Census 2001 - Profiles - Southwark

Southwark
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		244866
	Males	119817
	Females	125049
	Aged 0 to 15	49658
	Aged 16 to 74	183489
	Aged 75 and over	11719

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Percentage change since 1991		7.8%	2.5%	66	10
Density

Number of people per hectare		84.9	3.4	8	8

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)	49.8%	30.1%	10	9
Married or re-married people	31.6%	50.9%	370	27
Separated or divorced	12.6%	10.6%	20	3
Widowed	6.0%	8.4%	363	23

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Households without car/van	51.9%	26.8%	7	7
Household with 1 car or van	38.7%	43.8%	360	27
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	9.4%	29.4%	370	27

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
One person households	37.3%	30.0%	14	10
Married couple households	19.9%	36.5%	368	25
Cohabiting couple households	9.6%	8.3%	37	3
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	10.0%	6.5%	9	6
with non-dependent children only	3.9%	3.1%	17	6
All other households	19.2%	15.6%	24	8

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
White	63.0%	91.3%	369	26
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Black African (16.1%) Black Caribbean (8%) Other Black (1.8%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Born in UK	69.6%	91.1%	363	20
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	5.6%	2.3%	15	14
Born outside EU	24.8%	6.6%	12	12

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Christian	61.6%	71.7%	348	15
Buddhist	1.1%	0.3%	7	7
Hindu	1.1%	1.1%	53	27
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	49	24
Muslim	6.9%	3.0%	30	16
Sikh	0.2%	0.6%	98	25
Other	0.4%	0.3%	74	23
No religion	18.5%	14.8%	47	11
Religion not stated	9.9%	7.7%	9	7

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness	15.6%	18.2%	266	13
General health 'not good'	8.7%	9.2%	183	10
People providing unpaid care	7.6%	10.0%	369	27
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.7%	2.1%	262	15

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Employed	56.1%	60.6%	318	30
Unemployed	6.2%	3.4%	6	4
Long-term unemployed	2.1%	1.0%	8	3
Student (economically active)	3.6%	2.6%	31	4
Retired	8.0%	13.6%	367	24
Student (economically inactive)	9.7%	4.7%	12	2
Looking after home/family	6.2%	6.5%	207	30
Permanently sick or disabled	5.3%	5.5%	148	8
Other inactive	5.0%	3.1%	13	10

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	21.8%	61.5%	365	23
Travel to work by public transport	52.6%	14.5%	5	5

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher	34.8%	19.8%	16	13
No qualifications	24.4%	29.1%	277	14

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/33
Number of households with residents	105806	-	34	9
Number of people per hectare	84.9	3.4	8	8
Average household size	2.26	2.36	327	24
Vacant household spaces	1.3%	3.2%	374	33
Owner-occupied	31.4%	68.9%	375	32
Without central heating	7.0%	8.5%	164	24
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.8%	0.5%	39	21
Overcrowding indicator	25.3%	7.0 %	8	8

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