Eastbourne   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 89667      Males 41650      Females 48017      Aged 0 to 15 16135      Aged 16 to 74 61083      Aged 75 and over 12449       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Percentage change since 1991 6.3%   2.5%   100 19 Density           Number of people per hectare 20.3   3.4   88 13 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Single people (never married) 28.2%   30.1%   124 19 Married or re-married people 46.8%   50.9%   327 61 Separated or divorced 13.3%   10.6%   7 3 Widowed 11.8%   8.4%   5 3   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Households without car/van 31.7%   26.8%   68 6 Household with 1 car or van 45.9%   43.8%   105 11 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 22.4%   29.4%   316 63   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 One person households 37.7%   30.0%   12 2 Married couple households 27.5%   36.5%   356 66 Cohabiting couple households 8.0%   8.3%   222 40 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.0%   6.5%   153 17      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   325 54 All other households 18.4%   15.6%   37 10 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 White 96.6%   91.3%   239 38    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Chinese (0.5%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Born in UK 92.0%   91.1%   292 44 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 3.2%   2.3%   52 15 Born outside EU 4.9%   6.6%   104 30   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Christian 72.8%   71.7%   259 50 Buddhist 0.3%   0.3%   56 13 Hindu 0.2%   1.1%   163 42 Jewish 0.3%   0.5%   70 11 Muslim 1.0%   3.0%   122 22 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   244 51 Other 0.5%   0.3%   30 8 No religion 16.7%   14.8%   90 18 Religion not stated 8.1%   7.7%   72 11 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Limiting long-term illness 21.6%   18.2%   64 5 General health 'not good' 10.2%   9.2%   92 3 People providing unpaid care 9.8%   10.0%   234 19 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.0%   2.1%   167 10 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Employed 57.6%   60.6%   283 61 Unemployed 2.9%   3.4%   179 13 Long-term unemployed 0.9%   1.0%   138 11 Student (economically active) 2.8%   2.6%   76 16 Retired 18.0%   13.6%   31 6 Student (economically inactive) 4.7%   4.7%   85 11 Looking after home/family 6.1%   6.5%   238 46 Permanently sick or disabled 5.1%   5.5%   163 7 Other inactive 2.8%   3.1%   152 11   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Travel to work by car 61.7%   61.5%   287 56 Travel to work by public transport 10.5%   14.5%   130 27   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Qualifications at degree level or higher 16.7%   19.8%   224 53 No qualifications 28.4%   29.1%   185 13 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Number of households with residents 40918   -   237 47 Number of people per hectare 20.3   3.4   88 13 Average household size 2.12   2.36   370 66 Vacant household spaces 3.6%   3.2%   98 6 Owner-occupied 68.5%   68.9%   286 59 Without central heating 7.7%   8.5%   138 14 Without own bath/shower & toilet 1.1%   0.5%   18 4 Overcrowding indicator 8.6%   7.0 %   43 6

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