Leeds   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 715402      Males 345754      Females 369648      Aged 0 to 15 143091      Aged 16 to 74 520479      Aged 75 and over 51832       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Percentage change since 1991 1.2%   2.5%   259 10 Density           Number of people per hectare 13.0   3.4   116 3 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) 34.1%   30.1%   51 2 Married or re-married people 47.1%   50.9%   324 20 Separated or divorced 10.6%   10.6%   173 11 Widowed 8.2%   8.4%   233 18   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Households without car/van 34.5%   26.8%   45 3 Household with 1 car or van 42.0%   43.8%   295 21 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 23.5%   29.4%   303 17   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 One person households 31.6%   30.0%   71 3 Married couple households 33.3%   36.5%   318 20 Cohabiting couple households 9.0%   8.3%   80 4 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.0%   6.5%   90 5      with non-dependent children only 2.8%   3.1%   215 9 All other households 16.2%   15.6%   130 6 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 White 91.8%   91.3%   303 18    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (2.1%) Indian (1.7%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Born in UK 93.3%   91.1%   260 19 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.7%   2.3%   173 4 Born outside EU 4.9%   6.6%   100 4   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Christian 68.9%   71.7%   307 18 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   125 2 Hindu 0.6%   1.1%   100 3 Jewish 1.2%   0.5%   19 1 Muslim 3.0%   3.0%   66 5 Sikh 1.1%   0.6%   32 1 Other 0.2%   0.3%   243 6 No religion 16.8%   14.8%   84 3 Religion not stated 8.1%   7.7%   79 4 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Limiting long-term illness 18.0%   18.2%   181 14 General health 'not good' 9.8%   9.2%   113 10 People providing unpaid care 9.8%   10.0%   225 16 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.0%   2.1%   180 14 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Employed 58.9%   60.6%   264 12 Unemployed 3.3%   3.4%   131 13 Long-term unemployed 1.0%   1.0%   125 12 Student (economically active) 3.6%   2.6%   32 2 Retired 13.2%   13.6%   257 19 Student (economically inactive) 7.1%   4.7%   38 3 Looking after home/family 5.5%   6.5%   335 19 Permanently sick or disabled 5.3%   5.5%   149 13 Other inactive 3.1%   3.1%   114 11   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 60.3%   61.5%   300 15 Travel to work by public transport 18.8%   14.5%   50 2   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Qualifications at degree level or higher 19.2%   19.8%   156 6 No qualifications 30.9%   29.1%   132 13 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Number of households with residents 301614   -   2 1 Number of people per hectare 13.0   3.4   116 3 Average household size 2.34   2.36   219 12 Vacant household spaces 3.3%   3.2%   137 15 Owner-occupied 62.2%   68.9%   332 19 Without central heating 20.7%   8.5%   10 4 Without own bath/shower & toilet 1.0%   0.5%   24 1 Overcrowding indicator 7.8%   7.0 %   52 2

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