Suffolk Coastal   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 115141      Males 55800      Females 59341      Aged 0 to 15 22296      Aged 16 to 74 81046      Aged 75 and over 11799       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 1.7%   2.5%   247 41 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.3   3.4   307 41 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) 22.0%   30.1%   360 45 Married or re-married people 58.8%   50.9%   35 7 Separated or divorced 10.1%   10.6%   236 27 Widowed 9.2%   8.4%   103 8   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 16.1%   26.8%   298 35 Household with 1 car or van 45.9%   43.8%   100 14 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 38.0%   29.4%   116 26   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 29.2%   30.0%   154 13 Married couple households 40.2%   36.5%   155 25 Cohabiting couple households 7.1%   8.3%   333 48 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.1%   6.5%   339 42      with non-dependent children only 2.3%   3.1%   364 46 All other households 17.1%   15.6%   74 7 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.1%   91.3%   161 17    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Chinese (0.3%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 95.1%   91.1%   189 16 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.7%   2.3%   189 33 Born outside EU 3.2%   6.6%   177 31   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 75.8%   71.7%   171 11 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   193 27 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   256 38 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   165 37 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   229 31 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   219 29 Other 0.3%   0.3%   169 23 No religion 15.6%   14.8%   148 29 Religion not stated 7.5%   7.7%   178 28 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 17.2%   18.2%   210 12 General health 'not good' 7.5%   9.2%   262 19 People providing unpaid care 10.7%   10.0%   116 3 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.9%   2.1%   215 17 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 62.6%   60.6%   183 36 Unemployed 2.2%   3.4%   286 33 Long-term unemployed 0.6%   1.0%   245 22 Student (economically active) 2.1%   2.6%   231 26 Retired 17.9%   13.6%   36 5 Student (economically inactive) 2.8%   4.7%   271 23 Looking after home/family 6.7%   6.5%   121 21 Permanently sick or disabled 3.6%   5.5%   270 23 Other inactive 2.2%   3.1%   297 30   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%   140 15 Travel to work by public transport 4.8%   14.5%   287 41   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 20.4%   19.8%   133 16 No qualifications 26.9%   29.1%   224 30 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 49025   -   175 22 Number of people per hectare 1.3   3.4   307 41 Average household size 2.31   2.36   273 40 Vacant household spaces 3.3%   3.2%   141 8 Owner-occupied 74.9%   68.9%   137 21 Without central heating 6.8%   8.5%   174 8 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   223 25 Overcrowding indicator 3.2%   7.0 %   332 42

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