Census 2001 - Profiles - Manchester

Manchester
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		392819
	Males	191570
	Females	201249
	Aged 0 to 15	82788
	Aged 16 to 74	284994
	Aged 75 and over	25037

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Percentage change since 1991		-9.2%	2.5%	376	43
Density

Number of people per hectare		34.0	3.4	44	3

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Single people (never married)	47.8%	30.1%	14	1
Married or re-married people	32.1%	50.9%	367	43
Separated or divorced	11.8%	10.6%	50	9
Widowed	8.2%	8.4%	224	36

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Households without car/van	47.8%	26.8%	13	2
Household with 1 car or van	39.5%	43.8%	345	42
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	12.7%	29.4%	364	43

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
One person households	39.1%	30.0%	9	1
Married couple households	21.0%	36.5%	367	43
Cohabiting couple households	8.2%	8.3%	189	18
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	11.2%	6.5%	4	3
with non-dependent children only	4.0%	3.1%	11	5
All other households	16.5%	15.6%	109	5

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
White	81.0%	91.3%	343	42
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Pakistani (5.9%) Black Caribbean (2.3%) Black African (1.7%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Born in UK	85.2%	91.1%	340	43
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	4.2%	2.3%	28	1
Born outside EU	10.6%	6.6%	37	1

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Christian	62.4%	71.7%	344	43
Buddhist	0.5%	0.3%	27	1
Hindu	0.7%	1.1%	80	4
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	31	4
Muslim	9.1%	3.0%	23	5
Sikh	0.4%	0.6%	64	3
Other	0.3%	0.3%	136	1
No religion	16.0%	14.8%	128	1
Religion not stated	9.7%	7.7%	12	1

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Limiting long-term illness	21.5%	18.2%	67	14
General health 'not good'	12.5%	9.2%	27	7
People providing unpaid care	8.8%	10.0%	330	43
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.3%	2.1%	114	22

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Employed	46.4%	60.6%	375	42
Unemployed	5.0%	3.4%	23	3
Long-term unemployed	1.8%	1.0%	28	4
Student (economically active)	4.4%	2.6%	3	1
Retired	10.2%	13.6%	347	43
Student (economically inactive)	12.3%	4.7%	6	1
Looking after home/family	7.0%	6.5%	85	5
Permanently sick or disabled	9.5%	5.5%	30	9
Other inactive	5.1%	3.1%	11	1

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Travel to work by car	51.9%	61.5%	339	43
Travel to work by public transport	24.8%	14.5%	34	1

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Qualifications at degree level or higher	21.4%	19.8%	112	9
No qualifications	34.0%	29.1%	75	17

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Number of households with residents	167451	-	6	2
Number of people per hectare	34.0	3.4	44	3
Average household size	2.25	2.36	334	39
Vacant household spaces	9.8%	3.2%	1	1
Owner-occupied	41.8%	68.9%	368	43
Without central heating	9.0%	8.5%	100	25
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.8%	0.5%	34	2
Overcrowding indicator	11.2%	7.0 %	32	1

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