Breckland   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 121418      Males 60078      Females 61340      Aged 0 to 15 23455      Aged 16 to 74 86783      Aged 75 and over 11180       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 12.5%   2.5%   17 3 Density           Number of people per hectare 0.9   3.4   337 47 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) 22.7%   30.1%   347 40 Married or re-married people 57.4%   50.9%   81 16 Separated or divorced 10.8%   10.6%   141 14 Widowed 9.1%   8.4%   111 9   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 16.9%   26.8%   278 29 Household with 1 car or van 46.6%   43.8%   60 9 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 36.5%   29.4%   133 29   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 27.2%   30.0%   252 29 Married couple households 40.6%   36.5%   142 24 Cohabiting couple households 8.9%   8.3%   109 22 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.5%   6.5%   302 35      with non-dependent children only 2.4%   3.1%   346 41 All other households 16.5%   15.6%   112 12 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.5%   91.3%   124 12    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Other Mixed (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 94.6%   91.1%   211 20 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.8%   2.3%   160 29 Born outside EU 3.5%   6.6%   158 28   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 75.6%   71.7%   180 15 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   276 42 Hindu 0.0%   1.1%   345 46 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   205 43 Muslim 0.2%   3.0%   326 46 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   278 38 Other 0.3%   0.3%   119 14 No religion 15.6%   14.8%   143 27 Religion not stated 8.0%   7.7%   96 15 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 18.6%   18.2%   154 9 General health 'not good' 8.6%   9.2%   187 10 People providing unpaid care 9.7%   10.0%   246 22 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.1%   2.1%   160 9 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 62.6%   60.6%   184 37 Unemployed 2.6%   3.4%   208 15 Long-term unemployed 0.7%   1.0%   222 17 Student (economically active) 1.6%   2.6%   351 46 Retired 16.6%   13.6%   62 8 Student (economically inactive) 2.6%   4.7%   312 29 Looking after home/family 6.6%   6.5%   137 26 Permanently sick or disabled 4.3%   5.5%   220 14 Other inactive 2.9%   3.1%   144 11   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 70.1%   61.5%   93 10 Travel to work by public transport 2.7%   14.5%   356 47   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 12.1%   19.8%   333 39 No qualifications 33.7%   29.1%   79 8 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 50715   -   161 18 Number of people per hectare 0.9   3.4   337 47 Average household size 2.35   2.36   198 31 Vacant household spaces 2.9%   3.2%   189 15 Owner-occupied 73.2%   68.9%   175 24 Without central heating 4.7%   8.5%   261 23 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   284 32 Overcrowding indicator 3.3%   7.0 %   316 41

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