Stevenage   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 79715      Males 39166      Females 40549      Aged 0 to 15 17941      Aged 16 to 74 57007      Aged 75 and over 4767       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 5.3%   2.5%   137 23 Density           Number of people per hectare 30.7   3.4   49 5 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) 29.0%   30.1%   101 12 Married or re-married people 51.4%   50.9%   272 41 Separated or divorced 12.3%   10.6%   26 5 Widowed 7.3%   8.4%   314 37   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 23.4%   26.8%   161 11 Household with 1 car or van 44.9%   43.8%   156 23 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 31.7%   29.4%   200 38   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.7%   30.0%   179 17 Married couple households 37.5%   36.5%   230 35 Cohabiting couple households 9.6%   8.3%   42 7 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.5%   6.5%   62 3      with non-dependent children only 2.9%   3.1%   166 12 All other households 13.7%   15.6%   307 41 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 94.6%   91.3%   274 36    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (1.1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 93.6%   91.1%   250 30 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.3%   2.3%   113 19 Born outside EU 4.2%   6.6%   130 19   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 67.0%   71.7%   322 43 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   155 22 Hindu 0.7%   1.1%   84 13 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   103 23 Muslim 1.1%   3.0%   118 16 Sikh 0.3%   0.6%   74 8 Other 0.4%   0.3%   67 6 No religion 21.9%   14.8%   15 4 Religion not stated 8.2%   7.7%   68 12 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.1%   18.2%   291 32 General health 'not good' 7.3%   9.2%   275 22 People providing unpaid care 8.8%   10.0%   327 43 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.9%   2.1%   211 15 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 66.9%   60.6%   64 16 Unemployed 2.9%   3.4%   184 13 Long-term unemployed 0.8%   1.0%   175 12 Student (economically active) 2.8%   2.6%   72 6 Retired 12.3%   13.6%   301 37 Student (economically inactive) 2.7%   4.7%   298 26 Looking after home/family 6.2%   6.5%   202 39 Permanently sick or disabled 3.9%   5.5%   249 19 Other inactive 2.3%   3.1%   253 24   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 68.8%   61.5%   127 13 Travel to work by public transport 10.8%   14.5%   120 21   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 15.1%   19.8%   269 29 No qualifications 27.4%   29.1%   210 29 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 32754   -   304 41 Number of people per hectare 30.7   3.4   49 5 Average household size 2.41   2.36   103 20 Vacant household spaces 1.4%   3.2%   371 46 Owner-occupied 63.2%   68.9%   323 44 Without central heating 1.5%   8.5%   374 48 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   289 34 Overcrowding indicator 6.4%   7.0 %   85 10

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