Three Rivers   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 82848      Males 40062      Females 42786      Aged 0 to 15 17088      Aged 16 to 74 59106      Aged 75 and over 6654       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 4.9%   2.5%   151 26 Density           Number of people per hectare 9.3   3.4   139 12 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) 26.5%   30.1%   180 23 Married or re-married people 55.8%   50.9%   137 23 Separated or divorced 9.2%   10.6%   330 43 Widowed 8.5%   8.4%   185 14   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 16.2%   26.8%   293 33 Household with 1 car or van 39.0%   43.8%   355 46 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 44.8%   29.4%   38 7   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 26.8%   30.0%   285 33 Married couple households 41.2%   36.5%   121 22 Cohabiting couple households 8.1%   8.3%   203 37 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.9%   6.5%   257 26      with non-dependent children only 3.2%   3.1%   103 8 All other households 15.7%   15.6%   152 18 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 92.3%   91.3%   302 43    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (3.5%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 89.6%   91.1%   318 41 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 3.0%   2.3%   61 10 Born outside EU 7.4%   6.6%   57 7   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 70.8%   71.7%   288 34 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   137 18 Hindu 2.6%   1.1%   21 2 Jewish 2.1%   0.5%   15 3 Muslim 1.5%   3.0%   94 7 Sikh 0.3%   0.6%   89 9 Other 0.5%   0.3%   37 4 No religion 14.9%   14.8%   183 39 Religion not stated 7.2%   7.7%   248 39 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 14.3%   18.2%   321 37 General health 'not good' 6.5%   9.2%   323 39 People providing unpaid care 9.8%   10.0%   230 18 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.4%   2.1%   335 42 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 66.6%   60.6%   70 17 Unemployed 2.2%   3.4%   288 34 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   278 31 Student (economically active) 2.2%   2.6%   199 21 Retired 13.5%   13.6%   236 23 Student (economically inactive) 3.5%   4.7%   149 9 Looking after home/family 7.2%   6.5%   64 13 Permanently sick or disabled 2.6%   5.5%   347 44 Other inactive 2.2%   3.1%   285 29   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 65.5%   61.5%   208 26 Travel to work by public transport 15.4%   14.5%   70 12   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 25.3%   19.8%   51 4 No qualifications 21.8%   29.1%   333 44 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 33439   -   298 39 Number of people per hectare 9.3   3.4   139 12 Average household size 2.45   2.36   41 5 Vacant household spaces 1.9%   3.2%   348 41 Owner-occupied 77.1%   68.9%   75 11 Without central heating 5.1%   8.5%   233 17 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   286 33 Overcrowding indicator 5.2%   7.0 %   136 19

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