Govanhill
is an inner city community about a mile from Glasgow City Centre.
The
population is around 9000 and about 30% are from the black and ethnic
minority community, mainly Pakistani in origin.
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.
13.1%
are unemployed compared to the Glasgow average of 9.8%.