The Vale of Glamorgan   Go to The Vale of Glamorgan page with data displayed as numerical values 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 119292      Males% 57356      Females% 61936      Aged 0 to 15% 25622      Aged 16 to 74% 83905      Aged 75 and over% 9765       Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Percentage change since 1991 1.0%   1.0%   265 13 Density           Number of people per hectare 3.6   1.4   217 10  More detailed data on population by age in this area (released Sep 2002) top  People, Places and Families  national commentary   Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Single people (never married) 25.3%   28.0%   230 15 Married or re-married people 55.3%   52.0%   156 3 Separated or divorced 10.8%   10.6%   145 9 Widowed 8.5%   9.4%   175 20   Transport (all households) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Households without car/van 21.5%   26.0%   195 17 Household with 1 car or van 45.3%   45.5%   129 14 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 33.2%   28.5%   185 5   Composition (all households) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 One person households 26.6%   29.1%   288 20 Married couple households 39.9%   37.2%   168 5 Cohabiting couple households 7.4%   7.5%   308 12 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.8%   7.3%   49 8      with non-dependent children only 2.9%   3.4%   173 20 All other households 15.4%   15.6%   179 12 top  Welsh  national commentary   All people aged 3 and over Value Welsh avg Welsh Rank/22   One or more skills in Welsh language 16.9%   28.4%   16   All people Identified self as Welsh 12.8%   14.4 %   13   top  Ethnicity and Religion  national commentary   Ethnic Group (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 White 97.8%   97.9%   194 20    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Mixed White and Black Caribbean (0.4%)   Place of birth (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Born in UK 96.3%   96.8%   133 20 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.5%   1.3%   222 6 Born outside EU 2.2%   1.9%   249 3   Religion (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Christian 73.0%   71.9%   254 11 Buddhist 0.2%   0.2%   172 9 Hindu 0.2%   0.2%   204 3 Jewish 0.1%   0.1%   192 2 Muslim 0.4%   0.7%   198 4 Sikh 0.1%   0.1%   225 6 Other 0.2%   0.2%   205 9 No religion 18.6%   18.5%   46 11 Religion not stated 7.2%   8.1%   242 21 top  Health  national commentary   (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Limiting long-term illness 19.9%   23.3%   116 19 General health 'not good' 10.4%   12.5%   84 16 People providing unpaid care 11.6%   11.7%   29 11 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.6%   3.1%   66 18 top  Work  national commentary   Status (all people aged 16-74) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Employed 60.0%   55.2%   240 4 Unemployed 3.3%   3.5%   135 16 Long-term unemployed 1.0%   1.1%   128 15 Student (economically active) 2.4%   2.3%   141 6 Retired 14.7%   14.8%   157 13 Student (economically inactive) 4.1%   5.1%   104 11 Looking after home/family 6.3%   6.4%   191 12 Permanently sick or disabled 6.4%   9.2%   97 20 Other inactive 2.7%   3.5%   167 20   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Travel to work by car 70.9%   70.2%   70 12 Travel to work by public transport 8.4%   6.5%   175 4   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Qualifications at degree level or higher 21.1%   17.4%   119 4 No qualifications 26.2%   33.0%   237 21 top  Housing  national commentary   (all households) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Number of households with residents 48753   -   177 13 Number of people per hectare 3.6   1.4   217 10 Average household size 2.41   2.37   103 4 Vacant household spaces 4.1%   4.0%   69 11 Owner-occupied 77.8%   71.3%   63 1 Without central heating 5.1%   7.5%   232 13 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.4%   300 19 Overcrowding indicator 3.5%   4.4%   295 16 top

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