Community Plan Equality Screening Document B - evidence to inform the Screening
1. What evidence/information (both qualitative and quantitative) have you gathered to inform this plan? (Specify details for each 75 category)
Section 75 Category Details of evidence/information
Religious belief According to the census 2021 religion data within, Causeway
Coast and Glens Borough outlined.
• Catholic 38%
• Presbyterian 23%
• Church of Ireland 15%
• Methodist <1%
• Other Christian religions 6%
• Other religions <1%
• No religion/Not stated 16%
(https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N09000004/ )
Although citizens may have a variety of religious beliefs or viewpoints,
there is no evidence to indicate that our Community Plan will have a
differential impact on any grouping– All actions within the community
plan delivery plan are intended and designed to benefit with and
without Religious Beliefs. One specific example of such within our
Community Plan Delivery Plan is the Shared Public Spaces action
Political opinion The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (2021) provides the
following information on the political parties’ people in Northern
Ireland feel closest to (this information is not available at local
government level)
%
DUP/Democratic Unionist Party 12
Sinn Féin 13
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 13
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 13
Alliance Party 19
Green Party 5
Other Party 4
Whilst citizens and service users of the Causeway Coast and Glens
Borough may have a variety of political opinions or viewpoints, our
community plan aims to ensure everyone is treated in an inclusive and
welcoming manner which in turn should have a neutral effect on this
Section 75 Category.
Although citizens may have a variety of political opinions, there is no
evidence to indicate that our Community Plan will have a differential impact
on any grouping – A Better Future Together plan will have no differential impact
on this Section 75 group – All actions within the community plan delivery plan
are intended and designed to benefit those of all/no political opinions. One
specific example of such within our Community Plan Delivery Plan is the
Shared Public Spaces action
Racial group According to the census 2021 ethnic group breakdown in the Causeway Coast
and Glens Borough was White 99% Other ethnic groups 1%. In addition, in
relation to main language English 98% Other languages 2%, whilst country of
birth was:
• Northern Ireland 90%
• England 4%
• Scotland 1%
• Wales <1%
• Republic of Ireland 1%
• Other countries 3%
(https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N09000004/ )
Although citizens may come from different racial backgrounds, there is no
evidence to indicate that our Community Plan will have a differential
impact on any grouping. All actions within the community plan delivery
plan are intended and designed to benefit those of all racial backgrounds.
One specific example of such within our Community
Plan Delivery Plan is the Shared Public Spaces action
Age A Better Future Together plan contains specific reference to all people of
Causeway Coast and Glens (encompassing all age groups) promoting
healthy, safe, and resilient communities.
Causeway Coast and Glens has an aging population. This trend is projected
to increase beyond 2030.
0-14 years 18%
15-39 years 29%
40-64 years 34%
65+ years 19%
Current census data shows that proportion of older people has increased
from 15% (2011) to 19% (2021) in the Borough.
(https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N09000004/ )
Evidence shows that if you plan for older and younger people you in effect plan
for everyone.
The intention of A Better Future Together plan is therefore to improve wellbeing
outcomes for people of all ages, by giving them the support they need in early
and later life. Several our community plan delivery plan actions such as the Age
Friendly Strategy and Loneliness Network are likely to have to a positive impact
for older people. There are specific actions that will also have a positive impact
on younger people including, children and young people collaborative working,
loneliness network and childhood obesity. In addition, in the main most actions
within the community plan delivery plan are likely to benefit those of all ages.
Marital Status Marital status by former legacy Council area (most recent figures available from
Census 2011):
Census 2011 Ballymoney BC Coleraine BC Limavady BC Moyle DC
Single 32.68% 34.78% 36.64% 34.96%
Married 52.52% 48.88% 48.94% 49.03%
Civil Partnership 0.07% 0.06% 0.08% 0.08%
Separated 3.13% 3.15% 3.58% 3.66%
Divorced/Civil
Partnership Dissolved 5.23% 6.13% 4.99% 5.11%
Widowed/Surviving
Civil Partner 6.39% 7.00% 5.78% 7.15%
A Better Future Together plan will have no differential impact on this Section 75
group.
– All actions within the community plan delivery plan are intended and designed
to benefit those of all marital statuses.
Sexual orientation There are no specific figures available on how many people may be Gay, Lesbian,
Bi-sexual or Trans-gender or Trans-sexual (LGBT) specific to the Council area.
The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (2020) * provides the following
information on the sexual orientation of people in Northern Ireland (this
information is not available at local government level):
I am ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ (homosexual) 3 %
I am heterosexual or ‘straight’ 94 %
I am bi-sexual 2 %
Other 1 %
In addition, the NI Rainbow Project estimates between 6-10% of any given
population could be considered as LGBT.
A Better Future Together plan will have no differential impact on this Section
75 group. – All actions within the community plan delivery plan are intended
and designed to benefit those of different sexual orientations.
Men and women generally Not applicable – A Better Future Together plan will have no differential impact
on this Section 75 group. The recent census demonstrates that there are slightly
more females (51%) than males within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough
(49%) https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N09000004/ Between
2017 -2019 (NINIS) females (83yrs) had a higher life expectancy than males (79yrs)
All actions within the community plan delivery plan are intended and designed to
benefit both men and women generally.
Disability Census 2011 Ballymoney BC Coleraine BC Limavady BC Moyle DC
People with a long
term condition/
illness 30.6% 31.31% 31.05% 31.68%
People Without 69.4% 68.69% 68.95% 68.32%
A Better Future Together plan will have no differential impact on this
Section 75 group
Dependants People with or Without Dependents
(Census 2021 – Table MS-B12):
CC&G Borough Council Northern Ireland
Number of households
(2021 stats) 57,576 768,810
Households with
dependent children
(2011 stats) 15,597 (28.37%) 261,251 (36.19%)
A Better Future Together plan will have no differential impact on this
Section 75 group