Welwyn Hatfield   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 97553      Males 47363      Females 50190      Aged 0 to 15 19173      Aged 16 to 74 70554      Aged 75 and over 7826       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 4.0%   2.5%   176 31 Density           Number of people per hectare 7.5   3.4   159 16 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) 30.5%   30.1%   78 6 Married or re-married people 51.5%   50.9%   270 40 Separated or divorced 9.8%   10.6%   279 32 Widowed 8.3%   8.4%   223 19   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 20.6%   26.8%   208 17 Household with 1 car or van 42.2%   43.8%   285 33 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 37.2%   29.4%   125 28   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.7%   30.0%   180 18 Married couple households 37.2%   36.5%   239 36 Cohabiting couple households 8.0%   8.3%   215 39 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.7%   6.5%   181 14      with non-dependent children only 3.0%   3.1%   153 10 All other households 17.4%   15.6%   65 6 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 93.7%   91.3%   290 38    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (1.4%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 90.9%   91.1%   308 39 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 3.1%   2.3%   57 8 Born outside EU 6.0%   6.6%   80 10   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 69.9%   71.7%   298 36 Buddhist 0.4%   0.3%   46 3 Hindu 1.1%   1.1%   54 7 Jewish 0.7%   0.5%   35 8 Muslim 1.1%   3.0%   116 15 Sikh 0.2%   0.6%   101 10 Other 0.3%   0.3%   96 11 No religion 18.1%   14.8%   57 10 Religion not stated 8.2%   7.7%   67 11 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.3%   18.2%   282 29 General health 'not good' 7.4%   9.2%   270 21 People providing unpaid care 9.7%   10.0%   241 21 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.6%   2.1%   287 33 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 61.9%   60.6%   199 38 Unemployed 2.0%   3.4%   312 40 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   327 43 Student (economically active) 3.9%   2.6%   17 2 Retired 13.8%   13.6%   214 19 Student (economically inactive) 6.8%   4.7%   42 3 Looking after home/family 5.8%   6.5%   293 45 Permanently sick or disabled 3.4%   5.5%   282 27 Other inactive 2.4%   3.1%   243 23   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 63.8%   61.5%   242 34 Travel to work by public transport 12.6%   14.5%   95 16   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 21.9%   19.8%   103 12 No qualifications 23.0%   29.1%   308 41 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 39844   -   246 31 Number of people per hectare 7.5   3.4   159 16 Average household size 2.39   2.36   140 24 Vacant household spaces 1.9%   3.2%   351 42 Owner-occupied 63.9%   68.9%   320 43 Without central heating 2.2%   8.5%   365 45 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   329 41 Overcrowding indicator 6.1%   7.0 %   99 13

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