Rochford   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 78489      Males 38139      Females 40350      Aged 0 to 15 15518      Aged 16 to 74 56720      Aged 75 and over 6251       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 3.9%   2.5%   177 32 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.6   3.4   197 21 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) 22.6%   30.1%   349 42 Married or re-married people 59.7%   50.9%   15 4 Separated or divorced 9.5%   10.6%   308 39 Widowed 8.2%   8.4%   227 20   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 16.4%   26.8%   288 32 Household with 1 car or van 42.2%   43.8%   288 36 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 41.4%   29.4%   69 13   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 24.9%   30.0%   347 43 Married couple households 44.9%   36.5%   34 7 Cohabiting couple households 7.6%   8.3%   285 43 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.3%   6.5%   317 39      with non-dependent children only 2.7%   3.1%   239 22 All other households 15.7%   15.6%   157 19 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.3%   91.3%   147 13    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.3%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 97.0%   91.1%   86 3 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.2%   2.3%   284 45 Born outside EU 1.8%   6.6%   291 46   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 75.8%   71.7%   170 10 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   315 48 Hindu 0.2%   1.1%   158 28 Jewish 0.3%   0.5%   62 11 Muslim 0.2%   3.0%   278 40 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   282 40 Other 0.2%   0.3%   233 43 No religion 15.6%   14.8%   142 26 Religion not stated 7.4%   7.7%   201 33 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.8%   18.2%   260 21 General health 'not good' 7.2%   9.2%   286 24 People providing unpaid care 10.2%   10.0%   184 12 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.9%   2.1%   214 16 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 64.7%   60.6%   125 27 Unemployed 2.1%   3.4%   299 36 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   277 30 Student (economically active) 2.1%   2.6%   211 23 Retired 16.4%   13.6%   72 10 Student (economically inactive) 2.4%   4.7%   352 38 Looking after home/family 7.2%   6.5%   67 15 Permanently sick or disabled 3.1%   5.5%   310 35 Other inactive 2.0%   3.1%   343 42   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 63.4%   61.5%   258 35 Travel to work by public transport 19.3%   14.5%   49 5   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 12.4%   19.8%   331 38 No qualifications 28.2%   29.1%   189 22 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 31952   -   311 43 Number of people per hectare 4.6   3.4   197 21 Average household size 2.44   2.36   59 9 Vacant household spaces 2.3%   3.2%   299 32 Owner-occupied 85.8%   68.9%   4 2 Without central heating 3.4%   8.5%   335 38 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   212 21 Overcrowding indicator 3.6%   7.0 %   276 36

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