Employee Equality Report 2024

Age distribution

Key findings

Year on year comparison

the proportion of employees aged 40 to 59 has remained high over the years, reflecting an older workforce
the proportion of employees aged 16 to 29 has decreased in recent years
the 30 to 39 age band has maintained a steady representation
those aged 60+ has increased, reflecting an aging workforce

Differences between the local community and our workforce

we an older workforce when compared with the Southend working age population
over half of our employees are aged 40-59 (54.8%), whereas this age group makes up just 27% of the local working age population
those aged 16-29 comprise only 10% of employees, compared with 15.5% of the local working age population

Age breakdown

This information is based on a total headcount of 1,809 employees.

Use first column for age range then move across for Headcount 2023/24.
Age range	Headcount 2023/24
16 to 19	6
20 to 24	48
25 to 29	124
30 to 34	173
35 to 39	229
40 to 44	237
45 to 49	214
50 to 54	259
55 to 59	282
60 to 64	168
65 and over	69

Percentage breakdown

This information shows the percentage makeup of each of the age ranges of our staff. It also shows the Southend Census data from 2021.

16 to 19

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 16 to 19.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	0%
2021/22	0%
2022/23	0.2%
2023/24	0.3%
Southend Census data (2021)	4%

20 to 24

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 20 to 24.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	4%
2021/22	4%
2022/23	3.3%
2023/24	2.7%
Southend Census data (2021)	5.2%

25 to 29

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 25 to 29.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	8%
2021/22	9%
2022/23	7.9%
2023/24	6.9%
Southend Census data (2021)	6.3%

30 to 34

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 30 to 34.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	10%
2021/22	10%
2022/23	9.4%
2023/24	9.6%
Southend Census data (2021)	6.5%

35 to 39

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 35 to 39.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	12%
2021/22	12%
2022/23	12.5%
2023/24	12.7%
Southend Census data (2021)	6.7%

40 to 44

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 40 to 44.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	12%
2021/22	11%
2022/23	12.5%
2023/24	13.1%
Southend Census data (2021)	6.8%

45 to 49

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 45 to 49.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	13%
2021/22	14%
2022/23	12.4%
2023/24	11.8%
Southend Census data (2021)	6.9%

50 to 54

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 50 to 54.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	15%
2021/22	14%
2022/23	14.7%
2023/24	14.3%
Southend Census data (2021)	7%

55 to 59

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 55 to 59.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	13%
2021/22	14%
2022/23	14.7%
2023/24	15.6%
Southend Census data (2021)	6.8%

60 to 64

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 60 to 64.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	8%
2021/22	8%
2022/23	9.2%
2023/24	9.3%
Southend Census data (2021)	5.8%

65 and over

Use first column for year and move across for percentage of staff age 65 and over.
Year	Percentage
2020/21	4%
2021/22	5%
2022/23	3.4%
2023/24	3.8%
Southend Census data (2021)	10%