Babergh   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 83461      Males 40738      Females 42723      Aged 0 to 15 16260      Aged 16 to 74 59886      Aged 75 and over 7315       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 4.1%   2.5%   172 28 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.4   3.4   303 39 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 23.3%   30.1%   320 37 Married or re-married people 58.2%   50.9%   56 12 Separated or divorced 10.0%   10.6%   249 30 Widowed 8.5%   8.4%   187 15   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 15.8%   26.8%   302 37 Household with 1 car or van 42.2%   43.8%   286 34 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 42.0%   29.4%   61 11   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 27.2%   30.0%   257 30 Married couple households 42.4%   36.5%   88 17 Cohabiting couple households 8.3%   8.3%   185 34 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.4%   6.5%   309 36      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   326 34 All other households 15.3%   15.6%   184 25 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.7%   91.3%   96 6    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Mixed White and Black Caribbean (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 96.1%   91.1%   141 12 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.6%   2.3%   205 35 Born outside EU 2.3%   6.6%   238 37   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 75.5%   71.7%   186 16 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   236 37 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   310 43 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   183 39 Muslim 0.2%   3.0%   318 44 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   359 47 Other 0.3%   0.3%   168 22 No religion 16.3%   14.8%   110 23 Religion not stated 7.4%   7.7%   207 34 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 16.1%   18.2%   247 18 General health 'not good' 7.1%   9.2%   295 27 People providing unpaid care 10.4%   10.0%   165 11 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.7%   2.1%   252 23 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 65.4%   60.6%   106 24 Unemployed 2.2%   3.4%   274 28 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   281 32 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   258 32 Retired 15.5%   13.6%   108 14 Student (economically inactive) 2.8%   4.7%   286 24 Looking after home/family 6.6%   6.5%   139 28 Permanently sick or disabled 3.3%   5.5%   290 29 Other inactive 2.1%   3.1%   316 36   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 68.2%   61.5%   139 14 Travel to work by public transport 6.4%   14.5%   234 36   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 18.3%   19.8%   176 21 No qualifications 27.8%   29.1%   202 26 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 34863   -   288 38 Number of people per hectare 1.4   3.4   303 39 Average household size 2.35   2.36   198 31 Vacant household spaces 2.3%   3.2%   297 31 Owner-occupied 76.1%   68.9%   110 17 Without central heating 4.9%   8.5%   245 20 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   314 40 Overcrowding indicator 2.8%   7.0 %   351 44

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