South Oxfordshire   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 128188      Males 63208      Females 64980      Aged 0 to 15 25909      Aged 16 to 74 92941      Aged 75 and over 9338       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Percentage change since 1991 6.8%   2.5%   83 17 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.9   3.4   273 59 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) 25.6%   30.1%   218 42 Married or re-married people 57.6%   50.9%   75 16 Separated or divorced 9.4%   10.6%   318 54 Widowed 7.4%   8.4%   310 49   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Households without car/van 12.8%   26.8%   363 59 Household with 1 car or van 40.3%   43.8%   333 49 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 46.9%   29.4%   22 13   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 One person households 25.9%   30.0%   311 48 Married couple households 44.0%   36.5%   44 13 Cohabiting couple households 8.4%   8.3%   163 31 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.1%   6.5%   340 54      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   300 44 All other households 15.1%   15.6%   204 46 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 White 97.9%   91.3%   183 17    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.3%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Born in UK 92.7%   91.1%   275 35 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.7%   2.3%   76 25 Born outside EU 4.6%   6.6%   114 35   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Christian 75.5%   71.7%   188 28 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   182 52 Hindu 0.2%   1.1%   199 52 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   83 19 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   213 56 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   236 50 Other 0.2%   0.3%   199 61 No religion 16.5%   14.8%   102 23 Religion not stated 6.8%   7.7%   302 55 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Limiting long-term illness 13.1%   18.2%   358 55 General health 'not good' 5.7%   9.2%   367 60 People providing unpaid care 9.2%   10.0%   299 40 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.3%   2.1%   346 51 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Employed 69.9%   60.6%   15 10 Unemployed 1.7%   3.4%   357 53 Long-term unemployed 0.3%   1.0%   363 56 Student (economically active) 2.1%   2.6%   222 54 Retired 12.6%   13.6%   285 44 Student (economically inactive) 3.1%   4.7%   206 32 Looking after home/family 6.3%   6.5%   197 38 Permanently sick or disabled 2.2%   5.5%   368 60 Other inactive 2.1%   3.1%   324 50   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 66.8%   61.5%   177 29 Travel to work by public transport 7.2%   14.5%   214 49   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Qualifications at degree level or higher 28.3%   19.8%   40 13 No qualifications 20.4%   29.1%   344 50 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Number of households with residents 52105   -   153 22 Number of people per hectare 1.9   3.4   273 59 Average household size 2.41   2.36   103 30 Vacant household spaces 2.7%   3.2%   227 28 Owner-occupied 76.6%   68.9%   91 28 Without central heating 4.5%   8.5%   268 34 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   232 50 Overcrowding indicator 3.9%   7.0 %   246 55

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