Census 2001 - Profiles - Islington

Islington
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		175797
	Males	84229
	Females	91568
	Aged 0 to 15	32241
	Aged 16 to 74	135661
	Aged 75 and over	7895

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Percentage change since 1991		2.4%	2.5%	229	25
Density

Number of people per hectare		118.3	3.4	2	2

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)	54.4%	30.1%	4	4
Married or re-married people	27.7%	50.9%	376	33
Separated or divorced	12.4%	10.6%	23	4
Widowed	5.6%	8.4%	370	27

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Households without car/van	57.6%	26.8%	2	2
Household with 1 car or van	35.5%	43.8%	373	31
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	6.9%	29.4%	374	31

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
One person households	44.1%	30.0%	5	5
Married couple households	17.1%	36.5%	375	32
Cohabiting couple households	9.4%	8.3%	58	5
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	9.4%	6.5%	19	10
with non-dependent children only	3.5%	3.1%	49	18
All other households	16.5%	15.6%	114	22

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
White	75.4%	91.3%	354	15
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Black African (6%) Black Caribbean (4.9%) Bangladeshi (2.4%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Born in UK	70.2%	91.1%	362	19
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	8.4%	2.3%	6	6
Born outside EU	21.4%	6.6%	18	18

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Christian	54.2%	71.7%	363	22
Buddhist	1.0%	0.3%	9	9
Hindu	1.0%	1.1%	58	29
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	22	12
Muslim	8.1%	3.0%	26	14
Sikh	0.3%	0.6%	73	19
Other	0.4%	0.3%	52	20
No religion	23.7%	14.8%	11	2
Religion not stated	10.1%	7.7%	5	4

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness	17.9%	18.2%	187	3
General health 'not good'	10.8%	9.2%	75	1
People providing unpaid care	7.8%	10.0%	365	25
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.6%	2.1%	294	20

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Employed	56.6%	60.6%	306	27
Unemployed	5.8%	3.4%	12	7
Long-term unemployed	2.0%	1.0%	14	6
Student (economically active)	3.0%	2.6%	65	17
Retired	7.8%	13.6%	369	26
Student (economically inactive)	8.1%	4.7%	26	10
Looking after home/family	6.5%	6.5%	167	26
Permanently sick or disabled	6.9%	5.5%	77	3
Other inactive	5.3%	3.1%	6	6

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	16.8%	61.5%	373	30
Travel to work by public transport	51.9%	14.5%	8	8

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher	39.9%	19.8%	10	9
No qualifications	25.1%	29.1%	261	11

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Number of households with residents	82281	-	69	23
Number of people per hectare	118.3	3.4	2	2
Average household size	2.09	2.36	371	29
Vacant household spaces	1.8%	3.2%	359	30
Owner-occupied	32.1%	68.9%	373	30
Without central heating	7.4%	8.5%	147	18
Without own bath/shower & toilet	1.4%	0.5%	14	10
Overcrowding indicator	24.9%	7.0 %	10	10

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