Census 2001 - Profiles - Barnet

Barnet
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.

		Value
Total number of people		314564
	Males	149781
	Females	164783
	Aged 0 to 15	63756
	Aged 16 to 74	228123
	Aged 75 and over	22685

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Percentage change since 1991		5.7%	2.5%	123	15
Density

Number of people per hectare		36.3	3.4	36	26

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Single people (never married)	35.8%	30.1%	39	23
Married or re-married people	47.9%	50.9%	320	9
Separated or divorced	8.8%	10.6%	363	31
Widowed	7.5%	8.4%	309	11

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Households without car/van	26.7%	26.8%	120	24
Household with 1 car or van	44.9%	43.8%	149	14
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	28.3%	29.4%	244	8

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
One person households	31.3%	30.0%	79	23
Married couple households	34.5%	36.5%	301	9
Cohabiting couple households	6.2%	8.3%	368	31
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	6.2%	6.5%	138	21
with non-dependent children only	3.5%	3.1%	46	17
All other households	18.2%	15.6%	41	11

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
White	74.0%	91.3%	356	17
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Indian (8.6%) Black African (4.3%) Other (2.6%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Born in UK	69.4%	91.1%	364	21
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	6.0%	2.3%	13	13
Born outside EU	24.6%	6.6%	13	13

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Christian	47.3%	71.7%	370	28
Buddhist	1.1%	0.3%	6	6
Hindu	6.7%	1.1%	8	7
Jewish	14.8%	0.5%	1	1
Muslim	6.2%	3.0%	34	18
Sikh	0.4%	0.6%	70	17
Other	1.0%	0.3%	3	3
No religion	12.8%	14.8%	267	28
Religion not stated	9.7%	7.7%	11	8

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness	14.6%	18.2%	306	26
General health 'not good'	7.3%	9.2%	277	26
People providing unpaid care	9.0%	10.0%	314	9
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.5%	2.1%	321	23

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Employed	61.6%	60.6%	205	16
Unemployed	3.4%	3.4%	124	23
Long-term unemployed	1.0%	1.0%	119	22
Student (economically active)	2.8%	2.6%	73	19
Retired	10.1%	13.6%	348	12
Student (economically inactive)	7.4%	4.7%	32	11
Looking after home/family	7.5%	6.5%	43	9
Permanently sick or disabled	3.4%	5.5%	277	26
Other inactive	3.7%	3.1%	57	23

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Travel to work by car	43.4%	61.5%	351	11
Travel to work by public transport	37.0%	14.5%	21	21

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher	35.5%	19.8%	15	12
No qualifications	19.6%	29.1%	351	25

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Number of households with residents	126944	-	13	2
Number of people per hectare	36.3	3.4	36	26
Average household size	2.44	2.36	59	10
Vacant household spaces	2.9%	3.2%	197	6
Owner-occupied	66.6%	68.9%	302	13
Without central heating	5.0%	8.5%	235	29
Without own bath/shower & toilet	1.0%	0.5%	25	15
Overcrowding indicator	13.1%	7.0 %	22	21

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