Peterborough 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 156061      Males 76010      Females 80051      Aged 0 to 15 34293      Aged 16 to 74 111688      Aged 75 and over 10080       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 1.2%   2.5%   260 42 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.5   3.4   199 23 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 28.5%   30.1%   113 14 Married or re-married people 51.6%   50.9%   266 39 Separated or divorced 12.4%   10.6%   22 4 Widowed 7.5%   8.4%   296 32   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 26.0%   26.8%   127 8 Household with 1 car or van 46.3%   43.8%   84 11 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 27.7%   29.4%   252 41   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 30.1%   30.0%   120 7 Married couple households 36.5%   36.5%   264 37 Cohabiting couple households 8.9%   8.3%   108 21 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.7%   6.5%   52 2      with non-dependent children only 2.7%   3.1%   238 21 All other households 14.3%   15.6%   268 35 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 89.7%   91.3%   319 44    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (4.5%) Indian (1.8%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 90.2%   91.1%   313 40 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.8%   2.3%   69 11 Born outside EU 7.0%   6.6%   64 9   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 68.3%   71.7%   312 40 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   221 33 Hindu 0.9%   1.1%   67 9 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   191 40 Muslim 5.7%   3.0%   37 3 Sikh 0.5%   0.6%   56 6 Other 0.2%   0.3%   230 42 No religion 15.6%   14.8%   144 28 Religion not stated 8.4%   7.7%   51 9 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 16.8%   18.2%   224 16 General health 'not good' 8.5%   9.2%   197 11 People providing unpaid care 9.4%   10.0%   277 31 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.0%   2.1%   169 11 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 63.7%   60.6%   149 30 Unemployed 3.3%   3.4%   130 9 Long-term unemployed 0.8%   1.0%   181 13 Student (economically active) 2.2%   2.6%   191 18 Retired 12.4%   13.6%   296 36 Student (economically inactive) 2.9%   4.7%   267 21 Looking after home/family 7.2%   6.5%   61 12 Permanently sick or disabled 5.0%   5.5%   170 9 Other inactive 3.2%   3.1%   96 3   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 65.6%   61.5%   206 25 Travel to work by public transport 8.8%   14.5%   159 26   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 14.9%   19.8%   276 33 No qualifications 30.5%   29.1%   136 14 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 65380   -   100 4 Number of people per hectare 4.5   3.4   199 23 Average household size 2.37   2.36   171 26 Vacant household spaces 4.2%   3.2%   64 3 Owner-occupied 66.4%   68.9%   303 41 Without central heating 5.0%   8.5%   239 18 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   182 16 Overcrowding indicator 5.6%   7.0 %   123 16

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