Census 2001 - Profiles - Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness
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		71980
	Males	35092
	Females	36888
	Aged 0 to 15	14993
	Aged 16 to 74	51228
	Aged 75 and over	5759

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Percentage change since 1991		-1.8%	2.5%	326	30
Density

Number of people per hectare		9.2	3.4	143	21

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Single people (never married)	26.3%	30.1%	189	30
Married or re-married people	52.8%	50.9%	228	19
Separated or divorced	11.4%	10.6%	82	14
Widowed	9.6%	8.4%	69	9

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Households without car/van	33.5%	26.8%	50	8
Household with 1 car or van	49.1%	43.8%	12	1
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	17.5%	29.4%	347	39

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
One person households	29.8%	30.0%	129	21
Married couple households	37.6%	36.5%	229	22
Cohabiting couple households	9.1%	8.3%	78	6
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	6.6%	6.5%	116	24
with non-dependent children only	3.0%	3.1%	129	29
All other households	13.9%	15.6%	291	25

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
White	99.2%	91.3%	19	4
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Chinese (0.1%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Born in UK	97.7%	91.1%	34	8
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	0.8%	2.3%	353	40
Born outside EU	1.5%	6.6%	329	34

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Christian	81.0%	71.7%	50	19
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%	337	36
Hindu	0.1%	1.1%	318	37
Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	324	31
Muslim	0.3%	3.0%	254	30
Sikh	0.0%	0.6%	365	39
Other	0.1%	0.3%	356	32
No religion	10.8%	14.8%	322	19
Religion not stated	7.6%	7.7%	166	13

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Limiting long-term illness	24.8%	18.2%	15	2
General health 'not good'	13.2%	9.2%	18	4
People providing unpaid care	12.0%	10.0%	16	2
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	3.0%	2.1%	24	5

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Employed	54.8%	60.6%	339	39
Unemployed	4.2%	3.4%	50	7
Long-term unemployed	1.5%	1.0%	42	7
Student (economically active)	1.8%	2.6%	330	41
Retired	15.4%	13.6%	110	14
Student (economically inactive)	2.7%	4.7%	295	40
Looking after home/family	7.0%	6.5%	93	6
Permanently sick or disabled	10.8%	5.5%	10	3
Other inactive	3.3%	3.1%	94	16

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Travel to work by car	58.4%	61.5%	317	41
Travel to work by public transport	8.7%	14.5%	161	19

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Qualifications at degree level or higher	13.0%	19.8%	312	35
No qualifications	32.8%	29.1%	94	19

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Number of households with residents	30525	-	322	39
Number of people per hectare	9.2	3.4	143	21
Average household size	2.34	2.36	219	26
Vacant household spaces	5.5%	3.2%	17	6
Owner-occupied	76.5%	68.9%	96	10
Without central heating	26.4%	8.5%	3	2
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.3%	0.5%	240	25
Overcrowding indicator	4.2%	7.0 %	212	25

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