Census 2001 - Profiles - Ipswich

Ipswich
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.

		Value
Total number of people		117069
	Males	57394
	Females	59675
	Aged 0 to 15	24563
	Aged 16 to 74	82787
	Aged 75 and over	9719

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Percentage change since 1991		-1.1%	2.5%	315	45
Density

Number of people per hectare		29.7	3.4	56	6

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)	31.5%	30.1%	69	5
Married or re-married people	49.0%	50.9%	307	44
Separated or divorced	11.1%	10.6%	120	11
Widowed	8.4%	8.4%	195	17

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Households without car/van	29.3%	26.8%	99	4
Household with 1 car or van	46.9%	43.8%	51	7
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	23.8%	29.4%	299	46

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
One person households	32.4%	30.0%	57	5
Married couple households	33.7%	36.5%	313	44
Cohabiting couple households	9.5%	8.3%	46	8
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	6.6%	6.5%	118	9
with non-dependent children only	2.8%	3.1%	200	18
All other households	15.0%	15.6%	208	27

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
White	93.4%	91.3%	291	39
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Black Caribbean (1.4%) Mixed White and Black Caribbean (1.3%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Born in UK	93.9%	91.1%	239	26
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	1.7%	2.3%	179	31
Born outside EU	4.4%	6.6%	121	18

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Christian	68.1%	71.7%	315	41
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	184	26
Hindu	0.4%	1.1%	125	21
Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	195	41
Muslim	1.2%	3.0%	105	10
Sikh	0.2%	0.6%	108	11
Other	0.3%	0.3%	89	10
No religion	20.3%	14.8%	26	5
Religion not stated	9.1%	7.7%	20	4

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Limiting long-term illness	18.0%	18.2%	179	10
General health 'not good'	8.7%	9.2%	178	9
People providing unpaid care	9.6%	10.0%	252	24
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2.1%	2.1%	166	10

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Employed	63.2%	60.6%	168	34
Unemployed	3.5%	3.4%	114	6
Long-term unemployed	1.1%	1.0%	107	6
Student (economically active)	2.5%	2.6%	118	11
Retired	13.5%	13.6%	243	25
Student (economically inactive)	2.7%	4.7%	301	27
Looking after home/family	6.7%	6.5%	123	22
Permanently sick or disabled	5.2%	5.5%	160	8
Other inactive	2.9%	3.1%	143	10

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	59.3%	61.5%	309	43
Travel to work by public transport	12.3%	14.5%	99	17

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Qualifications at degree level or higher	15.0%	19.8%	272	31
No qualifications	33.6%	29.1%	80	9

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Number of households with residents	49869	-	169	21
Number of people per hectare	29.7	3.4	56	6
Average household size	2.32	2.36	255	39
Vacant household spaces	3.7%	3.2%	96	7
Owner-occupied	65.0%	68.9%	315	42
Without central heating	15.2%	8.5%	29	1
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.5%	0.5%	72	7
Overcrowding indicator	6.2%	7.0 %	91	11

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