North East Lincolnshire’s population currently stands at 159,821 according to the latest update from the council.
Of these, 34,503 - 21.6 per cent - are under the age of 18, with 50.7 per cent male and 49.3 per cent female.
An interesting statistic is that the annual number of births in the borough decreased by 12.2 per cent between 2014 and 2018.
The borough's school pupils are predominantly white British (89.9 per cent) with a small, but increasing proportion from black or other ethnic groups.
The proportion of white British in our primary schools is 89.2 per cent compared with 65.5 per cent nationally.
The corresponding statistic for secondary school pupils is 91 per cent compared to 67 per cent nationally.
The proportion of young people with English as their second language is also increasing gradually, with 5.8 per cent of pupils having a language other than English at the time of the school census in January 2019.
According to a report to be considered at a scrutiny meeting tomorrow, approximately 26 per cent of local children are living in poverty compared to 17 per cent nationally.
However this data may no longer be reliable - it was collated in 2016.
There are significant differences in some wards in the proportion of children in poverty within our most deprived wards
The numbers of children subject to a Child Protection Plan increased from 241 at the end of March 2018 to 303 at the end of March 2019.
As of March 31, 2019, 448 children were being looked after by the local authority (a rate of 130 per 10,000 children), which is above the national average of 65 per 10,000.
These live variously in secure units, children’s homes and semi-independent living accommodation.
NELC operates eight children’s homes.
Two were outstanding on last inspection, five were good and one was judged to require improvement.
Among young people, top concerns include knife crime and mental health.
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