Basildon   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 165668      Males 80035      Females 85633      Aged 0 to 15 35346      Aged 16 to 74 119516      Aged 75 and over 10806       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 2.3%   2.5%   230 37 Density           Number of people per hectare 15.1   3.4   104 11 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) 27.6%   30.1%   142 18 Married or re-married people 53.0%   50.9%   222 34 Separated or divorced 11.3%   10.6%   92 8 Widowed 8.1%   8.4%   251 23   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 23.2%   26.8%   167 12 Household with 1 car or van 44.9%   43.8%   151 21 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 31.9%   29.4%   197 37   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.6%   30.0%   184 19 Married couple households 38.8%   36.5%   201 32 Cohabiting couple households 9.0%   8.3%   87 16 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.2%   6.5%   84 4      with non-dependent children only 3.2%   3.1%   105 9 All other households 13.3%   15.6%   328 43 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 96.9%   91.3%   231 25    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.6%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 95.7%   91.1%   164 14 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.5%   2.3%   211 36 Born outside EU 2.8%   6.6%   206 35   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 73.3%   71.7%   249 29 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   173 24 Hindu 0.4%   1.1%   120 20 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   88 17 Muslim 0.6%   3.0%   164 23 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   231 31 Other 0.3%   0.3%   183 28 No religion 17.4%   14.8%   72 13 Religion not stated 7.5%   7.7%   187 30 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 16.9%   18.2%   221 15 General health 'not good' 8.3%   9.2%   205 12 People providing unpaid care 9.5%   10.0%   271 30 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.1%   2.1%   147 8 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 63.4%   60.6%   159 33 Unemployed 3.1%   3.4%   156 11 Long-term unemployed 0.9%   1.0%   163 9 Student (economically active) 1.9%   2.6%   306 41 Retired 13.7%   13.6%   226 20 Student (economically inactive) 2.3%   4.7%   358 40 Looking after home/family 8.2%   6.5%   6 1 Permanently sick or disabled 4.7%   5.5%   188 11 Other inactive 2.7%   3.1%   176 15   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 60.3%   61.5%   299 42 Travel to work by public transport 20.8%   14.5%   45 3   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 11.6%   19.8%   346 43 No qualifications 32.2%   29.1%   99 11 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 69207   -   96 3 Number of people per hectare 15.1   3.4   104 11 Average household size 2.38   2.36   154 25 Vacant household spaces 2.2%   3.2%   315 34 Owner-occupied 70.6%   68.9%   249 37 Without central heating 2.1%   8.5%   369 47 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.1%   0.5%   362 48 Overcrowding indicator 5.8%   7.0 %   114 14

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