Kingston upon Thames   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 people 147273      Males 71987      Females 75286      Aged 0 to 15 27875      Aged 16 to 74 109058      Aged 75 and over 10340       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Percentage change since 1991 8.2%   2.5%   60 9 Density           Number of people per hectare 39.5   3.4   27 23 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) 37.7%   30.1%   32 21 Married or re-married people 46.4%   50.9%   330 11 Separated or divorced 9.0%   10.6%   346 27 Widowed 6.8%   8.4%   335 13   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Households without car/van 23.8%   26.8%   152 26 Household with 1 car or van 47.3%   43.8%   42 3 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 28.9%   29.4%   241 7   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 One person households 32.1%   30.0%   63 21 Married couple households 34.5%   36.5%   302 10 Cohabiting couple households 9.0%   8.3%   83 9 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.1%   6.5%   233 29      with non-dependent children only 2.8%   3.1%   214 30 All other households 16.5%   15.6%   113 21 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 White 84.5%   91.3%   340 8    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (3.6%) Other Asian (2.6%) Other (2.5%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Born in UK 80.3%   91.1%   348 9 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 4.9%   2.3%   18 16 Born outside EU 14.8%   6.6%   29 25   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Christian 64.6%   71.7%   335 8 Buddhist 0.8%   0.3%   17 15 Hindu 3.6%   1.1%   16 11 Jewish 0.7%   0.5%   34 17 Muslim 3.9%   3.0%   57 28 Sikh 0.6%   0.6%   49 13 Other 0.4%   0.3%   49 18 No religion 18.0%   14.8%   58 12 Religion not stated 7.4%   7.7%   202 28 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Limiting long-term illness 12.9%   18.2%   361 32 General health 'not good' 6.2%   9.2%   335 32 People providing unpaid care 8.4%   10.0%   352 20 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.2%   2.1%   365 28 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Employed 65.1%   60.6%   114 6 Unemployed 2.5%   3.4%   235 33 Long-term unemployed 0.7%   1.0%   239 32 Student (economically active) 4.1%   2.6%   11 2 Retired 9.8%   13.6%   351 15 Student (economically inactive) 6.9%   4.7%   40 13 Looking after home/family 6.4%   6.5%   171 27 Permanently sick or disabled 2.5%   5.5%   349 32 Other inactive 2.6%   3.1%   192 29   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 45.2%   61.5%   350 10 Travel to work by public transport 30.5%   14.5%   29 29   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Qualifications at degree level or higher 34.6%   19.8%   17 14 No qualifications 17.2%   29.1%   366 28 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Number of households with residents 61426   -   114 32 Number of people per hectare 39.5   3.4   27 23 Average household size 2.34   2.36   219 17 Vacant household spaces 2.2%   3.2%   310 20 Owner-occupied 71.5%   68.9%   232 8 Without central heating 7.2%   8.5%   153 20 Without own bath/shower & toilet 1.4%   0.5%   13 9 Overcrowding indicator 10.6%   7.0 %   37 28

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