Census 2001 - Profiles - Cambridge

Cambridge
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		108863
	Males	54316
	Females	54547
	Aged 0 to 15	16022
	Aged 16 to 74	85345
	Aged 75 and over	7496

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Percentage change since 1991		2.0%	2.5%	236	40
Density

Number of people per hectare		26.7	3.4	62	7

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)	49.0%	30.1%	13	1
Married or re-married people	36.3%	50.9%	362	48
Separated or divorced	8.7%	10.6%	364	48
Widowed	6.0%	8.4%	362	48

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Households without car/van	31.8%	26.8%	67	2
Household with 1 car or van	47.5%	43.8%	40	5
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	20.7%	29.4%	331	47

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
One person households	35.8%	30.0%	24	2
Married couple households	28.6%	36.5%	350	47
Cohabiting couple households	8.9%	8.3%	96	18
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	4.8%	6.5%	260	28
with non-dependent children only	2.4%	3.1%	337	38
All other households	19.4%	15.6%	21	3

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
White	89.4%	91.3%	321	45
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Chinese (2.1%) Indian (1.8%) Other (1.4%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Born in UK	80.8%	91.1%	345	46
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	5.8%	2.3%	14	1
Born outside EU	13.3%	6.6%	34	3

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Christian	57.7%	71.7%	359	48
Buddhist	1.0%	0.3%	10	1
Hindu	1.2%	1.1%	48	6
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	32	7
Muslim	2.4%	3.0%	74	6
Sikh	0.2%	0.6%	118	13
Other	0.5%	0.3%	25	3
No religion	26.6%	14.8%	3	2
Religion not stated	9.6%	7.7%	13	2

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Limiting long-term illness	13.7%	18.2%	338	41
General health 'not good'	6.4%	9.2%	328	40
People providing unpaid care	8.2%	10.0%	357	47
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.1%	2.1%	370	48

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Employed	54.0%	60.6%	348	48
Unemployed	2.3%	3.4%	267	26
Long-term unemployed	0.6%	1.0%	240	21
Student (economically active)	4.2%	2.6%	9	1
Retired	8.6%	13.6%	363	48
Student (economically inactive)	21.8%	4.7%	1	1
Looking after home/family	4.2%	6.5%	374	48
Permanently sick or disabled	2.8%	5.5%	334	42
Other inactive	2.3%	3.1%	274	28

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	41.2%	61.5%	356	48
Travel to work by public transport	8.5%	14.5%	170	28

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Qualifications at degree level or higher	41.2%	19.8%	8	1
No qualifications	16.2%	29.1%	372	48

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Number of households with residents	42658	-	229	29
Number of people per hectare	26.7	3.4	62	7
Average household size	2.23	2.36	342	44
Vacant household spaces	2.6%	3.2%	247	24
Owner-occupied	53.5%	68.9%	354	47
Without central heating	6.1%	8.5%	200	12
Without own bath/shower & toilet	2.1%	0.5%	4	1
Overcrowding indicator	12.1%	7.0 %	26	1

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