Scale of Mental Health within South Kent Population
- Number of people in South Kent, Population: 211,4601
- 14% (29,604) of people in South Kent will have a common mental health problem such as anxiety and depression2
- 5% (10,573) will have longer-term and more complex mental health problems2
- 0.76% (1607) will have a severe mental health problem2
- 7% (14,802) will have mental health problems associated with their physical health needs2
Demographics of South Kent
Age Data of South Kent Population
- Age 0-15: 17.4% (36,710) (vs 20.6% London)1
- Age 16-64: 59.1% (124,965) (vs 67.5% London)1
- Age 65+: 23.5% (49,785) (vs 11.9% London)1
Outlier Data of South Kent Population
- Dependency Ratio 0.69 (vs 0.48 London)1
- 25% no qualifications (vs 18% London)
- 20% of children in poverty (vs 19% London)
- 36% of people 16-74 are in full-time employment (vs 40% London)
- 21% have a limiting long-term illness (vs 14% London)
Ethnicity of South Kent Population
- 91.7% (185,140) White-British (vs London 44.9%)4
- 4.5% (185,140) Non-White (vs London 40.2%)4
- 3.9% (7,785) White-Non-British (vs London 14.9%)4
- 2.7% (5,530) Asian (vs London 18.5%)4
- 1.0% (2,110) Mixed (vs London 5%)4
- 0.4% (800) Black (vs London 13.3%)4
- 0.3% (555) Other ethnic group (vs London 3.4%)4
Neighbourhood Classification of South Kent Population
- 12.8% (25,933) Rural residents (vs London 0.1%)3
- 22.8% (46,092) Hard-pressed Living residents (vs London 1.0%)3
Financial Data of South Kent Population
- 3.7% (4,635) Unemployment benefit claimants (vs London 3%)3
- 2.5% (3085) Working-Age Adults receive mental health-related benefits (vs London 2%)3
- 2.3% (2835) of People receive Personal Independance Payments (PIP) with mental health conditions (vs 1.5% London)3
- 11.3% (22,854) People providing unpaid care (vs London 8.4%)3
- 2.9% (5920) People providing 50+ hours per week unpaid care (vs London 1.8%)3
Employment Data of South Kent Population
- 3.7% (4,635) Unemployment benefit claimants (vs London 3%)3
- 0.4% (490) JSA benefit claimants claiming for more than 12 months (vs London 0.33%)3
- 6.2% (920) Youth unemployment JSA/US claimants aged 18-24 (vs London 3.7%)3
- 1.4% (1,300) Older unemployment JSA/US claimants aged 50+ (vs London 2.0%)3
- 9.44 claimants per available job (vs London 6.67)6
Household Deprivation of South Kent
- 21.6% (45,766) People living in most deprived 20% of areas of England by Index of Multiple Deprivation (vs London 16.2%)7
- 22.7% (48,010) People living in most deprived 20% of areas of England by Index of Multiple Deprivation: Income (vs London 20.7%)7
- 22.7% (58,606) People living in most deprived 20% of areas of England by Index of Multiple Deprivation: Employment (vs London 10.8%)7
- 31.2% (66,077) People living in most deprived 20% of areas of England by Index of Multiple Deprivation: Education (vs London 3%)7
- 11.5% (24,253) People living in most deprived 20% of areas of England by Index of Multiple Deprivation: Health (vs London 3.2%)7
- 39% (34,372) Household are not deprived in any dimension (vs London 39.4%)4
- 34.2% (30,126) Households are deprived in one dimension (vs London 34.2%)4
- 20.8% (18,328) Households are deprived in two dimensions (vs London 19.2%)4
- 5.3% (4,672) Households are deprived in three dimensions (vs London 6.3%)4
South Kent Mind Service Data
- Number of Service Users 2018-19: 1805
- Number of Service Users during COVID-19 2020: 594 (330% increase)5
South Kent Mind COVID-19 Data
- Number of Service Users during COVID-19 2020: 5945
- In 12 weeks we supported more people than in the previous three years
- We made over 1900 calls
- We carried out 53 suicide interventions to 40 people
- We carried out 61 new assessments
- We provided 262 clients with regular welfare checks
Mental Health Status | Percentage |
---|---|
Declining | 15.49% |
Stable | 52.02% |
Improving | 8.25% |
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Data Sources
- ONS Mid-year estimates (2018)
- Kent Public Health Observatory (2014)
- DWP (May 2019)
- Census (2011)
- South Kent Mind
- ONS/Job Centre
- Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)