Maldon   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 59418      Males 29452      Females 29966      Aged 0 to 15 12181      Aged 16 to 74 43056      Aged 75 and over 4181       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 12.6%   2.5%   15 2 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.7   3.4   281 34 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) 23.2%   30.1%   326 38 Married or re-married people 58.8%   50.9%   36 8 Separated or divorced 10.4%   10.6%   207 23 Widowed 7.7%   8.4%   284 28   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 13.8%   26.8%   346 41 Household with 1 car or van 39.0%   43.8%   357 47 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 47.2%   29.4%   18 4   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 25.2%   30.0%   331 41 Married couple households 44.9%   36.5%   33 6 Cohabiting couple households 8.5%   8.3%   150 28 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.8%   6.5%   263 29      with non-dependent children only 2.4%   3.1%   345 40 All other households 14.2%   15.6%   276 37 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.6%   91.3%   113 10    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Mixed White and Asian (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 96.6%   91.1%   119 8 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.3%   2.3%   266 41 Born outside EU 2.1%   6.6%   258 40   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 75.8%   71.7%   174 13 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   274 41 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   266 39 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   118 26 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   255 36 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   247 34 Other 0.2%   0.3%   218 40 No religion 16.5%   14.8%   106 21 Religion not stated 6.8%   7.7%   298 43 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.5%   18.2%   274 24 General health 'not good' 7.1%   9.2%   291 26 People providing unpaid care 10.5%   10.0%   148 9 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.7%   2.1%   247 21 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 65.6%   60.6%   99 23 Unemployed 2.2%   3.4%   285 32 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   248 23 Student (economically active) 1.8%   2.6%   327 42 Retired 14.2%   13.6%   189 17 Student (economically inactive) 2.6%   4.7%   316 30 Looking after home/family 7.9%   6.5%   12 2 Permanently sick or disabled 3.5%   5.5%   272 24 Other inactive 2.2%   3.1%   298 31   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 68.0%   61.5%   143 16 Travel to work by public transport 8.8%   14.5%   160 27   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 16.5%   19.8%   230 26 No qualifications 27.7%   29.1%   205 27 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 24189   -   349 47 Number of people per hectare 1.7   3.4   281 34 Average household size 2.44   2.36   59 9 Vacant household spaces 2.8%   3.2%   207 18 Owner-occupied 80.5%   68.9%   25 4 Without central heating 4.7%   8.5%   257 21 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   239 27 Overcrowding indicator 3.5%   7.0 %   284 37

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