those choosing to disclose their religion and/or belief at the Council continues to grow, with a 2.1% increase in employees disclosing their religion or belief, including no belief, this year
Our Workforce 2020 to 2024
christians are the largest group at 32%, a 3.2% increase from the previous year
30% of employees state that they have no religion
1% of employees identify as Muslim
2% of employees identify as 'other'
Differences between the local community and our workforce
in our workforce, we have 14.9% fewer employees declaring 'no religion' than in Southend-On-Sea
we have more employees 'preferring not to say', and selecting 'other' than seen locally.
10% fewer Council employees are Christian, than in the local community
3% identify as Muslim, 0% as Buddhist, 0% as Hindu, and 0% as Jewish
1% identify as 'other'
Buddhist
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who identify as Buddhist.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
0.3%
2021/22
0.3%
2022/23
0.3%
2023/24
0%
Southend Census data (2021)
0.5%
Christian
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who identify as Christian.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
26.8%
2021/22
26.1%
2022/23
28.8%
2023/24
32%
Southend Census data (2021)
42.6%
Hindu
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who identify as Hindu.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
0.2%
2021/22
0.3%
2022/23
0.3%
2023/24
0%
Southend Census data (2021)
1.1%
Jewish
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who identify as Jewish.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
0.2%
2021/22
0.2%
2022/23
0.2%
2023/24
0%
Southend Census data (2021)
1.1%
Muslim
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who identify as Muslim.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
0.7%
2021/22
0.9%
2022/23
1.0%
2023/24
1.0%
Southend Census data (2021)
3.0%
No religion
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who are not religious.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
22.1%
2021/22
24.4%
2022/23
28.3%
2023/24
30%
Southend Census data (2021)
44.9%
Other
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who selected other.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
1.9%
2021/22
2.0%
2022/23
2.1%
2023/24
2.0%
Southend Census data (2021)
0.6%
Sikh
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who identify as Sikh.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
0.0%
2021/22
0.1%
2022/23
0.1%
2023/24
0%
Southend Census data (2021)
0.1%
Prefer not to say
Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff who preferred not to say.
Year
Percentage
2020/21
11.7%
2021/22
10.4%
2022/23
10.1%
2023/24
10%
Southend Census data (2021)
6%
In 2023/24 the percentage of staff whos religion/belief was not reported was 25%.
