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Sunderland  printer friendly version Go to Sunderland page with data displayed as percentages  Population     People, Places and Families  Ethnicity and Religion     Health     Work     Housing Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis. Population       see detail     Value   Total number of people 280807   Detailed breakdown (5 year age bands)    Males 136625      Females 144182      Aged 0 to 15 56213      Aged 16 to 74 206228      Aged 75 and over 18366       Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Change since 1991 -15100     366 20 Density           Number of people per hectare 20.4     87 5  Detailed breakdown (5 year age bands) top  People, Places and Families  national commentary   Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Single people (never married) 69294     74 4 Married or re-married people 111974     295 18 Separated or divorced 23253     205 17 Widowed 20073     134 18   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Households without car/van 46386     26 5 Household with 1 car or van 48808     296 19 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 21162     345 19   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) One person households 34137     146 15 Married couple households 43376     238 16 Cohabiting couple households 9487     201 6 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 9342     41 4      with non-dependent children only 4661     10 2 All other households 15353     337 15 top  Ethnicity and Religion  national commentary   Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) White 275571     165 15    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Bangladeshi (1154) - -   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Born in UK 274070     40 14 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2308     347 10 Born outside EU 4429     317 10   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Christian 228815     40 13 Buddhist 272     342 14 Hindu 261     284 10 Jewish 114     313 9 Muslim 2099     138 5 Sikh 547     114 8 Other 374     355 17 No religion 27033     349 16 Religion not stated 21292     168 4 top  Health  national commentary   (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Limiting long-term illness 67530     23 7 General health 'not good' 36118     22 7 People providing unpaid care 31864     52 9 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 8359     25 7 top  Work  national commentary   Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Employed 109943     352 16 Unemployed 9914     31 6 Long-term unemployed 3636     25 6 Student (economically active) 5205     110 4 Retired 29534     184 18 Student (economically inactive) 9546     86 4 Looking after home/family 13759     127 8 Permanently sick or disabled 21371     15 4 Other inactive 6956     83 12   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Travel to work by car 72040     264 17 Travel to work by public transport 19947     61 5   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Qualifications at degree level or higher 24695     340 19 No qualifications 76096     40 7 top  Housing  national commentary   (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Regional Rank/23 (proportion) Number of households with residents 116356     24 1 Number of people per hectare 20.4     87 5 Average household size 2.37     171 5 Vacant household spaces 3569     181 21 Owner-occupied 70083     341 19 Without central heating 3027     355 15 Without own bath/shower & toilet 270     265 8 Overcrowding indicator 6576     119 5 top  More data      View and interact with detailed local data from Neighbourhood Statistics top  Feedback or Enquiries | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Statement Crown Copyright applies unless otherwise stated Profiles / Rankings   Browse for English Local Authorities: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W Y       National/Regional ranking tables:  Population  People, Places and Families  Welsh  Ethnicity and Religion  Health  Work  Housing   National Level      United Kingdom    England & Wales      England      Wales / Cymru   English Regions    North East  North West  Yorkshire and     the Humber  East Midlands  West Midlands  East of England  London  South East  South West   North East    North East  Darlington  Hartlepool  Middlesbrough  Redcar & Cleveland  Stockton on Tees  Durham (county)    Chester-le-Street    Derwentside    Durham (district)    Easington    Sedgefield    Teesdale    Wear Valley  Northumberland    Alnwick    Berwick upon       Tweed    Blyth Valley    Castle Morpeth    Tynedale    Wansbeck  Tyne and Wear    Gateshead    Newcastle upon       Tyne    North Tyneside    South Tyneside    Sunderland