Census 2001 - Profiles - Leicester UA

Leicester UA
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		279921
	Males	134782
	Females	145139
	Aged 0 to 15	62385
	Aged 16 to 74	198922
	Aged 75 and over	18614

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Percentage change since 1991		-0.5%	2.5%	302	35
Density

Number of people per hectare		38.2	3.4	30	1

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Single people (never married)	36.8%	30.1%	35	2
Married or re-married people	44.8%	50.9%	339	38
Separated or divorced	10.1%	10.6%	234	24
Widowed	8.3%	8.4%	214	22

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Households without car/van	38.3%	26.8%	31	2
Household with 1 car or van	44.4%	43.8%	187	23
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	17.3%	29.4%	350	39

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
One person households	32.6%	30.0%	54	3
Married couple households	30.4%	36.5%	341	39
Cohabiting couple households	8.0%	8.3%	225	33
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	8.7%	6.5%	29	3
with non-dependent children only	3.4%	3.1%	69	2
All other households	17.0%	15.6%	77	4

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
White	63.9%	91.3%	366	40
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Indian (25.7%) Other Asian (2%) Black Caribbean (1.7%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Born in UK	76.9%	91.1%	352	40
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	2.0%	2.3%	139	7
Born outside EU	21.0%	6.6%	20	1

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Christian	44.7%	71.7%	375	40
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	116	6
Hindu	14.7%	1.1%	3	1
Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	133	5
Muslim	11.0%	3.0%	17	1
Sikh	4.2%	0.6%	10	1
Other	0.4%	0.3%	47	1
No religion	17.4%	14.8%	70	12
Religion not stated	7.1%	7.7%	257	23

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Limiting long-term illness	18.8%	18.2%	148	15
General health 'not good'	10.2%	9.2%	91	9
People providing unpaid care	9.6%	10.0%	256	33
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.3%	2.1%	120	14

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Employed	53.0%	60.6%	355	39
Unemployed	4.9%	3.4%	30	2
Long-term unemployed	1.4%	1.0%	43	3
Student (economically active)	3.9%	2.6%	21	2
Retired	10.8%	13.6%	341	40
Student (economically inactive)	8.8%	4.7%	20	3
Looking after home/family	7.5%	6.5%	42	2
Permanently sick or disabled	6.4%	5.5%	96	9
Other inactive	4.7%	3.1%	19	1

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Travel to work by car	55.1%	61.5%	333	39
Travel to work by public transport	16.1%	14.5%	65	2

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Qualifications at degree level or higher	16.8%	19.8%	222	19
No qualifications	38.5%	29.1%	23	6

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/40
Number of households with residents	111148	-	30	2
Number of people per hectare	38.2	3.4	30	1
Average household size	2.46	2.36	32	3
Vacant household spaces	3.8%	3.2%	88	9
Owner-occupied	57.9%	68.9%	346	39
Without central heating	8.3%	8.5%	118	4
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.5%	0.5%	80	4
Overcrowding indicator	10.6%	7.0 %	36	1

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