NORTH WEST   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 6729764      Males 3258954      Females 3470810      Aged 0 to 15 1392209      Aged 16 to 74 4839669      Aged 75 and over 497886       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Percentage change since 1991 -1.7%   2.5%   - - Density           Number of people per hectare 4.8   3.4   - - People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Single people (never married) 30.1%   30.1%   - - Married or re-married people 49.8%   50.9%   - - Separated or divorced 11.0%   10.6%   - - Widowed 9.0%   8.4%   - -   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Households without car/van 30.2%   26.8%   - - Household with 1 car or van 43.5%   43.8%   - - Household with 2 or more cars/vans 26.3%   29.4%   - -   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 One person households 30.9%   30.0%   - - Married couple households 35.9%   36.5%   - - Cohabiting couple households 7.9%   8.3%   - - Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.7%   6.5%        with non-dependent children only 3.5%   3.1%   All other households 14.2%   15.6%   - - Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 White 94.4%   91.3%   - -    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (1.7%) Indian (1.1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Born in UK 94.9%   91.1%   - - Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.6%   2.3%   - - Born outside EU 3.5%   6.6%   - -   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Christian 78.0%   71.7%   - - Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   - - Hindu 0.4%   1.1%   - - Jewish 0.4%   0.5%   - - Muslim 3.0%   3.0%   - - Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   - - Other 0.2%   0.3%   - - No religion 10.5%   14.8%   - - Religion not stated 7.2%   7.7%   - - Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Limiting long-term illness 20.7%   18.2%   - - General health 'not good' 11.0%   9.2%   - - People providing unpaid care 10.8%   10.0%   - - Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.4%   2.1%   - - Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Employed 57.7%   60.6%   - - Unemployed 3.6%   3.4%   - - Long-term unemployed 1.1%   1.0%   - - Student (economically active) 2.5%   2.6%   - - Retired 14.3%   13.6%   - - Student (economically inactive) 4.6%   4.7%   - - Looking after home/family 6.1%   6.5%   - - Permanently sick or disabled 7.7%   5.5%   - - Other inactive 3.3%   3.1%   - -   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Travel to work by car 65.9%   61.5%   - - Travel to work by public transport 11.0%   14.5%   - -   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Qualifications at degree level or higher 17.2%   19.8%   - - No qualifications 31.9%   29.1%   - - Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/43 Number of households with residents 2812789   3   - - Number of people per hectare 4.8   3.4   - - Average household size 2.35   2.36   - - Vacant household spaces 4.2%   3.2%   - - Owner-occupied 69.3%   68.9%   - - Without central heating 11.8%   8.5%   - - Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.4%   0.5%   - - Overcrowding indicator 5.4%   7.0 %   - -

This page printed from National Statistics Website. Crown Copyright applies unless otherwise stated.