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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 people37308  
  Males18030  
  Females19278  
  Aged 0 to 157530  
  Aged 16 to 7426611  
  Aged 75 and over3167  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Change since 1991 3000   545

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare1.5   29528
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Single people (never married)7981   16914
Married or re-married people15997   20425
Separated or divorced3098   20012
Widowed2702   1167
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Households without car/van3125   21718
Household with 1 car or van7205   952
Household with 2 or more cars/vans5327   16021
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
One person households4699   1227
Married couple households6071   20226
Cohabiting couple households1263   21217
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children880   18515
     with non-dependent children only500   9913
All other households2243   26122
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
White36888   716
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Chinese (97)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Born in UK36269   677
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)408   30826
Born outside EU631   30126
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Christian29649   7513
Buddhist57   24014
Hindu25   31428
Jewish15   31523
Muslim73   28724
Sikh6   34334
Other83   2319
No religion4591   27915
Religion not stated2809   1799
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Limiting long-term illness6978   15012
General health 'not good'3249   18117
People providing unpaid care3922   14520
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk768   16417
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Employed16761   17624
Unemployed856   14811
Long-term unemployed301   968
Student (economically active)512   29129
Retired3948   15014
Student (economically inactive)1024   1179
Looking after home/family1525   30424
Permanently sick or disabled1387   15515
Other inactive598   27728
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Travel to work by car12086   8616
Travel to work by public transport483   35231
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Qualifications at degree level or higher4302   24319
No qualifications7754   17021
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Number of households with residents15657   36934
Number of people per hectare1.5   29528
Average household size2.31   27332
Vacant household spaces561   1218
Owner-occupied11266   21523
Without central heating1490   9111
Without own bath/shower & toilet52   17111
Overcrowding indicator564   27921
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