Colchester   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 155796      Males 77123      Females 78673      Aged 0 to 15 30925      Aged 16 to 74 113771      Aged 75 and over 11100       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 6.4%   2.5%   96 18 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.7   3.4   195 20 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) 29.9%   30.1%   87 7 Married or re-married people 51.9%   50.9%   257 38 Separated or divorced 11.0%   10.6%   126 12 Widowed 7.3%   8.4%   316 38   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 21.1%   26.8%   202 15 Household with 1 car or van 44.9%   43.8%   152 22 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 34.0%   29.4%   161 32   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.3%   30.0%   195 21 Married couple households 39.2%   36.5%   188 31 Cohabiting couple households 9.3%   8.3%   65 14 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.5%   6.5%   196 16      with non-dependent children only 2.7%   3.1%   237 20 All other households 15.0%   15.6%   207 26 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 96.2%   91.3%   243 29    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Chinese (0.5%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 92.5%   91.1%   279 37 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 3.0%   2.3%   59 9 Born outside EU 4.5%   6.6%   117 16   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 71.6%   71.7%   280 32 Buddhist 0.4%   0.3%   51 4 Hindu 0.5%   1.1%   113 19 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   128 28 Muslim 0.8%   3.0%   136 18 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   198 26 Other 0.4%   0.3%   72 8 No religion 18.5%   14.8%   48 8 Religion not stated 7.8%   7.7%   142 22 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.9%   18.2%   253 20 General health 'not good' 7.2%   9.2%   288 25 People providing unpaid care 9.3%   10.0%   290 35 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.7%   2.1%   272 26 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 63.5%   60.6%   156 32 Unemployed 2.3%   3.4%   256 23 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   271 26 Student (economically active) 2.9%   2.6%   68 5 Retired 12.6%   13.6%   289 34 Student (economically inactive) 5.6%   4.7%   65 4 Looking after home/family 6.5%   6.5%   153 33 Permanently sick or disabled 4.3%   5.5%   223 15 Other inactive 2.3%   3.1%   259 26   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 61.0%   61.5%   292 38 Travel to work by public transport 13.2%   14.5%   87 14   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 18.9%   19.8%   164 20 No qualifications 25.0%   29.1%   267 33 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 63706   -   108 6 Number of people per hectare 4.7   3.4   195 20 Average household size 2.37   2.36   171 26 Vacant household spaces 2.5%   3.2%   263 27 Owner-occupied 72.3%   68.9%   206 31 Without central heating 4.1%   8.5%   301 32 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.6%   0.5%   63 5 Overcrowding indicator 5.6%   7.0 %   122 15

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