Taunton Deane   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 102299      Males 49204      Females 53095      Aged 0 to 15 19669      Aged 16 to 74 72891      Aged 75 and over 9739       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Percentage change since 1991 7.4%   2.5%   69 14 Density           Number of people per hectare 2.2   3.4   260 18 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Single people (never married) 26.1%   30.1%   198 9 Married or re-married people 52.7%   50.9%   233 35 Separated or divorced 11.8%   10.6%   49 9 Widowed 9.3%   8.4%   94 21   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Households without car/van 19.2%   26.8%   231 18 Household with 1 car or van 47.6%   43.8%   37 16 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 33.2%   29.4%   182 27   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 One person households 30.9%   30.0%   86 11 Married couple households 36.2%   36.5%   270 33 Cohabiting couple households 8.6%   8.3%   139 9 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.7%   6.5%   174 11      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   323 33 All other households 16.1%   15.6%   135 34 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 White 98.4%   91.3%   131 33    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Chinese (0.3%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Born in UK 95.4%   91.1%   178 29 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.5%   2.3%   213 26 Born outside EU 3.1%   6.6%   191 16   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Christian 75.9%   71.7%   164 17 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   218 33 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   237 11 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   248 36 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   233 13 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   294 18 Other 0.4%   0.3%   61 16 No religion 15.7%   14.8%   138 24 Religion not stated 7.2%   7.7%   228 37 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Limiting long-term illness 18.2%   18.2%   169 25 General health 'not good' 8.3%   9.2%   207 25 People providing unpaid care 10.0%   10.0%   204 27 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.8%   2.1%   232 31 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Employed 63.8%   60.6%   148 17 Unemployed 2.4%   3.4%   244 22 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   243 22 Student (economically active) 2.4%   2.6%   133 12 Retired 15.9%   13.6%   95 26 Student (economically inactive) 3.3%   4.7%   176 13 Looking after home/family 5.5%   6.5%   337 39 Permanently sick or disabled 4.4%   5.5%   210 21 Other inactive 2.3%   3.1%   264 26   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Travel to work by car 63.6%   61.5%   249 27 Travel to work by public transport 3.1%   14.5%   337 30   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Qualifications at degree level or higher 19.4%   19.8%   153 16 No qualifications 25.4%   29.1%   255 26 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Number of households with residents 43880   -   215 21 Number of people per hectare 2.2   3.4   260 18 Average household size 2.26   2.36   327 35 Vacant household spaces 2.5%   3.2%   267 31 Owner-occupied 71.3%   68.9%   236 34 Without central heating 7.9%   8.5%   131 29 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.4%   0.5%   136 21 Overcrowding indicator 4.2%   7.0 %   219 22

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