Wigan   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 301415      Males 147856      Females 153559      Aged 0 to 15 61801      Aged 16 to 74 220196      Aged 75 and over 19418       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Percentage change since 1991 -1.4%   2.5%   319 27 Density           Number of people per hectare 16.0   3.4   101 13 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) 27.6%   30.1%   146 23 Married or re-married people 53.3%   50.9%   214 17 Separated or divorced 10.6%   10.6%   170 23 Widowed 8.5%   8.4%   176 30   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Households without car/van 27.5%   26.8%   113 23 Household with 1 car or van 44.3%   43.8%   193 22 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 28.2%   29.4%   245 21   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 One person households 27.7%   30.0%   228 33 Married couple households 41.1%   36.5%   124 10 Cohabiting couple households 9.0%   8.3%   85 7 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.7%   6.5%   109 23      with non-dependent children only 3.6%   3.1%   41 9 All other households 11.9%   15.6%   373 43 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 White 98.7%   91.3%   97 13    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Born in UK 98.0%   91.1%   27 6 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 0.8%   2.3%   344 38 Born outside EU 1.2%   6.6%   349 38   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Christian 86.9%   71.7%   2 2 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   352 41 Hindu 0.2%   1.1%   213 21 Jewish 0.0%   0.5%   353 39 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   214 25 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   341 36 Other 0.1%   0.3%   373 41 No religion 6.9%   14.8%   374 41 Religion not stated 5.5%   7.7%   374 42 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Limiting long-term illness 22.3%   18.2%   44 9 General health 'not good' 12.0%   9.2%   37 9 People providing unpaid care 11.2%   10.0%   55 10 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.6%   2.1%   64 12 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Employed 59.9%   60.6%   245 21 Unemployed 3.2%   3.4%   147 23 Long-term unemployed 0.9%   1.0%   149 22 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   276 38 Retired 13.7%   13.6%   218 27 Student (economically inactive) 3.0%   4.7%   239 33 Looking after home/family 5.7%   6.5%   307 28 Permanently sick or disabled 9.5%   5.5%   28 7 Other inactive 3.0%   3.1%   130 22   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 71.3%   61.5%   58 9 Travel to work by public transport 8.2%   14.5%   181 22   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Qualifications at degree level or higher 12.9%   19.8%   316 37 No qualifications 35.3%   29.1%   58 12 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Number of households with residents 125096   -   15 4 Number of people per hectare 16.0   3.4   101 13 Average household size 2.39   2.36   140 18 Vacant household spaces 3.1%   3.2%   168 32 Owner-occupied 72.2%   68.9%   210 25 Without central heating 6.4%   8.5%   188 39 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   221 22 Overcrowding indicator 4.2%   7.0 %   220 26

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