Census 2001 - Profiles - Lambeth

Lambeth
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		266169
	Males	131152
	Females	135017
	Aged 0 to 15	51054
	Aged 16 to 74	203976
	Aged 75 and over	11139

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Percentage change since 1991		4.4%	2.5%	164	20
Density

Number of people per hectare		99.2	3.4	5	5

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)	55.8%	30.1%	1	1
Married or re-married people	28.3%	50.9%	375	32
Separated or divorced	11.1%	10.6%	117	12
Widowed	4.9%	8.4%	376	33

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Households without car/van	50.9%	26.8%	8	8
Household with 1 car or van	38.9%	43.8%	358	26
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	10.2%	29.4%	368	25

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
One person households	37.9%	30.0%	11	9
Married couple households	18.0%	36.5%	373	30
Cohabiting couple households	9.5%	8.3%	52	4
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	10.2%	6.5%	8	5
with non-dependent children only	3.6%	3.1%	43	15
All other households	20.7%	15.6%	9	4

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
White	62.4%	91.3%	370	27
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Black Caribbean (12.1%) Black African (11.6%) Other Black (2.1%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Born in UK	68.7%	91.1%	365	22
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	7.2%	2.3%	8	8
Born outside EU	24.1%	6.6%	14	14

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Christian	58.8%	71.7%	357	18
Buddhist	0.9%	0.3%	15	14
Hindu	1.3%	1.1%	45	23
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	46	23
Muslim	5.4%	3.0%	39	21
Sikh	0.2%	0.6%	127	32
Other	0.5%	0.3%	29	13
No religion	21.7%	14.8%	16	4
Religion not stated	10.9%	7.7%	3	3

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness	14.4%	18.2%	315	27
General health 'not good'	8.2%	9.2%	220	19
People providing unpaid care	7.0%	10.0%	374	31
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.3%	2.1%	353	26

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Employed	61.7%	60.6%	203	15
Unemployed	6.1%	3.4%	8	5
Long-term unemployed	2.0%	1.0%	13	5
Student (economically active)	3.2%	2.6%	49	13
Retired	7.2%	13.6%	375	32
Student (economically inactive)	6.7%	4.7%	43	14
Looking after home/family	5.7%	6.5%	311	32
Permanently sick or disabled	4.6%	5.5%	199	17
Other inactive	4.8%	3.1%	16	11

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	20.1%	61.5%	368	26
Travel to work by public transport	58.6%	14.5%	1	1

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher	40.9%	19.8%	9	8
No qualifications	20.1%	29.1%	348	23

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Number of households with residents	118447	-	21	4
Number of people per hectare	99.2	3.4	5	5
Average household size	2.22	2.36	346	26
Vacant household spaces	2.3%	3.2%	296	15
Owner-occupied	37.2%	68.9%	370	27
Without central heating	10.3%	8.5%	75	5
Without own bath/shower & toilet	1.6%	0.5%	8	6
Overcrowding indicator	22.0%	7.0 %	13	13

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