Oadby and Wigston   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 55795      Males 27190      Females 28605      Aged 0 to 15 11079      Aged 16 to 74 40522      Aged 75 and over 4194       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Percentage change since 1991 5.5%   2.5%   128 17 Density           Number of people per hectare 23.7   3.4   71 6 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Single people (never married) 26.4%   30.1%   184 12 Married or re-married people 56.5%   50.9%   110 19 Separated or divorced 8.8%   10.6%   360 40 Widowed 8.3%   8.4%   220 24   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Households without car/van 18.3%   26.8%   243 26 Household with 1 car or van 47.6%   43.8%   36 5 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 34.2%   29.4%   157 20   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 One person households 26.1%   30.0%   304 26 Married couple households 41.5%   36.5%   109 18 Cohabiting couple households 7.3%   8.3%   316 37 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.5%   6.5%   192 18      with non-dependent children only 2.8%   3.1%   190 14 All other households 16.7%   15.6%   95 5 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 White 84.0%   91.3%   341 39    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (11.4%) Other Asian (1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Born in UK 89.2%   91.1%   322 39 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.5%   2.3%   214 20 Born outside EU 9.3%   6.6%   45 2   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Christian 64.8%   71.7%   334 38 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   224 16 Hindu 6.0%   1.1%   9 2 Jewish 0.3%   0.5%   65 2 Muslim 2.8%   3.0%   68 4 Sikh 4.2%   0.6%   11 2 Other 0.2%   0.3%   202 12 No religion 14.7%   14.8%   188 21 Religion not stated 6.9%   7.7%   277 26 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Limiting long-term illness 15.7%   18.2%   262 31 General health 'not good' 7.4%   9.2%   269 30 People providing unpaid care 10.4%   10.0%   151 21 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.8%   2.1%   240 28 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Employed 62.6%   60.6%   185 23 Unemployed 2.5%   3.4%   228 25 Long-term unemployed 0.7%   1.0%   224 24 Student (economically active) 3.6%   2.6%   33 5 Retired 15.4%   13.6%   117 13 Student (economically inactive) 6.1%   4.7%   55 5 Looking after home/family 4.5%   6.5%   368 39 Permanently sick or disabled 3.4%   5.5%   285 33 Other inactive 1.9%   3.1%   356 38   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Travel to work by car 67.7%   61.5%   151 27 Travel to work by public transport 10.6%   14.5%   127 6   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Qualifications at degree level or higher 17.3%   19.8%   208 15 No qualifications 28.6%   29.1%   181 27 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Number of households with residents 21922   -   358 38 Number of people per hectare 23.7   3.4   71 6 Average household size 2.45   2.36   41 4 Vacant household spaces 2.0%   3.2%   342 38 Owner-occupied 85.4%   68.9%   5 2 Without central heating 5.2%   8.5%   228 19 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.1%   0.5%   356 37 Overcrowding indicator 3.7%   7.0 %   264 15

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