Fenland   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 83519      Males 40698      Females 42821      Aged 0 to 15 16407      Aged 16 to 74 59756      Aged 75 and over 7356       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 11.2%   2.5%   26 4 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.5   3.4   295 36 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) 23.0%   30.1%   333 39 Married or re-married people 56.4%   50.9%   115 20 Separated or divorced 11.2%   10.6%   105 9 Widowed 9.4%   8.4%   87 7   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 19.5%   26.8%   224 18 Household with 1 car or van 46.7%   43.8%   56 8 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 33.8%   29.4%   165 33   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 27.4%   30.0%   244 26 Married couple households 39.2%   36.5%   185 30 Cohabiting couple households 9.3%   8.3%   62 13 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.0%   6.5%   239 22      with non-dependent children only 2.4%   3.1%   332 36 All other households 16.6%   15.6%   102 9 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.6%   91.3%   116 11    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 96.8%   91.1%   99 6 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.3%   2.3%   252 40 Born outside EU 1.8%   6.6%   290 45   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 77.7%   71.7%   121 3 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   297 44 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   253 37 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   214 46 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   250 34 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   170 20 Other 0.1%   0.3%   333 48 No religion 13.0%   14.8%   261 47 Religion not stated 8.5%   7.7%   47 8 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 19.4%   18.2%   125 7 General health 'not good' 9.4%   9.2%   141 7 People providing unpaid care 9.8%   10.0%   237 20 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.4%   2.1%   99 5 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 61.8%   60.6%   200 39 Unemployed 2.7%   3.4%   199 14 Long-term unemployed 0.7%   1.0%   235 20 Student (economically active) 1.6%   2.6%   358 47 Retired 16.5%   13.6%   66 9 Student (economically inactive) 2.3%   4.7%   362 42 Looking after home/family 7.0%   6.5%   89 17 Permanently sick or disabled 5.3%   5.5%   146 6 Other inactive 2.9%   3.1%   142 9   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 71.1%   61.5%   61 4 Travel to work by public transport 3.4%   14.5%   327 45   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 9.5%   19.8%   370 46 No qualifications 38.4%   29.1%   25 2 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 35192   -   285 36 Number of people per hectare 1.5   3.4   295 36 Average household size 2.34   2.36   219 35 Vacant household spaces 2.9%   3.2%   183 13 Owner-occupied 75.2%   68.9%   133 20 Without central heating 7.3%   8.5%   150 7 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   217 23 Overcrowding indicator 4.1%   7.0 %   226 29

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