Harlow   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 78768      Males 38217      Females 40551      Aged 0 to 15 16902      Aged 16 to 74 57018      Aged 75 and over 4848       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 5.0%   2.5%   145 24 Density           Number of people per hectare 25.8   3.4   63 8 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) 29.8%   30.1%   88 8 Married or re-married people 50.3%   50.9%   290 42 Separated or divorced 12.3%   10.6%   30 6 Widowed 7.6%   8.4%   288 29   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 25.1%   26.8%   137 10 Household with 1 car or van 45.7%   43.8%   112 15 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 29.3%   29.4%   238 39   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 29.5%   30.0%   140 11 Married couple households 35.5%   36.5%   284 42 Cohabiting couple households 9.8%   8.3%   30 5 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.8%   6.5%   46 1      with non-dependent children only 3.3%   3.1%   75 7 All other households 14.0%   15.6%   287 39 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 94.9%   91.3%   267 35    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Chinese (0.9%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 93.8%   91.1%   241 28 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.2%   2.3%   123 21 Born outside EU 4.0%   6.6%   137 23   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 67.3%   71.7%   319 42 Buddhist 0.3%   0.3%   69 6 Hindu 0.4%   1.1%   128 23 Jewish 0.3%   0.5%   77 16 Muslim 1.3%   3.0%   102 9 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   178 22 Other 0.2%   0.3%   242 44 No religion 22.4%   14.8%   12 3 Religion not stated 7.7%   7.7%   144 23 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 16.2%   18.2%   241 17 General health 'not good' 8.1%   9.2%   225 14 People providing unpaid care 8.9%   10.0%   319 40 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.8%   2.1%   220 18 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 66.0%   60.6%   88 21 Unemployed 3.4%   3.4%   128 8 Long-term unemployed 0.9%   1.0%   167 11 Student (economically active) 2.3%   2.6%   164 15 Retired 13.0%   13.6%   268 29 Student (economically inactive) 2.2%   4.7%   367 44 Looking after home/family 6.5%   6.5%   159 34 Permanently sick or disabled 4.2%   5.5%   229 16 Other inactive 2.5%   3.1%   224 20   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 66.7%   61.5%   180 19 Travel to work by public transport 11.4%   14.5%   113 19   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 11.8%   19.8%   343 42 No qualifications 31.9%   29.1%   107 12 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 33185   -   299 40 Number of people per hectare 25.8   3.4   63 8 Average household size 2.36   2.36   183 29 Vacant household spaces 1.7%   3.2%   362 45 Owner-occupied 59.6%   68.9%   343 46 Without central heating 2.1%   8.5%   368 46 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   193 18 Overcrowding indicator 8.2%   7.0 %   47 4

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