 Only 2.7% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group, as opposed to 14.6% of the national population.Data from the 2011 Census found that the average life expectancy in "Pelaw and Heworth" is 79.1 years for men, and 81.1 years for women.These statics compare fairly favourably, when compared to the average life expectancy in the North East of England, of 77.4 and 81.4 years, respectively.