Forest Heath   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 55510      Males 27907      Females 27603      Aged 0 to 15 11523      Aged 16 to 74 39967      Aged 75 and over 4020       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 -3.8%   2.5%   358 48 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.5   3.4   295 36 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) 26.3%   30.1%   191 24 Married or re-married people 55.5%   50.9%   150 26 Separated or divorced 10.7%   10.6%   153 17 Widowed 7.5%   8.4%   298 33   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 17.1%   26.8%   270 26 Household with 1 car or van 45.4%   43.8%   126 17 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 37.5%   29.4%   122 27   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 29.2%   30.0%   153 12 Married couple households 41.5%   36.5%   107 20 Cohabiting couple households 8.3%   8.3%   183 33 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.8%   6.5%   265 30      with non-dependent children only 2.4%   3.1%   335 37 All other households 13.8%   15.6%   298 40 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 93.9%   91.3%   284 37    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Other Black (1.3%) Other (1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 77.0%   91.1%   351 48 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.4%   2.3%   92 15 Born outside EU 20.5%   6.6%   24 1   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 74.7%   71.7%   213 21 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   135 17 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   325 45 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   124 27 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   256 37 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   296 42 Other 0.3%   0.3%   171 24 No religion 14.1%   14.8%   210 40 Religion not stated 10.2%   7.7%   4 1 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 14.4%   18.2%   313 35 General health 'not good' 6.8%   9.2%   313 35 People providing unpaid care 7.8%   10.0%   364 48 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.6%   2.1%   295 35 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 69.0%   60.6%   29 6 Unemployed 2.2%   3.4%   281 30 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   303 36 Student (economically active) 1.9%   2.6%   282 37 Retired 11.7%   13.6%   324 45 Student (economically inactive) 2.4%   4.7%   350 37 Looking after home/family 6.8%   6.5%   108 20 Permanently sick or disabled 3.0%   5.5%   317 38 Other inactive 2.9%   3.1%   145 12   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 72.0%   61.5%   48 2 Travel to work by public transport 2.5%   14.5%   363 48   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 15.3%   19.8%   261 28 No qualifications 30.4%   29.1%   141 15 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 23018   -   353 48 Number of people per hectare 1.5   3.4   295 36 Average household size 2.34   2.36   219 35 Vacant household spaces 5.0%   3.2%   23 1 Owner-occupied 61.7%   68.9%   334 45 Without central heating 4.5%   8.5%   271 24 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.4%   0.5%   134 13 Overcrowding indicator 5.1%   7.0 %   147 20

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