Chelmsford   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 157072      Males 77428      Females 79644      Aged 0 to 15 31346      Aged 16 to 74 115131      Aged 75 and over 10595       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 2.3%   2.5%   231 38 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.6   3.4   197 21 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) 27.8%   30.1%   136 17 Married or re-married people 55.5%   50.9%   149 25 Separated or divorced 9.7%   10.6%   282 34 Widowed 6.9%   8.4%   331 41   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 16.2%   26.8%   294 34 Household with 1 car or van 43.4%   43.8%   238 26 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 40.4%   29.4%   83 20   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 27.4%   30.0%   245 27 Married couple households 42.5%   36.5%   83 16 Cohabiting couple households 8.4%   8.3%   162 31 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.9%   6.5%   250 24      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   308 31 All other households 14.2%   15.6%   273 36 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 96.7%   91.3%   234 27    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 94.8%   91.1%   208 19 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.9%   2.3%   158 28 Born outside EU 3.4%   6.6%   167 30   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 74.7%   71.7%   211 20 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   133 16 Hindu 0.4%   1.1%   127 22 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   101 22 Muslim 0.7%   3.0%   146 21 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   234 32 Other 0.3%   0.3%   187 31 No religion 16.4%   14.8%   108 22 Religion not stated 7.0%   7.7%   258 40 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 13.6%   18.2%   342 42 General health 'not good' 6.1%   9.2%   345 43 People providing unpaid care 9.6%   10.0%   263 26 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.4%   2.1%   330 41 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 67.1%   60.6%   60 15 Unemployed 2.1%   3.4%   301 38 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   305 38 Student (economically active) 2.8%   2.6%   74 7 Retired 13.3%   13.6%   248 26 Student (economically inactive) 3.3%   4.7%   171 14 Looking after home/family 6.6%   6.5%   142 29 Permanently sick or disabled 2.6%   5.5%   344 43 Other inactive 2.1%   3.1%   320 38   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 61.1%   61.5%   291 37 Travel to work by public transport 16.2%   14.5%   64 10   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 20.0%   19.8%   144 19 No qualifications 22.6%   29.1%   313 42 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 64564   -   101 5 Number of people per hectare 4.6   3.4   197 21 Average household size 2.4   2.36   120 23 Vacant household spaces 2.0%   3.2%   331 37 Owner-occupied 78.6%   68.9%   48 8 Without central heating 5.3%   8.5%   225 15 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   165 14 Overcrowding indicator 4.3%   7.0 %   202 28

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