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   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Change since 1991 9400     96 18 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.7     195 20 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 37278     87 7 Married or re-married people 64776     257 38 Separated or divorced 13712     126 12 Widowed 9105     316 38   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 13434     202 15 Household with 1 car or van 28608     152 22 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 21664     161 32   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 18027     195 21 Married couple households 24966     188 31 Cohabiting couple households 5947     65 14 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 3503     196 16      with non-dependent children only 1716     237 20 All other households 9547     207 26 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 149851     243 29    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Chinese (831) - -   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 144044     279 37 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 4727     59 9 Born outside EU 7025     117 16   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 111501     280 32 Buddhist 549     51 4 Hindu 758     113 19 Jewish 238     128 28 Muslim 1181     136 18 Sikh 117     198 26 Other 564     72 8 No religion 28810     48 8 Religion not stated 12078     142 22 Health     (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 24843     253 20 General health 'not good' 11188     288 25 People providing unpaid care 14516     290 35 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2589     272 26 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 72250     156 32 Unemployed 2662     256 23 Long-term unemployed 667     271 26 Student (economically active) 3248     68 5 Retired 14292     289 34 Student (economically inactive) 6372     65 4 Looking after home/family 7432     153 33 Permanently sick or disabled 4877     223 15 Other inactive 2638     259 26   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 45838     292 38 Travel to work by public transport 9908     87 14   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 21465     164 20 No qualifications 28409     267 33 Housing     (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 63706     108 6 Number of people per hectare 4.7     195 20 Average household size 2.37     171 26 Vacant household spaces 1640     263 27 Owner-occupied 46087     206 31 Without central heating 2603     301 32 Without own bath/shower & toilet 356     63 5 Overcrowding indicator 3549     122 15

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