Newcastle place profile (CPMS)

Question 1

population

Answer 1

300200

Question 2

age

Answer 2

median age-34
12% 20-24 yr olds

Question 3

ethnicity

Answer 3

80% white
91.3% born in uk

Question 4

Jesmond

Answer 4

IMD-25308- least 30% deprived
income-26234 high income
life expectancy-78 to 80

Question 5

Byker

Answer 5

IMD-254 top 1% most deprived
income-152 severe poverty
life expectancy:68-70

Question 6

country of birth

Answer 6

90% born in Uk

Question 7

ethnicity

Answer 7

white- 80%

Question 8

religion

Answer 8

none-40%
christian-40%
muslim-9%

Question 9

employment

Answer 9

50% economically active
4% unemployed

Question 10

physical geography

Answer 10

-elevation: 3m around the Tyne and 329 in the West
-aspect: faces south towards the Tyne
-River Tyne main watercourse, tributaries: Ouseburn, River Team
-geology:underlain by carboniferous rocks including the Middle apennine Coal Measures-supported coal mining

Question 11

income

Answer 11

average salary of £33647
below uk average

Question 12

university students

Answer 12

50000
Newcastle and Northumbria

Question 13

local traditions

Answer 13

The Hoppings since 1882- Europes largest travelling fair
Newcastle Mela-South Asian cultural festival

Question 14

sports and leisure

Answer 14

Newcastle United Football Club
The Great North Run- largest half marathon- 60000 runners annually

Question 15

political

Answer 15

governed by Newcastle City Council
3 parliamentary constituencies: central north and east

Question 16

housing density/population density

Answer 16

population density is 2646 per km^2

Question 17

architecture

Answer 17

Grainger town-19th century
the Quayside has undergone extensive regeneration

Question 18

transport connections

Answer 18

The Tyne and Wear Metro- 35 million per year
Newcastle International Airport- 5 million passengers per year

Question 19

historical

Answer 19

Newcastle Castle- Normans medieval
George Stephenson-railways
Charles Parsons- invented the steam train

Question 20

regiona connections

Answer 20

forming part of an industrial corridor with Sunderland, Gateshead, Middlesbrough
River Tyne was crucial for trade and transport of coal and ships
Tyne and Wear Metro- 35 million

Question 21

national connections

Answer 21

East Coast Main Line- London and Edinburgh
A1 A19
sporting events

Question 22

international and global connections historically

Answer 22

historically- global coal exports
“carrying coals to Newcastle”
Ship building, locomotives and engineering innovations exported world wide

Question 23

international and global connections currently

Answer 23

-knowledge based economy integrating into global financial and technological networks
Newcastle International Airport- 5 million per year
Universities attract 7000 international students

Question 24

flows of people historically

Answer 24

industrial expansion attracted Irish Scottish and Polish workers
deindustrialisation led to outward migration to the south of the Uk

Question 25

flows of people currently

Answer 25

increased international migration- ethnic minorities 20% of population South Asia, East Europe, Middle East 50000 students

Question 26

flows of people- commuters

Answer 26

20000 people commute each day inflow- 20000

Question 27

flow of resources

Answer 27

economy built on natural resources River Tyne transported raw materials now investing in renewable energy- offshore wind farms at Blyth The Newcastle Helix development- global hub for digital innovation, Ai, data science The Science Central project- Newcastle Uni and city council

Question 28

flows of money and investment

Answer 28

EU funding before brexit- supported infrastructure and business development Uk Government's Levelling up agenda provided funding for regeneration projects eg Quayside Innovation District and Newcastle Central Station

Question 29

flows of money and investment foreign direct investment

Answer 29

Sage- Uks largest tech firm Ubisoft- video game Nissan plant in Sunderland

Question 30

flows of ideas

Answer 30

change to knowledge based economy driven by universities which specialises in medical sciences, engineering and digital innovation Newcastle Helix

Question 31

how these flows have shaped demographic, socio economic and cultural profiles

Answer 31

demographic: over 100 languages spoken in schools median age 34 Benwell and Fenham multicultural Jesmond and Gosforth not

Question 32

how these flows have shaped demographic, socio economic and cultural profiles

Answer 32

socio economic: -deindustrialisation led to high unemployment however investment in tech and professional services has created new jobs highest earning areas like Jesmond- £40000 salary Byker and Walker- high rates of deprivation below average in gcse attainment

Question 33

how these flows have shaped demographic, socio economic and cultural profiles

Answer 33

cultural impacts Geordie identity is rooted in its shipbuilding and coal mining heritage- strong sense of masculinity and working class pride geordie accent and dialect formed from close knit communities of workers Hoppings Fair and Mela Fair