Census 2001 - Profiles - Newham

Newham
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		243891
	Males	119872
	Females	124019
	Aged 0 to 15	63841
	Aged 16 to 74	170268
	Aged 75 and over	9782

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Percentage change since 1991		12.8%	2.5%	13	3
Density

Number of people per hectare		67.3	3.4	13	13

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)	41.4%	30.1%	22	16
Married or re-married people	41.0%	50.9%	354	19
Separated or divorced	11.2%	10.6%	108	11
Widowed	6.5%	8.4%	356	19

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Households without car/van	48.9%	26.8%	10	10
Household with 1 car or van	41.2%	43.8%	312	23
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	10.0%	29.4%	369	26

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
One person households	34.0%	30.0%	32	16
Married couple households	26.0%	36.5%	358	19
Cohabiting couple households	5.6%	8.3%	375	32
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	11.9%	6.5%	1	1
with non-dependent children only	3.8%	3.1%	24	10
All other households	18.7%	15.6%	31	10

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
White	39.4%	91.3%	376	33
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Black African (13.1%) Indian (12.1%) Bangladeshi (8.8%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Born in UK	61.8%	91.1%	373	30
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	2.6%	2.3%	82	30
Born outside EU	35.6%	6.6%	2	2

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Christian	46.8%	71.7%	373	31
Buddhist	0.7%	0.3%	25	22
Hindu	6.9%	1.1%	7	6
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	104	32
Muslim	24.3%	3.0%	2	2
Sikh	2.8%	0.6%	16	5
Other	0.3%	0.3%	156	29
No religion	9.0%	14.8%	360	33
Religion not stated	9.0%	7.7%	24	11

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness	17.3%	18.2%	207	5
General health 'not good'	10.1%	9.2%	96	5
People providing unpaid care	8.5%	10.0%	347	18
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.2%	2.1%	135	3

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Employed	47.7%	60.6%	374	33
Unemployed	6.7%	3.4%	2	2
Long-term unemployed	2.1%	1.0%	9	4
Student (economically active)	4.3%	2.6%	6	1
Retired	7.8%	13.6%	370	27
Student (economically inactive)	9.4%	4.7%	17	4
Looking after home/family	10.4%	6.5%	1	1
Permanently sick or disabled	6.8%	5.5%	81	4
Other inactive	7.0%	3.1%	2	2

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	29.3%	61.5%	363	21
Travel to work by public transport	52.2%	14.5%	6	6

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher	21.3%	19.8%	116	28
No qualifications	33.6%	29.1%	82	3

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Number of households with residents	91821	-	53	15
Number of people per hectare	67.3	3.4	13	13
Average household size	2.64	2.36	1	1
Vacant household spaces	2.0%	3.2%	345	26
Owner-occupied	43.6%	68.9%	367	26
Without central heating	9.0%	8.5%	99	10
Without own bath/shower & toilet	1.0%	0.5%	26	16
Overcrowding indicator	26.3%	7.0 %	7	7

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