Epping Forest   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 120896      Males 58608      Females 62288      Aged 0 to 15 23774      Aged 16 to 74 87252      Aged 75 and over 9870       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 4.5%   2.5%   161 27 Density           Number of people per hectare 3.6   3.4   217 26 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) 27.1%   30.1%   157 20 Married or re-married people 54.5%   50.9%   181 32 Separated or divorced 9.8%   10.6%   281 33 Widowed 8.6%   8.4%   171 12   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 17.0%   26.8%   274 28 Household with 1 car or van 42.2%   43.8%   287 35 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 40.8%   29.4%   79 17   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 29.1%   30.0%   160 14 Married couple households 39.4%   36.5%   176 28 Cohabiting couple households 8.1%   8.3%   209 38 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.3%   6.5%   206 18      with non-dependent children only 3.4%   3.1%   66 6 All other households 14.7%   15.6%   221 28 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 95.1%   91.3%   262 34    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (1.7%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 93.5%   91.1%   253 31 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.0%   2.3%   138 25 Born outside EU 4.5%   6.6%   119 17   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 72.4%   71.7%   262 31 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   143 19 Hindu 1.0%   1.1%   62 8 Jewish 3.1%   0.5%   10 2 Muslim 1.2%   3.0%   112 14 Sikh 0.6%   0.6%   50 5 Other 0.3%   0.3%   174 25 No religion 14.1%   14.8%   215 42 Religion not stated 7.2%   7.7%   230 36 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.5%   18.2%   277 26 General health 'not good' 7.4%   9.2%   268 20 People providing unpaid care 10.1%   10.0%   194 13 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.7%   2.1%   260 25 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 64.8%   60.6%   121 26 Unemployed 2.6%   3.4%   216 16 Long-term unemployed 0.7%   1.0%   199 14 Student (economically active) 1.7%   2.6%   343 45 Retired 14.0%   13.6%   201 18 Student (economically inactive) 3.1%   4.7%   195 16 Looking after home/family 7.7%   6.5%   26 3 Permanently sick or disabled 3.4%   5.5%   279 25 Other inactive 2.6%   3.1%   188 19   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 59.0%   61.5%   311 44 Travel to work by public transport 22.0%   14.5%   40 2   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 17.0%   19.8%   215 25 No qualifications 29.0%   29.1%   176 19 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 50590   -   163 19 Number of people per hectare 3.6   3.4   217 26 Average household size 2.37   2.36   171 26 Vacant household spaces 2.3%   3.2%   301 33 Owner-occupied 74.8%   68.9%   140 22 Without central heating 4.4%   8.5%   277 25 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   219 24 Overcrowding indicator 5.4%   7.0 %   127 18

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