South Yorkshire (Met County)  

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 people1266338  
  Males617531  
  Females648807  
  Aged 0 to 15254504  
  Aged 16 to 74916052  
  Aged 75 and over95782  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Change since 1991 -22300   --

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare8.2   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Single people (never married)293864   --
Married or re-married people520615   --
Separated or divorced106172   --
Widowed91183   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Households without car/van174003   --
Household with 1 car or van231838   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans124924   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
One person households155104   --
Married couple households198312   --
Cohabiting couple households47008   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children35346   
     with non-dependent children only16646   
All other households78349   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
White1204988   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Pakistani (22187)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Born in UK1215202   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)12447   --
Born outside EU38689   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Christian954019   --
Buddhist1587   --
Hindu2560   --
Jewish933   --
Muslim31851   --
Sikh1943   --
Other2425   --
No religion173213   --
Religion not stated97807   --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Limiting long-term illness282252   --
General health 'not good'153074   --
People providing unpaid care144395   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk35045   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Employed513906   --
Unemployed37548   --
Long-term unemployed12595   --
Student (economically active)21687   --
Retired131558   --
Student (economically inactive)47022   --
Looking after home/family62409   --
Permanently sick or disabled70907   --
Other inactive31015   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Travel to work by car342592   --
Travel to work by public transport82110   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Qualifications at degree level or higher132666   --
No qualifications328738   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Number of households with residents530765   --
Number of people per hectare8.2   --
Average household size2.35   --
Vacant household spaces18949   --
Owner-occupied339490   --
Without central heating32882   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet1954   --
Overcrowding indicator25943   --
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