Waltham Forest  

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 people218341  
  Males106245  
  Females112096  
  Aged 0 to 1546868  
  Aged 16 to 74159041  
  Aged 75 and over12432  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Change since 1991 2400   26328

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare56.2   1515
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)71149   2115
Married or re-married people70526   35318
Separated or divorced18081   18016
Widowed11717   33715
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Households without car/van34975   2916
Household with 1 car or van39562   20618
Household with 2 or more cars/vans15251   35218
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
One person households29727   4318
Married couple households25622   35218
Cohabiting couple households7579   15815
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children8518   179
     with non-dependent children only3491   187
All other households14851   10719
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
White140803   36524
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Black Caribbean (17797)
Pakistani (17295)
Black African (12630)
 
Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Born in UK163234   35714
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)7691   4124
Born outside EU47416   1616
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Christian124015   36019
Buddhist955   3427
Hindu4000   3618
Jewish1441   3618
Muslim32902   53
Sikh1241   5214
Other844   6222
No religion33541   16018
Religion not stated19402   2512
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness36110   2348
General health 'not good'19582   1668
People providing unpaid care18823   33915
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk4190   1987
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Employed93725   26322
Unemployed7823   2913
Long-term unemployed2583   3210
Student (economically active)5104   4812
Retired14990   35618
Student (economically inactive)9583   5721
Looking after home/family12162   358
Permanently sick or disabled7986   16910
Other inactive7668   1712
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Travel to work by car34679   36018
Travel to work by public transport45475   1414
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher38140   6622
No qualifications45284   1848
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Number of households with residents89788   5919
Number of people per hectare56.2   1515
Average household size2.41   10314
Vacant household spaces2497   2288
Owner-occupied52918   34416
Without central heating11012   561
Without own bath/shower & toilet963   2112
Overcrowding indicator14408   1918
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