"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity, to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources, of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life. But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education, on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke, Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.

This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for Gateshead.

Population claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance

Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty

Poverty index

This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1. A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.

1 - Very High
0.75 - High
0.5 - Average
0.25 - Low
0 - Very Low
Birtley 0.490Blaydon 0.490Bridges 0.490Chowdene 0.490Crawcrook and Greenside 0.490Deckham 0.490Dunston and Teams 0.490Dunston Hill and Whickham East 0.490Felling 0.490High Fell 0.490Lamesley 0.490Lobley Hill and Bensham 0.490Low Fell 0.490Pelaw and Heworth 0.490Ryton, Crookhill and Stella 0.490Saltwell 0.490Wardley and Leam Lane 0.490Whickham North 0.490Whickham South and Sunniside 0.490Windy Nook and Whitehills 0.490Winlaton and High Spen 0.490Chopwell and Rowlands Gill 0.490

How to interpret the index

In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those places, however.

How we calculate the index

The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall somewhere in between. We create an average index across 6 metrics

This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Gateshead.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

What's on this chart?

This chart shows labour market statistics for Gateshead.

Dataset

Labour market economic activity
Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population010152025305Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 6.6Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 6Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 8.3Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 8Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 7.8Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 8.8Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 9.2Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 9.8Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 9.9Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 10.1Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 11.4Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 12.6Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 12Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 13.1Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 13.4Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 12.9Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 13Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 11.5Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 9.3Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 8.6Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 8.4Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 7.1Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 8.1Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 8.3Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 8.6Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 6.8Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 5Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 8.3Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 6.1Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 4Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 3.9Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 26.3Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 26.9Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 27.1Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 28Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 26.8Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 26.6Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 26.1Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 26.1Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 26.1Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 26.4Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 26.9Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 26.3Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 25.6Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 23Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 23.8Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 24.2Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 25.3Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 24.7Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 24.9Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 25.6Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 25.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 25.8Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 24.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 25.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 25.1Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 25.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 24.7Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 24.2Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 24.7Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 24.7Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 25.1Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 26Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 25.8Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 25.6Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 24.2Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 20.4Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 21.8Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 21.4Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 22.1Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 23.1Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 22.1Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 22Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 21.3Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 19.8Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 19.5Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 19.9Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 21.4Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 23Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 24.9Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 25.3Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 26.6Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 26Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 25

Fuel poverty rate by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different areas in Gateshead. In Gateshead 12157 of 91088 households are in fuel poverty.

Dataset

Fuel Poverty
44% (highest)
23.5%
3% (lowest)
Birtley 13.4% of households are fuel poorBlaydon 14.2% of households are fuel poorBridges 13.9% of households are fuel poorChowdene 10.2% of households are fuel poorCrawcrook and Greenside 11.8% of households are fuel poorDeckham 18.7% of households are fuel poorDunston and Teams 11.8% of households are fuel poorDunston Hill and Whickham East 10.6% of households are fuel poorFelling 17.7% of households are fuel poorHigh Fell 15.2% of households are fuel poorLamesley 13.1% of households are fuel poorLobley Hill and Bensham 12.1% of households are fuel poorLow Fell 9.8% of households are fuel poorPelaw and Heworth 14.5% of households are fuel poorRyton, Crookhill and Stella 9.3% of households are fuel poorSaltwell 21.4% of households are fuel poorWardley and Leam Lane 9.5% of households are fuel poorWhickham North 12.4% of households are fuel poorWhickham South and Sunniside 8.8% of households are fuel poorWindy Nook and Whitehills 12.8% of households are fuel poorWinlaton and High Spen 12.2% of households are fuel poorChopwell and Rowlands Gill 17.3% of households are fuel poor

Median weekly wage by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the median weekly wage for different areas in Gateshead.

Dataset

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Weekly Earnings
£463 (lowest)
£563.5
£664 (highest)

Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in Gateshead. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by savings and investments

No data available at this level

Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in Gateshead. Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".

Dataset

Jobs below living wage
All (%)
Female (%)
Male (%)
Percentage of jobs below living wage0204060Part-TimeFull-TimeAllAll (%) All: 16All (%) Full-Time: 8.2All (%) Part-Time: 36.6Female (%) All: 18.9Female (%) Full-Time: 0Female (%) Part-Time: 33Male (%) All: 13.3Male (%) Full-Time: 0Male (%) Part-Time: 46.2

Demographic breakdown

Poverty can disproportionately affect certain groups. This section presents analysis of Economic Insecurity with a focus on demographics.

Gender pay gap in different types of work

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in Gateshead.


Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.

Dataset

Gender pay gap
Median gap (%)
Mean gap (%)
-12-15-18-3-6-90369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 4.3Median gap (%) Full-Time: 2Median gap (%) Part-Time: -16Mean gap (%) All: 8Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 6.9Mean gap (%) Part-Time: -10.2

People in low income households by ethnic group

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Gateshead. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore. This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are unlikely to be reliable.

Dataset

HBAI by ethnic group

No data available at this level

People in low income households by marital status

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in Gateshead. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore.

Dataset

No data available at this level

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.