Luton 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 184371      Males 92119      Females 92252      Aged 0 to 15 43324      Aged 16 to 74 131660      Aged 75 and over 9387       Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Change since 1991 10700     103 20 Density           Number of people per hectare 42.5     22 1 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 47150     57 4 Married or re-married people 69819     302 43 Separated or divorced 14547     215 25 Widowed 9531     342 43   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 18680     122 6 Household with 1 car or van 32778     82 10 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 19297     254 42   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 20371     176 16 Married couple households 25480     273 39 Cohabiting couple households 5965     161 30 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4848     101 6      with non-dependent children only 2466     52 3 All other households 11625     118 14 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 132566     359 48    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (17012) Black Caribbean (7653) Bangladeshi (7641)   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 148109     349 47 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 8735     22 2 Born outside EU 27527     28 2   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 109973     354 47 Buddhist 456     105 12 Hindu 5025     20 1 Jewish 534     68 13 Muslim 26963     6 1 Sikh 1487     39 3 Other 642     80 9 No religion 25960     213 41 Religion not stated 13331     231 37 Health     (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 28213     284 30 General health 'not good' 14844     228 15 People providing unpaid care 16092     334 45 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 3332     229 19 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 78433     249 42 Unemployed 5064     87 4 Long-term unemployed 1435     105 5 Student (economically active) 4899     27 3 Retired 14296     340 46 Student (economically inactive) 7286     68 5 Looking after home/family 10063     36 7 Permanently sick or disabled 6071     196 12 Other inactive 5548     33 1   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 52889     229 30 Travel to work by public transport 10578     93 15   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 19784     270 30 No qualifications 41210     121 13 Housing     (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 70755     94 2 Number of people per hectare 42.5     22 1 Average household size 2.59     4 1 Vacant household spaces 1420     344 40 Owner-occupied 50105     244 36 Without central heating 4423     194 11 Without own bath/shower & toilet 383     67 6 Overcrowding indicator 8198     29 2

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