Sheffield   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 513234      Males 250630      Females 262604      Aged 0 to 15 97969      Aged 16 to 74 374143      Aged 75 and over 41122       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Percentage change since 1991 -1.3%   2.5%   318 15 Density           Number of people per hectare 13.9   3.4   113 2 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Single people (never married) 33.6%   30.1%   54 3 Married or re-married people 47.6%   50.9%   323 19 Separated or divorced 9.7%   10.6%   287 18 Widowed 9.0%   8.4%   121 7   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Households without car/van 35.7%   26.8%   39 2 Household with 1 car or van 42.8%   43.8%   263 20 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 21.5%   29.4%   323 19   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 One person households 31.6%   30.0%   73 4 Married couple households 33.9%   36.5%   310 19 Cohabiting couple households 8.9%   8.3%   98 8 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.2%   6.5%   137 12      with non-dependent children only 3.2%   3.1%   96 2 All other households 16.2%   15.6%   125 4 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 White 91.2%   91.3%   315 19    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (3.1%) Black Caribbean (1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Born in UK 93.6%   91.1%   247 18 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.2%   2.3%   281 11 Born outside EU 5.2%   6.6%   95 3   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Christian 68.6%   71.7%   311 19 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   141 4 Hindu 0.3%   1.1%   136 4 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   134 3 Muslim 4.6%   3.0%   45 4 Sikh 0.2%   0.6%   131 6 Other 0.2%   0.3%   214 2 No religion 17.9%   14.8%   62 2 Religion not stated 7.8%   7.7%   135 8 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Limiting long-term illness 20.6%   18.2%   87 7 General health 'not good' 11.3%   9.2%   54 5 People providing unpaid care 10.9%   10.0%   90 5 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.5%   2.1%   76 6 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Employed 55.7%   60.6%   322 19 Unemployed 4.2%   3.4%   54 5 Long-term unemployed 1.5%   1.0%   41 3 Student (economically active) 3.3%   2.6%   45 3 Retired 13.5%   13.6%   237 17 Student (economically inactive) 8.1%   4.7%   27 1 Looking after home/family 5.9%   6.5%   266 13 Permanently sick or disabled 6.2%   5.5%   104 6 Other inactive 3.1%   3.1%   108 9   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Travel to work by car 58.8%   61.5%   312 17 Travel to work by public transport 21.3%   14.5%   42 1   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Qualifications at degree level or higher 18.8%   19.8%   165 8 No qualifications 32.0%   29.1%   103 11 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Number of households with residents 217622   -   3 2 Number of people per hectare 13.9   3.4   113 2 Average household size 2.32   2.36   255 15 Vacant household spaces 3.2%   3.2%   147 17 Owner-occupied 60.2%   68.9%   342 20 Without central heating 8.2%   8.5%   120 11 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.5%   0.5%   91 5 Overcrowding indicator 6.3%   7.0 %   88 6

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