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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 people63012  
  Males30200  
  Females32812  
  Aged 0 to 1511235  
  Aged 16 to 7445090  
  Aged 75 and over6687  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Change since 1991 3400   11827

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare2.1   26519
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Single people (never married)12961   24718
Married or re-married people26442   27838
Separated or divorced6929   62
Widowed5445   235
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Households without car/van7619   1185
Household with 1 car or van13796   103
Household with 2 or more cars/vans6665   30042
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
One person households9379   384
Married couple households9285   32138
Cohabiting couple households2358   16913
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children1639   1718
     with non-dependent children only817   1653
All other households4600   12132
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
White62337   6116
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Mixed White and Asian (120)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Born in UK60713   12912
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)837   25735
Born outside EU1462   24033
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Christian45549   26639
Buddhist198   728
Hindu21   36035
Jewish68   17316
Muslim117   29324
Sikh8   35436
Other411   82
No religion11462   558
Religion not stated5178   658
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Limiting long-term illness14864   281
General health 'not good'7410   411
People providing unpaid care7266   382
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk1721   464
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Employed24368   34645
Unemployed1897   511
Long-term unemployed564   751
Student (economically active)753   34742
Retired8168   288
Student (economically inactive)1564   1539
Looking after home/family3482   252
Permanently sick or disabled3440   561
Other inactive1418   1093
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Travel to work by car14560   31841
Travel to work by public transport1209   28517
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Qualifications at degree level or higher7274   24435
No qualifications13442   1539
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/45
Number of households with residents28080   33637
Number of people per hectare2.1   26519
Average household size2.21   35039
Vacant household spaces829   23626
Owner-occupied19357   28039
Without central heating6937   42
Without own bath/shower & toilet185   488
Overcrowding indicator1854   757
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