St. Edmundsbury   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 98193      Males 48686      Females 49507      Aged 0 to 15 18973      Aged 16 to 74 71555      Aged 75 and over 7665       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 6.1%   2.5%   106 21 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) 25.1%   30.1%   242 29 Married or re-married people 56.7%   50.9%   99 18 Separated or divorced 10.4%   10.6%   204 22 Widowed 7.8%   8.4%   275 27   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 16.8%   26.8%   281 31 Household with 1 car or van 44.4%   43.8%   191 24 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 38.8%   29.4%   103 23   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 26.8%   30.0%   283 32 Married couple households 42.8%   36.5%   77 14 Cohabiting couple households 8.7%   8.3%   124 26 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.7%   6.5%   281 32      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   306 30 All other households 14.5%   15.6%   242 31 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.0%   91.3%   175 18    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Other Mixed (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 94.3%   91.1%   223 22 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.9%   2.3%   155 27 Born outside EU 3.8%   6.6%   147 26   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 74.3%   71.7%   230 27 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   203 29 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   268 40 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   159 35 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   237 33 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   328 44 Other 0.2%   0.3%   195 34 No religion 16.8%   14.8%   88 18 Religion not stated 8.0%   7.7%   92 14 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.5%   18.2%   272 23 General health 'not good' 7.0%   9.2%   299 29 People providing unpaid care 9.3%   10.0%   293 36 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.6%   2.1%   282 29 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 68.3%   60.6%   42 10 Unemployed 2.2%   3.4%   283 31 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   284 33 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   268 36 Retired 13.6%   13.6%   229 22 Student (economically inactive) 2.2%   4.7%   369 46 Looking after home/family 5.6%   6.5%   319 46 Permanently sick or disabled 3.4%   5.5%   281 26 Other inactive 2.7%   3.1%   182 17   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 69.5%   61.5%   106 12 Travel to work by public transport 3.0%   14.5%   340 46   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 17.3%   19.8%   209 24 No qualifications 28.1%   29.1%   193 23 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 40560   -   239 30 Number of people per hectare 1.5   3.4   295 36 Average household size 2.35   2.36   198 31 Vacant household spaces 3.3%   3.2%   143 9 Owner-occupied 70.8%   68.9%   243 35 Without central heating 3.9%   8.5%   310 34 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.4%   0.5%   123 11 Overcrowding indicator 3.5%   7.0 %   290 38

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