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Hamburg

Hamburg is Germany’s second largest city and has the status of a ‘city state’. It is located on the North German Plain in the lower reaches of the Elbe River and has a population of over 1.7 million inhabitants. Hamburg’s economy is dominated by the service sector. Hamburg is a leading centre of the German media industry. The port of Hamburg is the second largest container harbour in Europe. Hamburg is also a centre for mechanical and electrical engineering, computer industries and optical precision instruments and aeroplanes. Hamburg is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ,) as defined by the Urban Audit, of over 3 million inhabitants, which includes four neighbouring NUTS 3 units (Kreise) north of the River Elbe belonging to the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, and two Kreise in the south belonging to the state of Lower Saxony.

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	1,734,830						342	2004	3,134,620	1:1.81
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	48%						152	2004	41%	1:0.85
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	8%						118	2004	8%	1:0.99
Average size of households	2004	1.86						173	2004	2.00	1:1.08
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€1,650						150	2001	€1,400
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€2,200						157	2001	€1,700
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	19%						305	2001	32%	1:1.67
Percentage of households living in social housing	2004	14%						92	2001	12%
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	40						229	2001	42	1:1.05
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	150.60						223	2001	118.82
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	11%						159	2004	10%	1:0.90
Unemployment rate - female	2004	10%						147	2004	9%	1:0.91
Employment rate	2004	65%						157
Activity rate	2004	73%						182	2004	74%	1:1.01
GDP per head (€)	2004	€45,246						148	2004	€34,961	1:0.77
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€19,400						118	2004	€21,200	1:1.09
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2004	13%						71	2004	11%	1:0.85
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	69%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	487						234	2001	367	1:0.75
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:0.97
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:1
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	2						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	14						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.78						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	0%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	34						185
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	2,298						265	2004	429	1:0.19
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2004	51%						108	2004	61%	1:1.19
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2004	27						107	2004	27	1:1.01

SUB CITY LEVEL

58 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 29765		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	3%	5%	7%	1:2.19
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	24%	48%	65%	1:2.66
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	4%	7%	9%	1:2.43
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	7%	14%	18%	1:2.63
Average size of households		2001	1.50	1.86	2.46	1:1.64
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	4%	8%	14%	1:3.22
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	3%	10%	16%	1:5.20
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	279	2,286	21,015	1:75.33