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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 people2515442  
  Males1218579  
  Females1296863  
  Aged 0 to 15497321  
  Aged 16 to 741831354  
  Aged 75 and over186767  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Change since 1991 -71500   --

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare2.9   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Single people (never married)584684   --
Married or re-married people1025137   --
Separated or divorced220408   --
Widowed187892   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Households without car/van383219   --
Household with 1 car or van459288   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans223785   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
One person households327734   --
Married couple households392552   --
Cohabiting couple households83167   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children78371   
     with non-dependent children only36347   
All other households148121   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
White2455416   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Pakistani (14074)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Born in UK2441709   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)22501   --
Born outside EU51232   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Christian2014608   --
Buddhist3097   --
Hindu4370   --
Jewish3151   --
Muslim26925   --
Sikh4780   --
Other3886   --
No religion276196   --
Religion not stated178429   --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Limiting long-term illness571692   --
General health 'not good'301378   --
People providing unpaid care276593   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk69104   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Employed998351   --
Unemployed82987   --
Long-term unemployed29321   --
Student (economically active)41584   --
Retired274985   --
Student (economically inactive)86736   --
Looking after home/family120428   --
Permanently sick or disabled164313   --
Other inactive61970   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Travel to work by car664603   --
Travel to work by public transport144609   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Qualifications at degree level or higher274205   --
No qualifications635896   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/23
Number of households with residents1066292   --
Number of people per hectare2.9   --
Average household size2.32   --
Vacant household spaces45101   --
Owner-occupied678407   --
Without central heating41994   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet2159   --
Overcrowding indicator54616   --
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