Spelthorne   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 90390      Males 44350      Females 46040      Aged 0 to 15 17111      Aged 16 to 74 66451      Aged 75 and over 6828       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Percentage change since 1991 2.3%   2.5%   234 51 Density           Number of people per hectare 20.1   3.4   89 14 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Single people (never married) 28.1%   30.1%   126 20 Married or re-married people 53.4%   50.9%   213 43 Separated or divorced 10.4%   10.6%   196 31 Widowed 8.1%   8.4%   250 29   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Households without car/van 15.2%   26.8%   312 38 Household with 1 car or van 43.6%   43.8%   232 29 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 41.2%   29.4%   72 34   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 One person households 29.5%   30.0%   142 20 Married couple households 38.0%   36.5%   222 46 Cohabiting couple households 8.6%   8.3%   134 28 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.7%   6.5%   270 34      with non-dependent children only 3.2%   3.1%   100 4 All other households 16.0%   15.6%   140 34 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 White 94.3%   91.3%   278 51    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Born in UK 91.2%   91.1%   303 47 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.9%   2.3%   65 18 Born outside EU 5.9%   6.6%   82 22   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Christian 75.3%   71.7%   195 32 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   104 29 Hindu 1.0%   1.1%   55 6 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   84 20 Muslim 0.9%   3.0%   126 24 Sikh 0.7%   0.6%   41 9 Other 0.2%   0.3%   201 62 No religion 14.1%   14.8%   214 60 Religion not stated 7.2%   7.7%   237 38 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Limiting long-term illness 14.1%   18.2%   326 39 General health 'not good' 6.6%   9.2%   318 31 People providing unpaid care 9.7%   10.0%   244 23 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.5%   2.1%   305 32 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Employed 68.7%   60.6%   33 18 Unemployed 2.0%   3.4%   324 35 Long-term unemployed 0.4%   1.0%   341 42 Student (economically active) 2.0%   2.6%   249 57 Retired 14.4%   13.6%   181 21 Student (economically inactive) 2.3%   4.7%   356 63 Looking after home/family 5.6%   6.5%   325 64 Permanently sick or disabled 2.9%   5.5%   326 36 Other inactive 2.1%   3.1%   307 47   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Travel to work by car 68.7%   61.5%   128 17 Travel to work by public transport 10.7%   14.5%   122 24   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Qualifications at degree level or higher 18.7%   19.8%   169 43 No qualifications 24.9%   29.1%   270 27 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/67 Number of households with residents 38392   -   257 51 Number of people per hectare 20.1   3.4   89 14 Average household size 2.34   2.36   219 48 Vacant household spaces 2.0%   3.2%   341 58 Owner-occupied 79.1%   68.9%   43 13 Without central heating 4.2%   8.5%   288 37 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.4%   0.5%   120 29 Overcrowding indicator 6.5%   7.0 %   79 14

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