Waveney   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 112342      Males 54121      Females 58221      Aged 0 to 15 21773      Aged 16 to 74 78381      Aged 75 and over 12188       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 4.0%   2.5%   175 30 Density           Number of people per hectare 3.0   3.4   238 29 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) 23.6%   30.1%   306 36 Married or re-married people 54.8%   50.9%   172 31 Separated or divorced 11.5%   10.6%   74 7 Widowed 10.1%   8.4%   35 5   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 25.2%   26.8%   135 9 Household with 1 car or van 48.5%   43.8%   21 3 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 26.4%   29.4%   262 43   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 29.9%   30.0%   127 8 Married couple households 35.6%   36.5%   283 41 Cohabiting couple households 8.5%   8.3%   154 29 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.7%   6.5%   180 13      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   310 32 All other households 17.9%   15.6%   47 5 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.8%   91.3%   94 5    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Mixed White and Asian (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 97.2%   91.1%   64 1 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.1%   2.3%   305 47 Born outside EU 1.7%   6.6%   308 48   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 74.3%   71.7%   229 26 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   179 25 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   321 44 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   266 48 Muslim 0.2%   3.0%   291 41 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   274 35 Other 0.3%   0.3%   132 17 No religion 16.3%   14.8%   111 24 Religion not stated 8.6%   7.7%   46 7 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 20.7%   18.2%   83 4 General health 'not good' 9.8%   9.2%   115 4 People providing unpaid care 10.7%   10.0%   117 4 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.4%   2.1%   93 4 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 56.9%   60.6%   295 44 Unemployed 3.9%   3.4%   85 3 Long-term unemployed 1.3%   1.0%   59 2 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   248 30 Retired 18.2%   13.6%   27 4 Student (economically inactive) 2.7%   4.7%   305 28 Looking after home/family 7.5%   6.5%   41 9 Permanently sick or disabled 5.9%   5.5%   119 3 Other inactive 3.0%   3.1%   134 8   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 63.9%   61.5%   240 33 Travel to work by public transport 5.1%   14.5%   278 39   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 11.9%   19.8%   341 41 No qualifications 35.8%   29.1%   52 5 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 48424   -   181 25 Number of people per hectare 3.0   3.4   238 29 Average household size 2.29   2.36   300 41 Vacant household spaces 3.8%   3.2%   91 6 Owner-occupied 72.4%   68.9%   204 29 Without central heating 9.6%   8.5%   87 3 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   214 22 Overcrowding indicator 3.8%   7.0 %   258 32

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