Salford   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 216103      Males 106191      Females 109912      Aged 0 to 15 44171      Aged 16 to 74 155376      Aged 75 and over 16556       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Percentage change since 1991 -6.4%   2.5%   371 40 Density           Number of people per hectare 22.2   3.4   79 5 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) 35.4%   30.1%   41 3 Married or re-married people 42.7%   50.9%   346 41 Separated or divorced 12.1%   10.6%   37 5 Widowed 9.8%   8.4%   49 6   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Households without car/van 39.2%   26.8%   28 4 Household with 1 car or van 41.9%   43.8%   297 37 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 18.9%   29.4%   341 38   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 One person households 36.7%   30.0%   17 3 Married couple households 29.3%   36.5%   347 40 Cohabiting couple households 8.5%   8.3%   148 14 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 8.7%   6.5%   30 8      with non-dependent children only 3.8%   3.1%   21 6 All other households 13.1%   15.6%   341 34 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 White 96.1%   91.3%   246 29    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.6%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Born in UK 94.7%   91.1%   210 33 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.3%   2.3%   105 4 Born outside EU 3.0%   6.6%   194 15   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Christian 76.5%   71.7%   145 28 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   122 5 Hindu 0.3%   1.1%   137 10 Jewish 2.4%   0.5%   13 2 Muslim 1.2%   3.0%   110 16 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   148 5 Other 0.1%   0.3%   337 22 No religion 11.0%   14.8%   313 16 Religion not stated 8.1%   7.7%   77 6 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Limiting long-term illness 22.8%   18.2%   38 6 General health 'not good' 12.5%   9.2%   26 6 People providing unpaid care 10.4%   10.0%   164 35 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.6%   2.1%   58 10 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Employed 55.3%   60.6%   332 36 Unemployed 3.8%   3.4%   89 14 Long-term unemployed 1.1%   1.0%   102 15 Student (economically active) 3.0%   2.6%   61 6 Retired 13.5%   13.6%   235 30 Student (economically inactive) 5.1%   4.7%   76 5 Looking after home/family 5.9%   6.5%   280 23 Permanently sick or disabled 9.5%   5.5%   29 8 Other inactive 3.9%   3.1%   48 7   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 62.4%   61.5%   281 36 Travel to work by public transport 14.0%   14.5%   78 6   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Qualifications at degree level or higher 14.4%   19.8%   287 30 No qualifications 35.5%   29.1%   53 9 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Number of households with residents 94238   -   47 8 Number of people per hectare 22.2   3.4   79 5 Average household size 2.23   2.36   342 41 Vacant household spaces 4.5%   3.2%   40 12 Owner-occupied 56.4%   68.9%   349 41 Without central heating 7.1%   8.5%   161 36 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   202 20 Overcrowding indicator 5.9%   7.0 %   112 11

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