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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 people244866  
  Males119817  
  Females125049  
  Aged 0 to 1549658  
  Aged 16 to 74183489  
  Aged 75 and over11719  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Change since 1991 17600   6610

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare84.9   88
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Single people (never married)97196   109
Married or re-married people61780   37027
Separated or divorced24603   203
Widowed11629   36323
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Households without car/van54940   77
Household with 1 car or van40947   36027
Household with 2 or more cars/vans9919   37027
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
One person households39509   1410
Married couple households21033   36825
Cohabiting couple households10200   373
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children10615   96
     with non-dependent children only4117   176
All other households20332   248
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
White154316   36926
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Black African (39349)
Black Caribbean (19555)
Other Black (4512)
 
Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Born in UK170526   36320
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)13672   1514
Born outside EU60668   1212
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Christian150781   34815
Buddhist2621   77
Hindu2664   5327
Jewish1011   4924
Muslim16774   3016
Sikh578   9825
Other884   7423
No religion45325   4711
Religion not stated24228   97
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness38201   26613
General health 'not good'21192   18310
People providing unpaid care18515   36927
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk4136   26215
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Employed102857   31830
Unemployed11307   64
Long-term unemployed3858   83
Student (economically active)6673   314
Retired14598   36724
Student (economically inactive)17714   122
Looking after home/family11436   20730
Permanently sick or disabled9741   1488
Other inactive9163   1310
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Travel to work by car23559   36523
Travel to work by public transport56770   55
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher63930   1613
No qualifications44853   27714
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Number of households with residents105806   349
Number of people per hectare84.9   88
Average household size2.26   32724
Vacant household spaces1348   37433
Owner-occupied33235   37532
Without central heating7371   16424
Without own bath/shower & toilet816   3921
Overcrowding indicator26764   88
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