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Ostrava

Ostrava lies in the far north east of the Czech Republic, close to the mountainous border with Slovakia. Ostrava is the third largest city in the country with 317,000 inhabitants, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Ostrava is famous for its coal and steel; this “steel heart” of the country was developed mainly under Communism. Problems of this heritage are only partly resolved, privatisation of huge state companies is unfinished and the region suffers from high unemployment. The industrial sector still dominates the city, accounting for 52% of all jobs, and includes chemicals and engineering. The Ostrava region still suffers from lacking motorway links to the rest of the country, however it does remain one of the most economically significant regions of the Czech Republic. Ostrava is the capital of Moravskoslezský kraj, the Moravian-Silesian region. The Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of Ostrava, as defined by the Urban Audit, includes the city and an extensive part of this region, covering 1.1 million people over an area of 3,896km2.

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	311,402						342	2004	1,153,876	1:3.71
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	-1%						247	2001	0%
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	34%						297	2001	30%	1:0.87
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	9%						273	2001	8%	1:0.86
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€230						150	2004	€234	1:1.02
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€469						157	2004	€378	1:0.81
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	15%						305	2001	32%	1:2.04
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	17						229	2001	18	1:1.06
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2001	48.56						250	2001	30.52	1:0.63
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2001	17%						308	2001	14%	1:0.86
Unemployment rate - female	2001	19%						307	2001	18%	1:0.91
Employment rate	2001	58%						273
Activity rate	2001	70%						307	2001	69%	1:0.98
GDP per head (€)	2001	€8,692						296	2001	€5,710	1:0.66
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2001	€5,814						138	2001	€5,814	1:1
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2001	24%						118	2001	24%	1:0.99
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	29%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	345						234	2001	366	1:1.06
% 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	14						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	92						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.21						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	81%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	1996	201						7
Population density (residents per km2)	2001	1,480						272	2001	299	1:0.20
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2001	22%						175	2001	24%	1:1.06
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2001	33						177	2001	27	1:0.84

SUB CITY LEVEL

15 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 21116		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	4%	4%	7%	1:1.81
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	25%	34%	41%	1:1.65
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	7%	9%	14%	1:2.09
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	3%	14%	19%	1:6.84
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		2001	0%	0%	6%
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	10%	17%	34%	1:3.35
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	23%	27%	35%	1:1.51
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	284	1,480	12,989	1:45.81