Tower Hamlets   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 196106      Males 98178      Females 97928      Aged 0 to 15 44891      Aged 16 to 74 143429      Aged 75 and over 7786       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Percentage change since 1991 17.9%   2.5%   3 2 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) 47.7%   30.1%   15 12 Married or re-married people 36.4%   50.9%   361 21 Separated or divorced 9.8%   10.6%   280 24 Widowed 6.1%   8.4%   360 21   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Households without car/van 56.8%   26.8%   3 3 Household with 1 car or van 36.9%   43.8%   366 29 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 6.3%   29.4%   375 32   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 One person households 38.9%   30.0%   10 8 Married couple households 22.7%   36.5%   365 23 Cohabiting couple households 8.4%   8.3%   155 14 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.1%   6.5%   89 15      with non-dependent children only 3.4%   3.1%   61 20 All other households 19.5%   15.6%   19 7 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 White 51.4%   91.3%   374 31    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Bangladeshi (33.4%) Black African (3.4%) Black Caribbean (2.7%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Born in UK 65.3%   91.1%   369 26 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 3.9%   2.3%   33 23 Born outside EU 30.8%   6.6%   6 6   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Christian 38.6%   71.7%   376 33 Buddhist 1.0%   0.3%   12 11 Hindu 0.8%   1.1%   71 32 Jewish 0.9%   0.5%   24 13 Muslim 36.4%   3.0%   1 1 Sikh 0.3%   0.6%   71 18 Other 0.3%   0.3%   165 30 No religion 14.2%   14.8%   206 23 Religion not stated 7.4%   7.7%   191 27 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Limiting long-term illness 17.2%   18.2%   211 6 General health 'not good' 10.3%   9.2%   90 4 People providing unpaid care 8.6%   10.0%   342 16 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.4%   2.1%   101 2 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Employed 49.1%   60.6%   368 32 Unemployed 6.6%   3.4%   3 3 Long-term unemployed 2.2%   1.0%   7 2 Student (economically active) 3.4%   2.6%   42 8 Retired 7.7%   13.6%   372 29 Student (economically inactive) 8.9%   4.7%   19 6 Looking after home/family 10.3%   6.5%   2 2 Permanently sick or disabled 6.5%   5.5%   95 5 Other inactive 7.6%   3.1%   1 1   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 17.9%   61.5%   372 29 Travel to work by public transport 52.8%   14.5%   4 4   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Qualifications at degree level or higher 29.6%   19.8%   30 18 No qualifications 34.3%   29.1%   70 2 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/33 Number of households with residents 78530   -   78 27 Number of people per hectare 99.2   3.4   5 5 Average household size 2.47   2.36   27 7 Vacant household spaces 2.2%   3.2%   317 21 Owner-occupied 29.0%   68.9%   376 33 Without central heating 5.1%   8.5%   234 28 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.6%   0.5%   65 25 Overcrowding indicator 29.3%   7.0 %   5 5

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