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% |
