Sunderland   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 280807      Males 136625      Females 144182      Aged 0 to 15 56213      Aged 16 to 74 206228      Aged 75 and over 18366       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Percentage change since 1991 -5.1%   2.5%   366 20 Density           Number of people per hectare 20.4   3.4   87 5 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Single people (never married) 30.9%   30.1%   74 4 Married or re-married people 49.9%   50.9%   295 18 Separated or divorced 10.4%   10.6%   205 17 Widowed 8.9%   8.4%   134 18   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Households without car/van 39.9%   26.8%   26 5 Household with 1 car or van 41.9%   43.8%   296 19 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 18.2%   29.4%   345 19   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 One person households 29.3%   30.0%   146 15 Married couple households 37.3%   36.5%   238 16 Cohabiting couple households 8.2%   8.3%   201 6 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 8.0%   6.5%   41 4      with non-dependent children only 4.0%   3.1%   10 2 All other households 13.2%   15.6%   337 15 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 White 98.1%   91.3%   165 15    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Bangladeshi (0.4%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Born in UK 97.6%   91.1%   40 14 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 0.8%   2.3%   347 10 Born outside EU 1.6%   6.6%   317 10   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Christian 81.5%   71.7%   40 13 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   342 14 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   284 10 Jewish 0.0%   0.5%   313 9 Muslim 0.7%   3.0%   138 5 Sikh 0.2%   0.6%   114 8 Other 0.1%   0.3%   355 17 No religion 9.6%   14.8%   349 16 Religion not stated 7.6%   7.7%   168 4 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Limiting long-term illness 24.0%   18.2%   23 7 General health 'not good' 12.9%   9.2%   22 7 People providing unpaid care 11.3%   10.0%   52 9 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 3.0%   2.1%   25 7 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Employed 53.3%   60.6%   352 16 Unemployed 4.8%   3.4%   31 6 Long-term unemployed 1.8%   1.0%   25 6 Student (economically active) 2.5%   2.6%   110 4 Retired 14.3%   13.6%   184 18 Student (economically inactive) 4.6%   4.7%   86 4 Looking after home/family 6.7%   6.5%   127 8 Permanently sick or disabled 10.4%   5.5%   15 4 Other inactive 3.4%   3.1%   83 12   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Travel to work by car 63.1%   61.5%   264 17 Travel to work by public transport 17.5%   14.5%   61 5   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Qualifications at degree level or higher 12.0%   19.8%   340 19 No qualifications 36.9%   29.1%   40 7 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/23 Number of households with residents 116356   -   24 1 Number of people per hectare 20.4   3.4   87 5 Average household size 2.37   2.36   171 5 Vacant household spaces 3.0%   3.2%   181 21 Owner-occupied 60.2%   68.9%   341 19 Without central heating 2.6%   8.5%   355 15 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   265 8 Overcrowding indicator 5.7%   7.0 %   119 5

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