Census 2001 - Profiles - Uttlesford

Uttlesford
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.

		Value
Total number of people		68946
	Males	34344
	Females	34602
	Aged 0 to 15	14134
	Aged 16 to 74	49862
	Aged 75 and over	4950

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Percentage change since 1991		5.5%	2.5%	131	22
Density

Number of people per hectare		1.1	3.4	321	43

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)	24.0%	30.1%	293	34
Married or re-married people	59.3%	50.9%	20	5
Separated or divorced	9.3%	10.6%	323	40
Widowed	7.4%	8.4%	311	35

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Households without car/van	12.2%	26.8%	368	47
Household with 1 car or van	36.5%	43.8%	368	48
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	51.3%	29.4%	7	1

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
One person households	24.7%	30.0%	349	44
Married couple households	46.4%	36.5%	13	2
Cohabiting couple households	8.0%	8.3%	224	40
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	4.0%	6.5%	350	43
with non-dependent children only	2.5%	3.1%	313	33
All other households	14.5%	15.6%	244	33

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
White	98.2%	91.3%	157	15
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Other (0.3%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Born in UK	94.2%	91.1%	226	23
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	2.1%	2.3%	131	24
Born outside EU	3.7%	6.6%	153	27

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Christian	76.6%	71.7%	139	6
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	117	15
Hindu	0.1%	1.1%	233	33
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	71	15
Muslim	0.4%	3.0%	190	27
Sikh	0.0%	0.6%	289	41
Other	0.3%	0.3%	180	27
No religion	15.2%	14.8%	167	34
Religion not stated	6.8%	7.7%	296	42

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Limiting long-term illness	13.2%	18.2%	352	45
General health 'not good'	5.8%	9.2%	361	46
People providing unpaid care	9.6%	10.0%	251	23
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.3%	2.1%	350	45

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Employed	68.4%	60.6%	39	8
Unemployed	1.7%	3.4%	350	45
Long-term unemployed	0.4%	1.0%	343	45
Student (economically active)	2.1%	2.6%	228	24
Retired	12.9%	13.6%	274	30
Student (economically inactive)	3.3%	4.7%	175	15
Looking after home/family	7.3%	6.5%	53	11
Permanently sick or disabled	2.3%	5.5%	360	47
Other inactive	2.0%	3.1%	348	44

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	65.8%	61.5%	199	23
Travel to work by public transport	9.1%	14.5%	150	25

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Qualifications at degree level or higher	23.2%	19.8%	82	7
No qualifications	22.0%	29.1%	326	43

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Number of households with residents	27519	-	337	46
Number of people per hectare	1.1	3.4	321	43
Average household size	2.46	2.36	32	3
Vacant household spaces	3.2%	3.2%	157	10
Owner-occupied	74.7%	68.9%	142	23
Without central heating	3.5%	8.5%	332	37
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.4%	0.5%	133	12
Overcrowding indicator	3.5%	7.0 %	299	39

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