Census 2001 - Profiles - Braintree

Braintree
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		132179
	Males	65060
	Females	67119
	Aged 0 to 15	27664
	Aged 16 to 74	94826
	Aged 75 and over	9689

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Percentage change since 1991		10.6%	2.5%	33	7
Density

Number of people per hectare		2.2	3.4	260	32

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)	25.3%	30.1%	234	27
Married or re-married people	56.2%	50.9%	121	21
Separated or divorced	10.7%	10.6%	152	16
Widowed	7.8%	8.4%	271	26

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Households without car/van	17.6%	26.8%	258	24
Household with 1 car or van	41.7%	43.8%	301	38
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	40.7%	29.4%	81	19

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
One person households	26.6%	30.0%	291	34
Married couple households	43.0%	36.5%	71	13
Cohabiting couple households	9.5%	8.3%	50	10
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	5.3%	6.5%	211	19
with non-dependent children only	2.6%	3.1%	275	25
All other households	13.1%	15.6%	342	46

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
White	98.2%	91.3%	156	14
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Mixed White and Asian (0.2%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Born in UK	96.0%	91.1%	147	13
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	1.6%	2.3%	202	34
Born outside EU	2.4%	6.6%	236	36

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Christian	74.2%	71.7%	232	28
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%	245	38
Hindu	0.2%	1.1%	196	31
Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	132	31
Muslim	0.3%	3.0%	224	29
Sikh	0.0%	0.6%	276	36
Other	0.3%	0.3%	188	32
No religion	17.0%	14.8%	78	16
Religion not stated	7.7%	7.7%	153	24

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Limiting long-term illness	15.5%	18.2%	278	27
General health 'not good'	7.0%	9.2%	302	30
People providing unpaid care	9.4%	10.0%	284	33
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.7%	2.1%	276	27

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Employed	67.8%	60.6%	53	13
Unemployed	2.3%	3.4%	264	25
Long-term unemployed	0.5%	1.0%	290	35
Student (economically active)	2.0%	2.6%	256	31
Retired	12.6%	13.6%	287	33
Student (economically inactive)	2.2%	4.7%	371	47
Looking after home/family	7.2%	6.5%	65	14
Permanently sick or disabled	3.7%	5.5%	258	21
Other inactive	2.1%	3.1%	314	35

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	66.1%	61.5%	189	21
Travel to work by public transport	10.6%	14.5%	125	22

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Qualifications at degree level or higher	14.6%	19.8%	283	34
No qualifications	28.0%	29.1%	197	24

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Number of households with residents	54332	-	141	14
Number of people per hectare	2.2	3.4	260	32
Average household size	2.41	2.36	103	20
Vacant household spaces	2.5%	3.2%	256	25
Owner-occupied	72.4%	68.9%	201	28
Without central heating	4.4%	8.5%	282	27
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.5%	0.5%	84	8
Overcrowding indicator	4.1%	7.0 %	232	30

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