Brentwood   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 68456      Males 33203      Females 35253      Aged 0 to 15 13071      Aged 16 to 74 49514      Aged 75 and over 5871       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 -3.1%   2.5%   351 47 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.5   3.4   199 23 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) 25.4%   30.1%   225 26 Married or re-married people 56.9%   50.9%   97 17 Separated or divorced 9.1%   10.6%   343 45 Widowed 8.6%   8.4%   170 11   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 16.0%   26.8%   301 36 Household with 1 car or van 43.8%   43.8%   216 25 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 40.2%   29.4%   88 21   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.4%   30.0%   190 20 Married couple households 40.8%   36.5%   131 23 Cohabiting couple households 7.3%   8.3%   321 46 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.5%   6.5%   293 33      with non-dependent children only 2.8%   3.1%   192 16 All other households 16.1%   15.6%   131 15 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 96.4%   91.3%   242 28    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.7%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 93.6%   91.1%   248 29 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.3%   2.3%   108 17 Born outside EU 4.1%   6.6%   133 20   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 79.2%   71.7%   81 1 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   147 20 Hindu 0.8%   1.1%   78 11 Jewish 0.3%   0.5%   69 14 Muslim 0.6%   3.0%   168 24 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   215 27 Other 0.3%   0.3%   176 26 No religion 12.6%   14.8%   271 48 Religion not stated 6.0%   7.7%   369 48 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.4%   18.2%   279 28 General health 'not good' 6.9%   9.2%   310 32 People providing unpaid care 10.1%   10.0%   198 14 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.5%   2.1%   304 37 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 64.4%   60.6%   136 28 Unemployed 1.9%   3.4%   337 44 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   320 41 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   261 33 Retired 16.0%   13.6%   86 12 Student (economically inactive) 3.0%   4.7%   234 18 Looking after home/family 7.4%   6.5%   45 10 Permanently sick or disabled 3.2%   5.5%   298 32 Other inactive 2.1%   3.1%   325 39   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 56.7%   61.5%   327 45 Travel to work by public transport 23.5%   14.5%   36 1   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 22.2%   19.8%   98 11 No qualifications 23.4%   29.1%   299 38 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 28767   -   333 45 Number of people per hectare 4.5   3.4   199 23 Average household size 2.35   2.36   198 31 Vacant household spaces 3.0%   3.2%   172 11 Owner-occupied 79.2%   68.9%   38 7 Without central heating 4.1%   8.5%   299 31 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   228 26 Overcrowding indicator 4.5%   7.0 %   191 26

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