Annual Report 2023/24 - Monitoring Progress

Indicator Summary 2023/24

The Table below provides a summary of Shetland Partnership Plan indicators, with the following key used to illustrate current status:

Status Visual Key
Negative Trend, Highly Unlikely to Meet Target Red circle.
Fluctuating Trend / Slight Improvement in Trend, Unlikely to Meet Target  Orange Circle
Positive Trend, Likely to Meet Target Green Circle.
Unknown White Circle

Where data is not currently available or up-to-date, local knowledge and understanding has been used to determine the Status. 

Indicator

Baseline

Latest Value

Status
Foodbank Usage 45 parcels on average distributed per month 137 per month in 2023/24 Red circle.
Children Living in Low Income Families 5.7% of children live in low income households  12.3% in 2022/23 Red circle.
Fuel Poverty 53% of Shetland households in fuel poverty No longer comparable data and no up to date value. Likely to have increased White Circle
Household in Shetland who do not Earn Enough to Have an Acceptable Standard of Living 49% of households in Shetland do not earn enough to have an acceptable standard of living Not currently measuring, awaiting new MIS for Remote and Rural Scotland White Circle
Fragility Index Ratio of 106.9 Ratio of 112. New indicator, no target set White Circle
Businesses Struggling to Recruit 20% of businesses struggle to fill vacancies due to a lack of local labour No up to date value, likely to be high White Circle
Under-Employment 21.3% under-employment 6.5% in 2020 Green Circle.
Population Aged 16-29 15.5% of the population is aged 16-29 14.0% in 2022 Red circle.
Carbon Emissions in Council area 75% higher than Scottish average 14.4 tonnes per capita compared to 4.8 for Scotland in 2022 Red circle.
Satisfied with Public Services 59% of people are satisfied with local services 52% in 2022 Red circle.
Number of Employees 13,500 employees in Shetland 13,400 in 2022 Orange Circle
Drinking at Harmful Levels 20% of people are drinking at harmful levels 19% in 2022 Orange Circle
People Who Feel They Can Influence Decisions Affecting their Local Area 27% of people feel they can influence decisions affecting their local area 30% in 2022 Orange Circle
People Who Feel They Want to be More Involved in Decision-Making 41% of people want to be more involved in decision making about their area 37% in 2022 Orange Circle
Number of Community Council Seats Contested None of the Community Council seats are contested 0 in 2022 - no elections since last report Orange Circle
Children Who Are Not a Healthy Weight in Primary 1  17.4% of children are not a healthy weight 13% in 2022/23 Orange Circle
Participation Rate 96.1% participation 97.4% in 2023 Green Circle.
People Engaged in Some Form of Sport and Physical Activity 77% of people engage in some form of sport and physical activity 87% in 2022 Green Circle.
People in Shetland Who Feel Part of Their Community 88% of people feel that they are part of their community 90% in 2022 Green Circle.

Most indicators show a worsening picture since monitoring began; this is not unique to Shetland.  To better understand what is happening, and so partners are better able to direct resources to enable improvement, a more detailed look at Population, Socio-Economic Outcomes and Climate Change data has been done.  Data Deep Dives can be found here.