Cambridgeshire County   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 552658      Males 273645      Females 279013      Aged 0 to 15 107303      Aged 16 to 74 406591      Aged 75 and over 38764       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 8.2%   2.5%   - - Density           Number of people per hectare 1.8   3.4   - - 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%   - - Married or re-married people 53.8%   50.9%   - - Separated or divorced 9.8%   10.6%   - - Widowed 7.1%   8.4%   - -   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 17.9%   26.8%   - - Household with 1 car or van 43.4%   43.8%   - - Household with 2 or more cars/vans 38.6%   29.4%   - -   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 27.0%   30.0%   - - Married couple households 41.4%   36.5%   - - Cohabiting couple households 9.4%   8.3%   - - Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.3%   6.5%        with non-dependent children only 2.3%   3.1%   All other households 15.6%   15.6%   - - Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 95.9%   91.3%   - -    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Chinese (0.7%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 91.2%   91.1%   - - Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.8%   2.3%   - - Born outside EU 6.0%   6.6%   - -   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 71.3%   71.7%   - - Buddhist 0.4%   0.3%   - - Hindu 0.4%   1.1%   - - Jewish 0.3%   0.5%   - - Muslim 0.8%   3.0%   - - Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   - - Other 0.3%   0.3%   - - No religion 18.2%   14.8%   - - Religion not stated 8.2%   7.7%   - - Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 14.6%   18.2%   - - General health 'not good' 6.7%   9.2%   - - People providing unpaid care 9.2%   10.0%   - - Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.6%   2.1%   - - Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 65.6%   60.6%   - - Unemployed 2.1%   3.4%   - - Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   - - Student (economically active) 2.5%   2.6%   - - Retired 12.1%   13.6%   - - Student (economically inactive) 6.7%   4.7%   - - Looking after home/family 5.7%   6.5%   - - Permanently sick or disabled 3.1%   5.5%   - - Other inactive 2.2%   3.1%   - -   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 65.0%   61.5%   - - Travel to work by public transport 6.0%   14.5%   - -   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 25.2%   19.8%   - - No qualifications 24.1%   29.1%   - - Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 222873   -   - - Number of people per hectare 1.8   3.4   - - Average household size 2.39   2.36   - - Vacant household spaces 2.6%   3.2%   - - Owner-occupied 71.0%   68.9%   - - Without central heating 4.9%   8.5%   - - Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.6%   0.5%   - - Overcrowding indicator 5.2%   7.0 %   - -

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