

more profitable businesses

4.2.1 Total Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA)

TEA by Council area (2003 -2017) - Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor UK NI Report 2017

Invest NI has pooled the TEA rates above to show average TEA rates recorded over 2003 -2017. There has

been no significant change since the 2017 report.

The graph below provides an overview of entrepreneurial activity in 2013.

Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2013

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The chart above shows the total percentage of entrepreneurial activity per LGD in 2013 including a NI

comparator.


• CCGBC has an entrepreneurial activity rate of 4.9% , which is just slightly below the NI average of 5.0%;

• of the eleven local authorities, CCGBC ranked the fourth lowest in terms of entrepreneurial activity. The

lowest recorded figure is 4.1% belonging to the Derry City and Strabane District Council; and

• Mid Ulster District Council achieved the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity, 6.2%, which was 1.2%

higher than the NI average and 1.3% higher than CCGBC.


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4.2.2 Approximate Gross Value Added (aGVA) per employee

Source: Annual Business Inquiry – Local Unit Results 2017; NISRA – Local Area Database 2016 – Theme:

Labour Market

The indicator shows the approximate Gross Value Added per employee in in each local authority area in 2016,

including a NI comparator.


• CCGBC has the second lowest recorded figure of all eleven local authorities, with an aGVA per

employee of £19,160, £6,761 lower than the NI average;

• the lowest aGVA per employee recorded was in Ards and North Down Borough Council, £13,708,

£5,452 lower than CCGBC;

• Belfast City Council achieved the highest aGVA per employee, £37,123. This was £11,202 higher than

the NI average and £17,963 higher than CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the aGVA per employee in CCGBC was £27,475, however,

it must be noted after an update in methodology, the aGVA has been recalculated for 2015 as £17,19310

therefore, the aGVA in 2016 has increased by 11.4%.

10 Methodology has been updated to use data from the NISRA Labour Force Survey 2015 Local Area Database (57,000 in

employment) and Annual Business Enquiry 2015 data (£980,000,000 estimated GVA for CCGBC)

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4.2.3 No. of PAYE / VAT registered businesses

Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register Publication 2019 – Table 3.1 – Number of VAT and/or PAYE

Registered Businesses Operating in NI by District Council Area 2013-2019

The indicator shows the number of businesses within each local authority that were VAT/ PAYE registered in

2019.


• CCGBC had a total of 6,075 VAT/ PAYE businesses in 2019;

• the local authority with the least number of VAT businesses is Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough

Council, 4,175, which is 1,900 less than CCGBC;

• Belfast City Council had the highest number of VAT registered businesses in 2019, 10,705, which was

4,630 more than CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “VAT / PAYE Businesses, 2014”. The

proportion of VAT / PAYE businesses has increased by 10.7% (from 5,490 to 6,075 businesses).


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4.2.4 Business start-up rates

Source: IDBR Business Demography Tables 2017 – Table 2.2 – Count of births and birth rate of new

businesses for NI by District Council area 2013-2019

The indicator shows the business birth rate per LGD in 2017 including a NI comparator.


• CCGBC has a business birth rate of 12.0%, which is 0.7 percentage points greater than the NI average

of 11.3%;

• of the eleven local authorities, CCGBC ranked the second highest in terms of business birth rates. The

lowest recorded figure was 10.3%, belonging to Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council;

• Newry, Mourne and Down District Council achieved the highest business birth rate, 12.3%, which was

1 percentage point higher than the NI average and 0.3 percentage points higher than CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Business Start-up Rates, 2015”. The

business birth rate has more than doubled for both NI and CCGBC, from 5% and 4.9%

respectively.


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Source: IDBR Business Demography 2015

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4.2.5 Export activity (supported businesses at regional office level)

Source: Invest NI Statistics, NINIS (2017)

This indicator shows the number of offers made to business within each of the eleven local authorities and an

average figure for comparison.


• CCGBC received the second-lowest number of offers, 181, just above Mid and East Antrim Borough Council,

167; • the number of offers made to CCGBC businesses is 43% lower than the average figure for all local

authorities (however, it should be noted that this average is distorted by Belfast); and • Belfast City Council area had the highest number of offers of support from Invest NI, 837.


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Outcome 11: The Causeway Coast and Glens area drives

entrepreneurship and fosters innovation

4.3.1 Total Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA)

TEA by Council area (2003 -2017) - Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor UK NI Report 2017

The chart above shows the average percentage of entrepreneurial activity per LGD from 2003-2017, including

a NI comparator. There has been no significant change since the 2017 report.


• CCGBC has an entrepreneurial activity rate of 5.0% , which is just slightly below the NI average;

• of the eleven local authorities, CCGBC ranked the fourth lowest in terms of entrepreneurial activity. The

lowest recorded figure is 4.1%, belonging to the Derry City and Strabane District Council; and

• Mid Ulster District Council achieved the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity, 6.8%, which was 1.8%

higher than CCGBC.

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4.3.2 Rate of innovation activity

Source: UK Innovation Survey 2015/2017 NI Results

This indicator presents the percentage of businesses actively engaged in innovation11 in NI, within each sector.


• in 2017, the percentage of firms reported to be innovation active varied considerably across industrial and

commercial sectors. In the production and construction sector, manufacture of electrical and optical

11 ‘Innovation activity’ is defined as the introduction of a new or significantly improved product or process; engagement in

innovation projects not yet complete or abandoned; new and significantly improved forms of business practices and

marketing strategies and/or investment activities in areas such as R&D, training, acquisition of external knowledge or

equipment linked to innovation activities. (Innovation Survey 2015)

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equipment had the highest proportion of innovation active enterprises (74%) followed jointly by transport

equipment and fuels, chemicals, plastic, metals and minerals at 60%;

• in the distribution and services sector, motion picture and video had the highest proportion of innovation

active enterprises (71%), whilst retail trade (excluding cars and bikes) had the lowest at 32%; and

• overall, the rate of innovation amongst all businesses in NI decreased from 45% to 39% between

2015 and 2017.

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4.3.3 Business start-up rates

Source: IDBR Business Demography Tables 2017 – Table 2.2 – Count of births and birth rate of new

businesses for NI by District Council area 2013-2019

The indicator shows the business birth rate per LGD in 2017 including a NI comparator.


• CCGBC has a business birth rate of 12.0%, which is 0.7 percentage points greater than the NI average

of 11.3%;

• of the eleven local authorities, CCGBC ranked the second highest in terms of business birth rates. The

lowest recorded figure was 10.3%, belonging to Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council;

• Newry, Mourne and Down District Council achieved the highest business birth rate, 12.3%, which was

1 percentage point higher than the NI average and 0.3 percentage points higher than CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Business Start-up Rates, 2015”. The

business birth rate has more than doubled for both NI and CCGBC, from 5% and 4.9%

respectively.


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4.3.4 Business survival rates

Source: ONS Business Demography, UK Dataset November 2018

The indicator shows business survival rates of CCGBC and includes a NI comparator over a two year period.

The salient point to note here is that CCGBC has a higher business survival rate than the average for NI at each

of the two year intervals.

In the previous iteration of this report, the survival rate for businesses for NI as a whole was 7 percentage points

lower in both years one and two (81% and 63%). In this report, the survival rate (%) for CCGBC is 3% higher in

year one and 5% higher in year two than the 2017 iteration.



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Outcome 12: All people of the Causeway Coast and Glens will be

knowledgeable and skilled

4.4.1 Qualification levels (16-64 years)

Source: Labour Force Annual Survey Report 2018 – Qualifications – Table 4.2

The indicator shows the percentage of the population who achieved different levels of qualifications within

CCGBC and includes a NI comparator.


• 33.8% of the CCGBC population are qualified to NVQ Level 4 qualification or above, which is lower than the

NI average by 1.1 percentage points;

• 46.5% of the CCGBC population are qualified below NVQ Level 4 qualification, which is lower than the NI

average figure by 3.9 percentage points;

• 19.8% of the CCGBC population have no qualifications which is 5.1 percentage points above the NI average;

and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “Qualifications (16-64 years), 2015”. The

proportion of both the NI and CCGBC populations that have achieved NVQ Level 4+ has increased,

by 5 percentage points and 11.9 percentage points respectively. However, the proportion of the

people in CCGBC with no qualifications has increased by 1.6 percentage points.


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Source: Labour Force Survey 2015

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4.4.2 Percentage of school leavers achieving at Level 2 or above including English and Maths

Source: Department of Education – School Leavers 2017/18 Statistical Bulletin

This indicator compares the proportion of school leavers in 2017/18 that have achieved Level 2 or above (i.e. 5

GCSEs incl. Maths and English) at a local authority level and to an average figure for NI.


• the proportion of school leavers in CCGBC achieving Level 2 or above (70.6%) was the same as the average

for NI (70.6%);

• CCGBC recorded the median achievement rate of the eleven local authorities. Belfast City Council recorded

the lowest achievement rate of 65.5%;

• Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council area recorded the highest achievement figures of all local

authorities (78.0%), which is 7.4% higher than the figure for CCGBC; and

• in the previous iteration of this report, the data used was “% of School Leavers Achieving Level 2 or

Above, 2014/15”. The percentage of school leavers achieving level two or above has increased by

4.6 percentage points and 7.4 percentage points for NI and CCGBC respectively.


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Source: School leavers (administrative geographies) - NINIS (2014/15)

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4.4.3 No. of available Early Years places

Source: Consultation with Education Authority and HSCNI

This indicator shows the number of early year places available in 2017/18 within CCGBC.


• for the 2017-18 academic year a total of 1,280 pre-school places funded by the Education Authority were

available within the CCGBC, with 1185 first preference applications received. The statistics suggest there

are sufficient places available to cater for demand for pre-school provision; and

• in total, HSCNI estimates that there are 2,675 places available in 2017/18.


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