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Gent

Gent is the capital of the Belgian province of East Flanders, part of the Flanders region. It has a population of 226,000. It is the second largest city of Flanders, and the third urban centre of Belgium. Gent was the first industrialised city of Flanders specialising in the textile industry. The city developed expertise in steel production, car assembly and electromechanical industries. The economy of Gent is now increasingly dominated by the service sector. The public sector is important to the city’s economy especially relating to public administration and health. The overall responsibility for running the city lies with Gent city council. The province of East Flanders also provides other public services, such as urban management and spatial planning. Gent is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 396,000 inhabitants that covers an area of 537 km2.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	229,344						342	2004	399,741	1:1.74
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247	2001	0%
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	43%						152	2004	35%	1:0.82
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	7%						273	2001	11%	1:1.49
Average size of households	2004	2.07						173	2004	2.23	1:1.08
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€456						157	2004	€260	1:0.57
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	49%						305	2001	58%	1:1.17
Percentage of households living in social housing	2001	12%						192	2001	9%	1:0.73
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	36						229	2001	35	1:0.98
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	154.55						223	2004	113.99	1:0.74
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	14%						159	2004	10%	1:0.74
Unemployment rate - female	2004	14%						147	2004	11%	1:0.78
Employment rate	2004	56%						157
Activity rate	2004	75%						182	2004	74%	1:0.99
GDP per head (€)	2004	€29,728						148	2004	€29,728	1:1
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€17,612						118	2004	€18,946	1:1.08
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2004	41%						71	2004	39%	1:0.95
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	93%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	293						142	2004	272	1:0.93
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	13						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	66						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.63						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	15%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	14						185	2004	21	1:1.54
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	1,468						265	2004	773	1:0.53
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	1991	56%						102	1991	61%	1:1.08
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	1991	34						96	1991	33	1:0.97

SUB CITY LEVEL

14 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 16101		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	4%	5%	8%	1:1.82
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	19%	42%	61%	1:3.28
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	9%	7%	14%	1:1.59
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households
Average size of households		2001	1.65	2.10	2.60	1:1.58
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		1991	8%		27%	1:3.55
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	4%	10%	22%	1:5.03
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		1991	16%	21%	25%	1:1.57
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)		2001	355	1,448	8,333	1:23.45