North Devon   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 87508      Males 42489      Females 45019      Aged 0 to 15 16550      Aged 16 to 74 62384      Aged 75 and over 8574       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Percentage change since 1991 2.9%   2.5%   211 39 Density           Number of people per hectare 0.8   3.4   346 38 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Single people (never married) 23.4%   30.1%   313 28 Married or re-married people 56.3%   50.9%   117 24 Separated or divorced 10.8%   10.6%   144 25 Widowed 9.4%   8.4%   80 17   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Households without car/van 20.3%   26.8%   211 14 Household with 1 car or van 48.2%   43.8%   28 12 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 31.5%   29.4%   204 32   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 One person households 27.9%   30.0%   221 32 Married couple households 38.5%   36.5%   208 23 Cohabiting couple households 7.5%   8.3%   288 34 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.1%   6.5%   228 22      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   321 32 All other households 18.4%   15.6%   34 9 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 White 99.0%   91.3%   45 11    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Mixed White and Asian (0.1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Born in UK 96.7%   91.1%   111 6 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.4%   2.3%   244 32 Born outside EU 1.9%   6.6%   273 42   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Christian 75.1%   71.7%   198 25 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   205 30 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   336 28 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   265 40 Muslim 0.2%   3.0%   300 25 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   257 13 Other 0.3%   0.3%   93 29 No religion 15.9%   14.8%   129 22 Religion not stated 8.1%   7.7%   84 12 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Limiting long-term illness 18.7%   18.2%   149 19 General health 'not good' 8.8%   9.2%   172 17 People providing unpaid care 10.3%   10.0%   179 24 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.1%   2.1%   155 15 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Employed 61.3%   60.6%   214 26 Unemployed 3.3%   3.4%   133 6 Long-term unemployed 1.0%   1.0%   132 8 Student (economically active) 1.9%   2.6%   313 33 Retired 17.3%   13.6%   39 14 Student (economically inactive) 2.3%   4.7%   361 41 Looking after home/family 6.3%   6.5%   192 16 Permanently sick or disabled 5.0%   5.5%   173 16 Other inactive 2.6%   3.1%   196 15   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Travel to work by car 59.1%   61.5%   310 40 Travel to work by public transport 3.4%   14.5%   323 26   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Qualifications at degree level or higher 14.7%   19.8%   278 39 No qualifications 29.5%   29.1%   161 10 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Number of households with residents 36776   -   271 27 Number of people per hectare 0.8   3.4   346 38 Average household size 2.33   2.36   237 13 Vacant household spaces 4.5%   3.2%   38 1 Owner-occupied 73.6%   68.9%   166 24 Without central heating 12.3%   8.5%   55 15 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.5%   0.5%   75 11 Overcrowding indicator 4.5%   7.0 %   193 19

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