Solihull   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 199517      Males 96683      Females 102834      Aged 0 to 15 41809      Aged 16 to 74 142437      Aged 75 and over 15271       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Percentage change since 1991 -0.5%   2.5%   300 26 Density           Number of people per hectare 11.2   3.4   127 13 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Single people (never married) 25.2%   30.1%   237 23 Married or re-married people 57.3%   50.9%   86 9 Separated or divorced 9.1%   10.6%   341 30 Widowed 8.4%   8.4%   192 19   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Households without car/van 20.6%   26.8%   207 16 Household with 1 car or van 41.0%   43.8%   317 28 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 38.4%   29.4%   108 12   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 One person households 26.3%   30.0%   299 21 Married couple households 42.3%   36.5%   92 14 Cohabiting couple households 6.8%   8.3%   348 34 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.1%   6.5%   145 11      with non-dependent children only 3.2%   3.1%   94 11 All other households 15.3%   15.6%   180 12 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 White 94.6%   91.3%   273 25    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (1.8%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Born in UK 94.4%   91.1%   217 27 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.2%   2.3%   118 4 Born outside EU 3.4%   6.6%   168 10   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Christian 78.2%   71.7%   100 18 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   202 12 Hindu 0.9%   1.1%   64 7 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   107 2 Muslim 0.8%   3.0%   132 13 Sikh 0.8%   0.6%   40 10 Other 0.1%   0.3%   330 31 No religion 12.0%   14.8%   284 17 Religion not stated 6.7%   7.7%   308 26 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Limiting long-term illness 16.3%   18.2%   236 28 General health 'not good' 8.0%   9.2%   232 26 People providing unpaid care 10.5%   10.0%   141 19 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.9%   2.1%   205 24 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Employed 63.5%   60.6%   157 18 Unemployed 3.0%   3.4%   173 15 Long-term unemployed 0.8%   1.0%   173 14 Student (economically active) 2.3%   2.6%   156 12 Retired 15.3%   13.6%   123 6 Student (economically inactive) 3.2%   4.7%   184 16 Looking after home/family 6.0%   6.5%   262 15 Permanently sick or disabled 4.4%   5.5%   214 20 Other inactive 2.4%   3.1%   244 25   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Travel to work by car 68.6%   61.5%   131 22 Travel to work by public transport 13.7%   14.5%   80 4   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Qualifications at degree level or higher 19.7%   19.8%   147 11 No qualifications 28.0%   29.1%   196 24 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/34 Number of households with residents 80930   -   71 8 Number of people per hectare 11.2   3.4   127 13 Average household size 2.45   2.36   41 7 Vacant household spaces 2.7%   3.2%   224 20 Owner-occupied 78.6%   68.9%   50 5 Without central heating 4.6%   8.5%   263 29 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.1%   0.5%   370 32 Overcrowding indicator 3.9%   7.0 %   238 18

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