Mid Suffolk   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 86837      Males 43254      Females 43583      Aged 0 to 15 17150      Aged 16 to 74 62450      Aged 75 and over 7237       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 9.9%   2.5%   41 9 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.0   3.4   328 45 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) 22.6%   30.1%   348 41 Married or re-married people 60.4%   50.9%   8 2 Separated or divorced 9.2%   10.6%   335 44 Widowed 7.8%   8.4%   268 25   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 13.2%   26.8%   357 44 Household with 1 car or van 41.4%   43.8%   307 40 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 45.5%   29.4%   29 6   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 24.6%   30.0%   351 45 Married couple households 45.4%   36.5%   23 5 Cohabiting couple households 8.4%   8.3%   168 32 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 3.9%   6.5%   353 45      with non-dependent children only 2.1%   3.1%   371 47 All other households 15.5%   15.6%   170 22 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 99.0%   91.3%   51 2    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 96.3%   91.1%   132 11 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.4%   2.3%   234 39 Born outside EU 2.3%   6.6%   243 39   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 76.8%   71.7%   135 5 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   300 46 Hindu 0.0%   1.1%   348 47 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   251 47 Muslim 0.1%   3.0%   348 47 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   367 48 Other 0.3%   0.3%   163 21 No religion 15.1%   14.8%   171 35 Religion not stated 7.5%   7.7%   185 29 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.5%   18.2%   276 25 General health 'not good' 6.7%   9.2%   317 37 People providing unpaid care 9.9%   10.0%   216 16 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.6%   2.1%   286 32 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 66.4%   60.6%   77 20 Unemployed 2.0%   3.4%   313 41 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   321 42 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   265 35 Retired 15.4%   13.6%   115 15 Student (economically inactive) 2.4%   4.7%   349 36 Looking after home/family 6.7%   6.5%   126 23 Permanently sick or disabled 3.0%   5.5%   316 37 Other inactive 2.0%   3.1%   334 41   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 70.1%   61.5%   91 9 Travel to work by public transport 4.7%   14.5%   290 42   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 17.6%   19.8%   200 23 No qualifications 27.9%   29.1%   199 25 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 35396   -   278 34 Number of people per hectare 1.0   3.4   328 45 Average household size 2.41   2.36   103 20 Vacant household spaces 2.7%   3.2%   230 22 Owner-occupied 76.9%   68.9%   84 13 Without central heating 4.9%   8.5%   243 19 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   333 42 Overcrowding indicator 2.5%   7.0 %   370 46

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