Preston   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 129633      Males 63122      Females 66511      Aged 0 to 15 27030      Aged 16 to 74 93906      Aged 75 and over 8697       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Percentage change since 1991 -0.3%   2.5%   296 22 Density           Number of people per hectare 9.1   3.4   147 24 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) 33.6%   30.1%   55 5 Married or re-married people 47.8%   50.9%   321 37 Separated or divorced 10.5%   10.6%   188 26 Widowed 8.1%   8.4%   240 40   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Households without car/van 31.4%   26.8%   71 12 Household with 1 car or van 44.4%   43.8%   192 21 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 24.2%   29.4%   292 30   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 One person households 31.3%   30.0%   78 10 Married couple households 34.4%   36.5%   304 37 Cohabiting couple households 7.9%   8.3%   227 22 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.5%   6.5%   58 15      with non-dependent children only 3.2%   3.1%   98 20 All other households 15.5%   15.6%   164 8 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 White 85.5%   91.3%   335 40    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (8.8%) Pakistani (2.1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Born in UK 91.1%   91.1%   305 41 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.8%   2.3%   168 9 Born outside EU 7.2%   6.6%   61 3   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Christian 71.5%   71.7%   281 40 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   214 11 Hindu 2.6%   1.1%   22 1 Jewish 0.0%   0.5%   284 22 Muslim 8.2%   3.0%   25 6 Sikh 0.6%   0.6%   54 1 Other 0.2%   0.3%   308 15 No religion 9.8%   14.8%   343 25 Religion not stated 7.0%   7.7%   269 21 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Limiting long-term illness 19.2%   18.2%   135 28 General health 'not good' 10.3%   9.2%   89 24 People providing unpaid care 10.1%   10.0%   197 40 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.2%   2.1%   142 30 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Employed 56.2%   60.6%   312 32 Unemployed 3.4%   3.4%   120 20 Long-term unemployed 1.1%   1.0%   109 16 Student (economically active) 4.2%   2.6%   7 2 Retired 13.2%   13.6%   259 36 Student (economically inactive) 6.5%   4.7%   47 4 Looking after home/family 6.1%   6.5%   240 19 Permanently sick or disabled 6.8%   5.5%   83 23 Other inactive 3.5%   3.1%   67 11   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 63.3%   61.5%   262 32 Travel to work by public transport 12.0%   14.5%   104 12   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Qualifications at degree level or higher 18.6%   19.8%   172 15 No qualifications 31.1%   29.1%   125 21 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Number of households with residents 52970   -   149 21 Number of people per hectare 9.1   3.4   147 24 Average household size 2.4   2.36   120 14 Vacant household spaces 3.5%   3.2%   109 27 Owner-occupied 69.4%   68.9%   270 33 Without central heating 15.1%   8.5%   30 8 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.6%   0.5%   59 3 Overcrowding indicator 6.7%   7.0 %   74 8

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