Census 2001 - Profiles - Thurrock UA

Thurrock 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		143128
	Males	69669
	Females	73459
	Aged 0 to 15	31428
	Aged 16 to 74	102996
	Aged 75 and over	8704

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Percentage change since 1991		11.2%	2.5%	27	5
Density

Number of people per hectare		8.8	3.4	149	14

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)	29.3%	30.1%	97	10
Married or re-married people	52.0%	50.9%	252	37
Separated or divorced	11.1%	10.6%	118	10
Widowed	7.6%	8.4%	290	30

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Households without car/van	21.3%	26.8%	200	14
Household with 1 car or van	45.3%	43.8%	134	19
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	33.4%	29.4%	176	35

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
One person households	27.4%	30.0%	243	25
Married couple households	39.3%	36.5%	182	29
Cohabiting couple households	10.7%	8.3%	6	2
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	6.6%	6.5%	115	8
with non-dependent children only	3.5%	3.1%	47	2
All other households	12.5%	15.6%	361	48

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
White	95.3%	91.3%	258	33
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Indian (1.3%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Born in UK	95.0%	91.1%	198	17
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	1.5%	2.3%	212	37
Born outside EU	3.5%	6.6%	160	29

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Christian	75.1%	71.7%	199	18
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	209	30
Hindu	0.6%	1.1%	105	16
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	115	25
Muslim	1.1%	3.0%	119	17
Sikh	0.7%	0.6%	43	4
Other	0.2%	0.3%	250	45
No religion	15.5%	14.8%	152	31
Religion not stated	6.5%	7.7%	331	47

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Limiting long-term illness	16.1%	18.2%	248	19
General health 'not good'	7.8%	9.2%	247	16
People providing unpaid care	9.3%	10.0%	289	34
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.0%	2.1%	171	12

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Employed	65.7%	60.6%	98	22
Unemployed	3.4%	3.4%	123	7
Long-term unemployed	0.9%	1.0%	152	7
Student (economically active)	2.1%	2.6%	237	27
Retired	11.8%	13.6%	320	43
Student (economically inactive)	2.2%	4.7%	368	45
Looking after home/family	7.6%	6.5%	38	8
Permanently sick or disabled	4.5%	5.5%	200	13
Other inactive	2.8%	3.1%	161	13

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	64.0%	61.5%	238	32
Travel to work by public transport	18.7%	14.5%	54	7

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Qualifications at degree level or higher	9.9%	19.8%	366	45
No qualifications	34.5%	29.1%	65	6

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Number of households with residents	58485	-	121	10
Number of people per hectare	8.8	3.4	149	14
Average household size	2.44	2.36	59	9
Vacant household spaces	1.4%	3.2%	372	47
Owner-occupied	72.0%	68.9%	214	32
Without central heating	5.8%	8.5%	208	14
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.1%	0.5%	357	46
Overcrowding indicator	6.6%	7.0 %	76	8

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