Govanhill is an inner city community about a mile from Glasgow City Centre.
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The population is around 9000 and about 30% are from the black and ethnic minority community, mainly Pakistani in origin.
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The housing in the area is mainly tenemental - 42% is owner occupied, 28.3% is rented from the housing association and 19.8% rented from Glasgow Housing Association.
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13.1% are unemployed compared to the Glasgow average of 9.8%.
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73% of households do not have a car.
For a more detailed profile analysis go to the The Poverty Alliance website
