Census 2001 - Profiles - Burnley

Burnley
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		89542
	Males	43408
	Females	46134
	Aged 0 to 15	20391
	Aged 16 to 74	62617
	Aged 75 and over	6534

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Percentage change since 1991		-2.6%	2.5%	337	33
Density

Number of people per hectare		8.1	3.4	155	25

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Single people (never married)	27.6%	30.1%	141	21
Married or re-married people	50.4%	50.9%	288	32
Separated or divorced	12.7%	10.6%	16	2
Widowed	9.2%	8.4%	99	13

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Households without car/van	34.1%	26.8%	48	7
Household with 1 car or van	44.9%	43.8%	150	16
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	21.0%	29.4%	330	37

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
One person households	29.9%	30.0%	126	20
Married couple households	35.9%	36.5%	277	33
Cohabiting couple households	8.9%	8.3%	97	8
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	8.7%	6.5%	26	6
with non-dependent children only	3.0%	3.1%	149	33
All other households	13.6%	15.6%	316	30

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
White	91.8%	91.3%	305	34
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Pakistani (4.9%) Bangladeshi (1.6%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Born in UK	94.2%	91.1%	227	34
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	1.3%	2.3%	255	21
Born outside EU	4.4%	6.6%	120	9

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Christian	74.5%	71.7%	224	36
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%	316	33
Hindu	0.3%	1.1%	146	12
Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	332	35
Muslim	6.6%	3.0%	32	9
Sikh	0.0%	0.6%	299	30
Other	0.2%	0.3%	286	12
No religion	11.0%	14.8%	312	15
Religion not stated	7.3%	7.7%	226	15

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Limiting long-term illness	22.1%	18.2%	51	11
General health 'not good'	11.9%	9.2%	38	10
People providing unpaid care	10.9%	10.0%	95	16
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.5%	2.1%	82	15

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Employed	59.0%	60.6%	261	26
Unemployed	3.1%	3.4%	151	26
Long-term unemployed	0.8%	1.0%	194	29
Student (economically active)	2.1%	2.6%	225	29
Retired	13.7%	13.6%	222	28
Student (economically inactive)	3.5%	4.7%	155	23
Looking after home/family	6.2%	6.5%	218	15
Permanently sick or disabled	8.9%	5.5%	34	11
Other inactive	3.5%	3.1%	69	12

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Travel to work by car	67.2%	61.5%	171	23
Travel to work by public transport	9.0%	14.5%	154	17

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Qualifications at degree level or higher	12.7%	19.8%	325	39
No qualifications	36.0%	29.1%	48	7

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/43
Number of households with residents	36796	-	270	34
Number of people per hectare	8.1	3.4	155	25
Average household size	2.4	2.36	120	14
Vacant household spaces	7.4%	3.2%	2	2
Owner-occupied	72.1%	68.9%	211	26
Without central heating	18.1%	8.5%	19	6
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.3%	0.5%	152	14
Overcrowding indicator	5.3%	7.0 %	133	13

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