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Dresden

Dresden is the capital and an important economic and cultural centre of the German federal state of Sachsen (Saxony). The city has a population of almost 480,000. Dresden’s economy is characterised by a wide range of industrial sectors. The key sectors that shape the city’s economy include microelectronics, communications and information technology, pharmaceutical industry, environmental engineering, biotechnology and the development and manufacturing of new materials. Today, the Dresden region has the strongest engineering and natural sciences R&D sector in eastern Germany. Ministries and most governmental agencies of Sachsen’s government are seated in Dresden. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), as defined for the Urban Audit, that covers an area of 2,600 km2 and contains over 903,000 inhabitants.

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	487,421						342	2004	902,067	1:1.85
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	1%						247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	47%						152	2004	42%	1:0.90
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	8%						118	2004	8%	1:0.98
Average size of households	2004	1.83						173	2004	1.94	1:1.06
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€1,350						150
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€1,600						157
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	14%						305	2001	23%	1:1.57
Percentage of households living in social housing	2004	2%						92
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	34						229	2001	34	1:1
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	100.39						223
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	16%						159	2004	16%	1:1.03
Unemployment rate - female	2004	13%						147	2004	14%	1:1.08
Employment rate	2004	62%						157
Activity rate	2004	74%						182	2004	75%	1:1.02
GDP per head (€)	2004	€31,169						148	2004	€24,604	1:0.79
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€16,900						118	2004	€17,500	1:1.04
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2004	23%						71	2004	19%	1:0.84
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	46%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	456						234	2001	512	1:1.12
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:1.07
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.88
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	16						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	27						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.42						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	15%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	26						185
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	1,486						265	2004	345	1:0.23
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2004	55%						108	2004	62%	1:1.14
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2004	27						107	2004	26	1:0.96

SUB CITY LEVEL

17 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 28155		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	2%	4%	5%	1:2.28
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	28%	39%	53%	1:1.85
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	5%	9%	9%	1:1.71
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	6%	13%	23%	1:3.71
Average size of households		2001	1.66	1.96	2.30	1:1.39
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	11%	15%	20%	1:1.86
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	11%	14%	21%	1:1.93
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	273	1,458	7,705	1:28.23