Oxford   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 134248      Males 66284      Females 67964      Aged 0 to 15 21467      Aged 16 to 74 103950      Aged 75 and over 8831       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Percentage change since 1991 4.1%   2.5%   167 36 Density           Number of people per hectare 29.4   3.4   57 8 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Single people (never married) 50.2%   30.1%   9 1 Married or re-married people 35.2%   50.9%   364 67 Separated or divorced 8.4%   10.6%   372 65 Widowed 6.2%   8.4%   358 63   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Households without car/van 32.8%   26.8%   58 4 Household with 1 car or van 46.0%   43.8%   96 9 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 21.2%   29.4%   327 65   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 One person households 34.0%   30.0%   33 6 Married couple households 27.8%   36.5%   355 65 Cohabiting couple households 7.6%   8.3%   274 51 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.2%   6.5%   141 13      with non-dependent children only 3.0%   3.1%   148 13 All other households 21.4%   15.6%   8 2 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 White 87.1%   91.3%   328 65    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (2%) Chinese (1.8%) Indian (1.7%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Born in UK 80.7%   91.1%   346 66 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 5.5%   2.3%   16 1 Born outside EU 13.8%   6.6%   32 2   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Christian 60.4%   71.7%   351 65 Buddhist 0.8%   0.3%   16 1 Hindu 0.8%   1.1%   74 14 Jewish 0.8%   0.5%   29 2 Muslim 3.8%   3.0%   59 6 Sikh 0.2%   0.6%   99 19 Other 0.5%   0.3%   24 6 No religion 23.9%   14.8%   10 2 Religion not stated 8.7%   7.7%   33 4 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Limiting long-term illness 13.8%   18.2%   335 44 General health 'not good' 6.6%   9.2%   319 32 People providing unpaid care 7.8%   10.0%   363 64 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.3%   2.1%   360 61 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Employed 53.3%   60.6%   351 67 Unemployed 2.3%   3.4%   269 24 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   252 21 Student (economically active) 5.3%   2.6%   1 1 Retired 8.5%   13.6%   364 67 Student (economically inactive) 20.7%   4.7%   2 1 Looking after home/family 4.4%   6.5%   371 67 Permanently sick or disabled 3.0%   5.5%   318 32 Other inactive 2.5%   3.1%   211 21   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Travel to work by car 41.9%   61.5%   354 67 Travel to work by public transport 18.3%   14.5%   57 7   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Qualifications at degree level or higher 36.8%   19.8%   12 1 No qualifications 18.6%   29.1%   358 60 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Number of households with residents 51732   -   156 24 Number of people per hectare 29.4   3.4   57 8 Average household size 2.32   2.36   255 51 Vacant household spaces 2.7%   3.2%   235 29 Owner-occupied 54.9%   68.9%   353 67 Without central heating 7.0%   8.5%   166 18 Without own bath/shower & toilet 1.9%   0.5%   5 1 Overcrowding indicator 11.8%   7.0 %   28 3

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