Census 2001 - Profiles - Bradford

Bradford
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.

		Value
Total number of people		467665
	Males	225133
	Females	242532
	Aged 0 to 15	109327
	Aged 16 to 74	326778
	Aged 75 and over	31560

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Percentage change since 1991		-0.2%	2.5%	295	14
Density

Number of people per hectare		12.8	3.4	120	4

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)	28.9%	30.1%	102	5
Married or re-married people	51.5%	50.9%	269	17
Separated or divorced	11.0%	10.6%	124	9
Widowed	8.5%	8.4%	183	15

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Households without car/van	32.5%	26.8%	60	5
Household with 1 car or van	43.8%	43.8%	217	15
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	23.7%	29.4%	301	16

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
One person households	28.8%	30.0%	173	8
Married couple households	36.5%	36.5%	262	15
Cohabiting couple households	8.4%	8.3%	164	14
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	7.4%	6.5%	74	3
with non-dependent children only	3.0%	3.1%	128	6
All other households	15.9%	15.6%	147	7

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
White	78.3%	91.3%	347	21
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Pakistani (14.5%) Indian (2.7%) Bangladeshi (1.1%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Born in UK	88.2%	91.1%	330	21
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	1.4%	2.3%	233	7
Born outside EU	10.4%	6.6%	38	1

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Christian	60.1%	71.7%	353	21
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%	312	14
Hindu	1.0%	1.1%	63	1
Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	226	8
Muslim	16.1%	3.0%	4	1
Sikh	1.0%	0.6%	33	2
Other	0.2%	0.3%	245	7
No religion	13.3%	14.8%	248	9
Religion not stated	8.1%	7.7%	82	5

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Limiting long-term illness	18.5%	18.2%	159	10
General health 'not good'	10.1%	9.2%	95	8
People providing unpaid care	10.3%	10.0%	181	12
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.2%	2.1%	125	10

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Employed	56.5%	60.6%	307	17
Unemployed	4.4%	3.4%	44	3
Long-term unemployed	1.4%	1.0%	53	4
Student (economically active)	2.5%	2.6%	108	5
Retired	12.8%	13.6%	276	21
Student (economically inactive)	5.5%	4.7%	67	5
Looking after home/family	7.6%	6.5%	37	3
Permanently sick or disabled	6.1%	5.5%	107	7
Other inactive	4.5%	3.1%	23	1

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	63.5%	61.5%	254	13
Travel to work by public transport	14.9%	14.5%	72	3

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Qualifications at degree level or higher	15.9%	19.8%	251	14
No qualifications	35.1%	29.1%	60	7

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/21
Number of households with residents	180246	-	5	3
Number of people per hectare	12.8	3.4	120	4
Average household size	2.55	2.36	7	1
Vacant household spaces	6.0%	3.2%	10	3
Owner-occupied	71.7%	68.9%	222	9
Without central heating	22.9%	8.5%	7	2
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.5%	0.5%	85	4
Overcrowding indicator	8.3%	7.0 %	46	1

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