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   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Change since 1991 13500     17 3 Density           Number of people per hectare 0.9     337 47 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 22206     347 40 Married or re-married people 56239     81 16 Separated or divorced 10622     141 14 Widowed 8896     111 9   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 8572     278 29 Household with 1 car or van 23657     60 9 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 18486     133 29   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 13814     252 29 Married couple households 20598     142 24 Cohabiting couple households 4489     109 22 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 2267     302 35      with non-dependent children only 1194     346 41 All other households 8351     112 12 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 119644     124 12    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Other Mixed (274) - -   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 114905     211 20 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2242     160 29 Born outside EU 4271     158 28   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 91787     180 15 Buddhist 158     276 42 Hindu 54     345 46 Jewish 104     205 43 Muslim 184     326 46 Sikh 44     278 38 Other 361     119 14 No religion 18996     143 27 Religion not stated 9730     96 15 Health     (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 22556     154 9 General health 'not good' 10486     187 10 People providing unpaid care 11755     246 22 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2526     160 9 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 54346     184 37 Unemployed 2294     208 15 Long-term unemployed 600     222 17 Student (economically active) 1423     351 46 Retired 14443     62 8 Student (economically inactive) 2283     312 29 Looking after home/family 5756     137 26 Permanently sick or disabled 3741     220 14 Other inactive 2497     144 11   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 38985     93 10 Travel to work by public transport 1523     356 47   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 10531     333 39 No qualifications 29253     79 8 Housing     (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 50715     161 18 Number of people per hectare 0.9     337 47 Average household size 2.35     198 31 Vacant household spaces 1539     189 15 Owner-occupied 37134     175 24 Without central heating 2375     261 23 Without own bath/shower & toilet 111     284 32 Overcrowding indicator 1681     316 41

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