Wellingborough   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 72519      Males 35961      Females 36558      Aged 0 to 15 15432      Aged 16 to 74 52064      Aged 75 and over 5023       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Percentage change since 1991 6.1%   2.5%   108 13 Density           Number of people per hectare 4.4   3.4   205 17 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%   182 11 Married or re-married people 53.5%   50.9%   210 31 Separated or divorced 12.2%   10.6%   32 3 Widowed 7.9%   8.4%   267 31   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Households without car/van 22.9%   26.8%   171 14 Household with 1 car or van 43.7%   43.8%   225 28 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 33.4%   29.4%   177 22   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 One person households 28.2%   30.0%   198 9 Married couple households 39.1%   36.5%   194 31 Cohabiting couple households 9.1%   8.3%   77 16 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.9%   6.5%   96 8      with non-dependent children only 2.9%   3.1%   158 11 All other households 13.9%   15.6%   292 26 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 White 90.8%   91.3%   317 36    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (3.7%) Black Caribbean (1.9%) Mixed White and Black Caribbean (1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Born in UK 92.3%   91.1%   284 34 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.8%   2.3%   162 11 Born outside EU 5.8%   6.6%   85 7   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Christian 68.2%   71.7%   314 36 Buddhist 0.4%   0.3%   47 2 Hindu 3.3%   1.1%   19 4 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   240 18 Muslim 0.9%   3.0%   127 7 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   139 19 Other 0.3%   0.3%   170 5 No religion 18.4%   14.8%   49 7 Religion not stated 8.3%   7.7%   59 5 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Limiting long-term illness 16.7%   18.2%   231 26 General health 'not good' 8.2%   9.2%   218 25 People providing unpaid care 9.8%   10.0%   240 30 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.7%   2.1%   244 29 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Employed 65.3%   60.6%   110 15 Unemployed 3.2%   3.4%   146 14 Long-term unemployed 0.8%   1.0%   188 20 Student (economically active) 2.3%   2.6%   169 14 Retired 12.8%   13.6%   279 31 Student (economically inactive) 2.6%   4.7%   315 32 Looking after home/family 6.2%   6.5%   216 18 Permanently sick or disabled 4.5%   5.5%   202 25 Other inactive 3.1%   3.1%   112 10   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 72.0%   61.5%   45 11 Travel to work by public transport 5.0%   14.5%   279 23   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Qualifications at degree level or higher 13.3%   19.8%   310 33 No qualifications 32.2%   29.1%   100 16 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Number of households with residents 30082   -   324 33 Number of people per hectare 4.4   3.4   205 17 Average household size 2.38   2.36   154 16 Vacant household spaces 2.9%   3.2%   202 25 Owner-occupied 72.2%   68.9%   208 28 Without central heating 5.0%   8.5%   241 21 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.4%   0.5%   117 6 Overcrowding indicator 5.1%   7.0 %   145 6

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