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   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Change since 1991 3600     231 38 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.6     197 21 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 34976     136 17 Married or re-married people 69784     149 25 Separated or divorced 12257     282 34 Widowed 8709     331 41   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 10448     294 34 Household with 1 car or van 28009     238 26 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 26107     83 20   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 17663     245 27 Married couple households 27468     83 16 Cohabiting couple households 5441     162 31 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 3180     250 24      with non-dependent children only 1613     308 31 All other households 9199     273 36 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 151937     234 27    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (926) - -   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 148835     208 19 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2915     158 28 Born outside EU 5322     167 30   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 117378     211 20 Buddhist 344     133 16 Hindu 630     127 22 Jewish 320     101 22 Muslim 1072     146 21 Sikh 85     234 32 Other 398     187 31 No religion 25807     108 22 Religion not stated 11038     258 40 Health     (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 21345     342 42 General health 'not good' 9520     345 43 People providing unpaid care 15009     263 26 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2202     330 41 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 77304     60 15 Unemployed 2372     301 38 Long-term unemployed 577     305 38 Student (economically active) 3253     74 7 Retired 15357     248 26 Student (economically inactive) 3826     171 14 Looking after home/family 7606     142 29 Permanently sick or disabled 3024     344 43 Other inactive 2389     320 38   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 49045     291 37 Travel to work by public transport 13003     64 10   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 22984     144 19 No qualifications 26043     313 42 Housing     (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 64564     101 5 Number of people per hectare 4.6     197 21 Average household size 2.4     120 23 Vacant household spaces 1350     331 37 Owner-occupied 50779     48 8 Without central heating 3390     225 15 Without own bath/shower & toilet 218     165 14 Overcrowding indicator 2791     202 28

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