Barking and Dagenham  

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      
 
 Value 
Total number of people163944  
  Males78068  
  Females85876  
  Aged 0 to 1538354  
  Aged 16 to 74113579  
  Aged 75 and over12011  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Change since 1991 8500   13216

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare45.4   1918
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Single people (never married)42161   5626
Married or re-married people57233   33413
Separated or divorced14656   648
Widowed11540   1011
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Households without car/van25511   3217
Household with 1 car or van30279   14413
Household with 2 or more cars/vans11483   35117
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
One person households20713   9025
Married couple households21382   33215
Cohabiting couple households5497   20019
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children6982   74
     with non-dependent children only3226   31
All other households9473   28131
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
White139667   3366
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Black African (7284)
Indian (3681)
Black Caribbean (3434)
 
Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Born in UK145113   3274
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)3564   11931
Born outside EU15267   4429
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Christian113111   3065
Buddhist366   12332
Hindu1867   5024
Jewish547   5627
Muslim7148   5226
Sikh1754   318
Other308   28033
No religion25075   16319
Religion not stated13768   5317
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness32552   1181
General health 'not good'17565   772
People providing unpaid care15920   2425
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk4402   521
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Employed63728   31529
Unemployed5121   4015
Long-term unemployed1614   4914
Student (economically active)2688   13724
Retired13433   3154
Student (economically inactive)5078   9228
Looking after home/family10799   33
Permanently sick or disabled7924   722
Other inactive4808   3218
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Travel to work by car29870   3488
Travel to work by public transport24594   2020
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher11615   35933
No qualifications44873   171
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Number of households with residents67273   9731
Number of people per hectare45.4   1918
Average household size2.42   9613
Vacant household spaces1059   36932
Owner-occupied37628   35117
Without central heating6459   899
Without own bath/shower & toilet179   22932
Overcrowding indicator8321   2523
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