Merseyside Scouts :: Cub Scouts Census Information

Census Analysis

Below is a table that shows the membership census figures for 2004 and a comparison with 2003, new info will be uploaded as soon as it is available.

Districts	2004			03/04 Variation
Districts	Male	Female	Total	Members	Percentage
Allerton	190	0	190	-29	-13.2%
Bebington	152	1	153	-38	-19.9%
Birkenhead	193	16	209	-13	-5.9%
Bootle	37	24	61	-4	-6.2%
Crosby	97	15	112	-67	-37.4%
Fairfield	124	16	140	-17	-10.8%
Formby	98	3	101	-8	-7.3%
Knowsley	51	11	62	-13	-17.3%
Picton	99	6	105	-6	-5.4%
Sefton East	113	15	128	-8	-5.9%
Southport	208	1	209	6	3.0%
St. Helens	303	10	313	-11	-3.4%
Wallasey	140	4	144	-3	-2.0%
West Wirral	355	5	360	5	1.4%
WOTH	41	26	67	-17	-20.2%
Totals	2201	153	2354	-223	-8.7%

If you would like to download a PDF file showing the picture over the last four years, please click here.

Some points to note...

We seem to lose most of our members between the age of 9 and 10 years - this is also a National trend at the moment;
If each District could increase their membership by just 15 Cub Scouts, we would see the County membership turn around... we would be growing Cub Scouting;
If each Group could increase their membership by just 2 Cub Scouts - we would increase our membership by just over 350 members.

The Challenge

For each Pack in the County to try and increase their membership by one or two Cub Scouts each year over the next three years. In 2016, we will be celebrating the 100th birthday of Cub Scouts - we need to make sure that Merseyside is stronger than ever.

Let's do all we can to provide better Cub Scouting for more young people!

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