Census 2001 - Profiles - Southend-on-Sea UA

Southend-on-Sea 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		160257
	Males	76749
	Females	83508
	Aged 0 to 15	32117
	Aged 16 to 74	111789
	Aged 75 and over	16351

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Percentage change since 1991		-0.6%	2.5%	305	44
Density

Number of people per hectare		38.4	3.4	29	2

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)	29.0%	30.1%	100	11
Married or re-married people	48.1%	50.9%	318	46
Separated or divorced	12.8%	10.6%	13	2
Widowed	10.1%	8.4%	30	3

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Households without car/van	28.6%	26.8%	104	5
Household with 1 car or van	45.5%	43.8%	117	16
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	25.9%	29.4%	273	44

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
One person households	35.2%	30.0%	27	3
Married couple households	31.6%	36.5%	334	46
Cohabiting couple households	8.7%	8.3%	121	25
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	6.9%	6.5%	95	5
with non-dependent children only	2.9%	3.1%	157	11
All other households	14.7%	15.6%	229	29

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
White	95.8%	91.3%	251	31
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Indian (0.8%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Born in UK	94.0%	91.1%	233	24
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	1.9%	2.3%	146	26
Born outside EU	4.1%	6.6%	135	21

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Christian	68.6%	71.7%	309	39
Buddhist	0.3%	0.3%	98	11
Hindu	0.6%	1.1%	101	15
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	17	4
Muslim	1.2%	3.0%	108	13
Sikh	0.1%	0.6%	218	28
Other	0.4%	0.3%	63	5
No religion	18.8%	14.8%	42	6
Religion not stated	8.3%	7.7%	61	10

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Limiting long-term illness	19.1%	18.2%	136	8
General health 'not good'	9.3%	9.2%	149	8
People providing unpaid care	10.0%	10.0%	212	15
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.0%	2.1%	178	13

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Employed	61.0%	60.6%	220	40
Unemployed	3.7%	3.4%	94	5
Long-term unemployed	1.2%	1.0%	85	4
Student (economically active)	2.0%	2.6%	247	29
Retired	14.8%	13.6%	154	16
Student (economically inactive)	3.0%	4.7%	243	19
Looking after home/family	7.7%	6.5%	32	6
Permanently sick or disabled	4.9%	5.5%	176	10
Other inactive	3.0%	3.1%	133	7

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	56.5%	61.5%	328	46
Travel to work by public transport	19.4%	14.5%	48	4

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Qualifications at degree level or higher	13.6%	19.8%	301	36
No qualifications	29.8%	29.1%	154	18

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Number of households with residents	70978	-	93	1
Number of people per hectare	38.4	3.4	29	2
Average household size	2.22	2.36	346	45
Vacant household spaces	4.2%	3.2%	63	2
Owner-occupied	72.8%	68.9%	193	27
Without central heating	6.3%	8.5%	192	10
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.7%	0.5%	44	3
Overcrowding indicator	7.6%	7.0 %	54	5

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