Newport   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 137011      Males 65764      Females 71247      Aged 0 to 15 30790      Aged 16 to 74 95912      Aged 75 and over 10309       Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Change since 1991 1500     264 12 Density           Number of people per hectare 7.2     160 2  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   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Single people (never married) 29437     139 8 Married or re-married people 55083     258 14 Separated or divorced 12197     79 2 Widowed 9504     131 17   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Households without car/van 17247     80 4 Household with 1 car or van 24940     203 20 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 14348     278 17   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 One person households 16074     189 15 Married couple households 20851     249 14 Cohabiting couple households 4374     263 8 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5207     20 2      with non-dependent children only 1772     112 16 All other households 8257     234 15 top  Welsh  national commentary   All people aged 3 and over Value   Welsh Rank/22   One or more skills in Welsh language 17622     20   All people Identified self as Welsh 12326     20   top  Ethnicity and Religion  national commentary   Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 White 130408     260 21    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (1958) - -   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Born in UK 130988     165 21 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2038     221 5 Born outside EU 3985     201 2   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Christian 98484     275 13 Buddhist 240     197 11 Hindu 231     212 5 Jewish 87     256 8 Muslim 3492     71 2 Sikh 85     224 5 Other 294     241 14 No religion 22963     89 12 Religion not stated 11135     76 7 top  Health  national commentary   (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Limiting long-term illness 29580     63 14 General health 'not good' 16421     35 10 People providing unpaid care 15360     59 16 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 3914     37 14 top  Work  national commentary   Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Employed 54444     299 7 Unemployed 3777     78 5 Long-term unemployed 1177     82 8 Student (economically active) 2253     142 7 Retired 13739     183 16 Student (economically inactive) 3986     100 10 Looking after home/family 6727     84 4 Permanently sick or disabled 7570     52 15 Other inactive 3416     65 7   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Travel to work by car 39059     110 16 Travel to work by public transport 6363     116 2   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Qualifications at degree level or higher 16118     221 13 No qualifications 32211     83 9 top  Housing  national commentary   (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Number of households with residents 56535     131 8 Number of people per hectare 7.2     160 2 Average household size 2.39     140 8 Vacant household spaces 1996     127 17 Owner-occupied 39872     251 11 Without central heating 2043     325 19 Without own bath/shower & toilet 179     181 13 Overcrowding indicator 2778     157 4 top

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