Rochdale  

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 people205357  
  Males99705  
  Females105652  
  Aged 0 to 1546881  
  Aged 16 to 74145068  
  Aged 75 and over13408  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Change since 1991 1400   27117

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare13.0   11616
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Single people (never married)46224   9810
Married or re-married people78997   29735
Separated or divorced19493   293
Widowed13762   16025
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Households without car/van27921   5210
Household with 1 car or van35630   26935
Household with 2 or more cars/vans19901   29832
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
One person households25339   10514
Married couple households30002   27532
Cohabiting couple households7712   695
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children6943   3511
     with non-dependent children only2703   8818
All other households10753   35336
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
White181891   32438
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Pakistani (15829)
Bangladeshi (2594)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Born in UK189360   28537
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)3602   17110
Born outside EU12395   786
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Christian148059   26839
Buddhist238   30931
Hindu501   15715
Jewish181   19914
Muslim19248   214
Sikh84   26322
Other280   34928
No religion22161   32320
Religion not stated14605   25416
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Limiting long-term illness42330   8818
General health 'not good'23048   6118
People providing unpaid care21988   12025
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk4802   11121
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Employed84277   27727
Unemployed5649   8212
Long-term unemployed1620   9914
Student (economically active)3118   21023
Retired18909   26237
Student (economically inactive)5857   10612
Looking after home/family9400   16011
Permanently sick or disabled11982   4414
Other inactive5876   375
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Travel to work by car58106   17425
Travel to work by public transport9193   12614
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Qualifications at degree level or higher19875   29934
No qualifications52395   476
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/43
Number of households with residents83452   6712
Number of people per hectare13.0   11616
Average household size2.43   8110
Vacant household spaces3341   8323
Owner-occupied55417   30438
Without central heating6646   12830
Without own bath/shower & toilet196   26129
Overcrowding indicator5860   676
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