Census 2001 - Profiles - Kennet

Kennet
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.

		Value
Total number of people		74838
	Males	37550
	Females	37288
	Aged 0 to 15	15288
	Aged 16 to 74	53886
	Aged 75 and over	5664

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Percentage change since 1991		4.9%	2.5%	149	33
Density

Number of people per hectare		0.8	3.4	346	38

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Single people (never married)	25.3%	30.1%	232	14
Married or re-married people	57.2%	50.9%	88	16
Separated or divorced	9.9%	10.6%	259	38
Widowed	7.6%	8.4%	294	42

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Households without car/van	14.5%	26.8%	329	39
Household with 1 car or van	42.7%	43.8%	270	39
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	42.9%	29.4%	57	5

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
One person households	25.6%	30.0%	319	42
Married couple households	44.9%	36.5%	35	2
Cohabiting couple households	7.8%	8.3%	260	30
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	4.3%	6.5%	318	37
with non-dependent children only	2.6%	3.1%	260	21
All other households	14.8%	15.6%	218	41

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
White	98.6%	91.3%	115	31
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/45
Born in UK	93.4%	91.1%	257	39
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	2.9%	2.3%	64	3
Born outside EU	3.6%	6.6%	154	9

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Christian	77.9%	71.7%	112	8
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	206	31
Hindu	0.1%	1.1%	269	15
Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	139	8
Muslim	0.2%	3.0%	315	28
Sikh	0.0%	0.6%	340	30
Other	0.3%	0.3%	83	25
No religion	14.3%	14.8%	199	32
Religion not stated	6.8%	7.7%	299	42

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Limiting long-term illness	14.1%	18.2%	329	43
General health 'not good'	6.1%	9.2%	344	44
People providing unpaid care	8.9%	10.0%	316	42
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.5%	2.1%	323	43

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Employed	68.1%	60.6%	44	5
Unemployed	2.0%	3.4%	308	34
Long-term unemployed	0.5%	1.0%	324	36
Student (economically active)	1.8%	2.6%	331	37
Retired	13.0%	13.6%	269	40
Student (economically inactive)	3.1%	4.7%	196	18
Looking after home/family	6.7%	6.5%	122	6
Permanently sick or disabled	2.7%	5.5%	343	43
Other inactive	2.7%	3.1%	175	14

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Travel to work by car	65.1%	61.5%	214	21
Travel to work by public transport	4.0%	14.5%	308	23

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Qualifications at degree level or higher	20.5%	19.8%	130	13
No qualifications	23.1%	29.1%	305	40

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/45
Number of households with residents	29565	-	328	35
Number of people per hectare	0.8	3.4	346	38
Average household size	2.4	2.36	120	4
Vacant household spaces	4.3%	3.2%	53	2
Owner-occupied	65.3%	68.9%	311	42
Without central heating	4.8%	8.5%	254	42
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.2%	0.5%	297	40
Overcrowding indicator	3.3%	7.0 %	317	42

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