Swindon 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. Population            Value   Total number of people 180051      Males 89560      Females 90491      Aged 0 to 15 37747      Aged 16 to 74 131072      Aged 75 and over 11232       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Percentage change since 1991 5.0%   2.5%   147 31 Density           Number of people per hectare 7.8   3.4   158 11 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Single people (never married) 28.6%   30.1%   109 8 Married or re-married people 53.0%   50.9%   221 33 Separated or divorced 11.3%   10.6%   94 16 Widowed 7.1%   8.4%   325 44   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Households without car/van 22.1%   26.8%   182 11 Household with 1 car or van 46.1%   43.8%   89 26 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 31.8%   29.4%   199 31   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 One person households 28.0%   30.0%   206 29 Married couple households 39.3%   36.5%   181 21 Cohabiting couple households 9.9%   8.3%   25 1 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.8%   6.5%   173 10      with non-dependent children only 2.6%   3.1%   270 23 All other households 14.3%   15.6%   259 42 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 White 95.2%   91.3%   259 43    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (1.3%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Born in UK 92.4%   91.1%   283 43 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.7%   2.3%   74 4 Born outside EU 4.9%   6.6%   99 2   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Christian 70.1%   71.7%   297 43 Buddhist 0.3%   0.3%   82 11 Hindu 0.6%   1.1%   104 3 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   239 34 Muslim 1.0%   3.0%   121 3 Sikh 0.6%   0.6%   53 1 Other 0.4%   0.3%   76 23 No religion 19.1%   14.8%   36 5 Religion not stated 7.9%   7.7%   112 18 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Limiting long-term illness 15.3%   18.2%   285 40 General health 'not good' 7.7%   9.2%   256 33 People providing unpaid care 8.7%   10.0%   333 44 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.8%   2.1%   237 32 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Employed 69.4%   60.6%   23 3 Unemployed 2.5%   3.4%   241 21 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   311 34 Student (economically active) 2.5%   2.6%   113 9 Retired 12.0%   13.6%   307 44 Student (economically inactive) 2.0%   4.7%   373 43 Looking after home/family 5.4%   6.5%   344 42 Permanently sick or disabled 3.8%   5.5%   253 30 Other inactive 2.4%   3.1%   231 23   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Travel to work by car 66.3%   61.5%   188 19 Travel to work by public transport 8.6%   14.5%   165 7   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Qualifications at degree level or higher 16.2%   19.8%   242 34 No qualifications 27.2%   29.1%   218 17 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Number of households with residents 75154   -   84 5 Number of people per hectare 7.8   3.4   158 11 Average household size 2.38   2.36   154 5 Vacant household spaces 2.8%   3.2%   206 21 Owner-occupied 73.6%   68.9%   167 25 Without central heating 8.3%   8.5%   117 26 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.5%   0.5%   89 13 Overcrowding indicator 5.8%   7.0 %   113 11

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