Tameside   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 213043      Males 103347      Females 109696      Aged 0 to 15 45569      Aged 16 to 74 152313      Aged 75 and over 15161       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Percentage change since 1991 -2.3%   2.5%   331 31 Density           Number of people per hectare 20.6   3.4   85 6 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) 29.5%   30.1%   93 9 Married or re-married people 49.2%   50.9%   305 36 Separated or divorced 12.0%   10.6%   41 7 Widowed 9.3%   8.4%   91 12   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Households without car/van 32.6%   26.8%   59 11 Household with 1 car or van 44.6%   43.8%   172 17 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 22.7%   29.4%   314 34   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 One person households 31.0%   30.0%   85 11 Married couple households 35.7%   36.5%   279 35 Cohabiting couple households 9.3%   8.3%   64 4 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 8.4%   6.5%   34 10      with non-dependent children only 3.3%   3.1%   74 12 All other households 12.2%   15.6%   367 39 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 White 94.6%   91.3%   275 31    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (1.5%) Pakistani (1.2%) Bangladeshi (1.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Born in UK 95.2%   91.1%   186 29 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.4%   2.3%   240 17 Born outside EU 3.4%   6.6%   165 12   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Christian 75.5%   71.7%   185 33 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   270 22 Hindu 1.4%   1.1%   44 3 Jewish 0.0%   0.5%   316 29 Muslim 2.5%   3.0%   72 13 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   298 29 Other 0.2%   0.3%   300 13 No religion 12.1%   14.8%   282 9 Religion not stated 8.1%   7.7%   85 7 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Limiting long-term illness 20.9%   18.2%   77 17 General health 'not good' 11.6%   9.2%   45 12 People providing unpaid care 10.4%   10.0%   153 33 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.5%   2.1%   86 16 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Employed 61.5%   60.6%   209 16 Unemployed 3.3%   3.4%   140 21 Long-term unemployed 0.9%   1.0%   143 21 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   275 37 Retired 13.3%   13.6%   255 35 Student (economically inactive) 3.2%   4.7%   190 28 Looking after home/family 5.7%   6.5%   310 29 Permanently sick or disabled 7.9%   5.5%   49 16 Other inactive 3.2%   3.1%   104 18   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 63.7%   61.5%   246 31 Travel to work by public transport 14.7%   14.5%   73 4   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Qualifications at degree level or higher 11.4%   19.8%   350 40 No qualifications 35.2%   29.1%   59 13 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Number of households with residents 89981   -   58 9 Number of people per hectare 20.6   3.4   85 6 Average household size 2.35   2.36   198 25 Vacant household spaces 4.2%   3.2%   62 18 Owner-occupied 68.7%   68.9%   285 35 Without central heating 10.2%   8.5%   79 18 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   158 15 Overcrowding indicator 5.8%   7.0 %   116 12

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