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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 people7172091  
  Males3468793  
  Females3703298  
  Aged 0 to 151448236  
  Aged 16 to 745300332  
  Aged 75 and over423523  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Change since 1991 342800   --

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare45.6   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Single people (never married)2359932   --
Married or re-married people2386210   --
Separated or divorced591472   --
Widowed386241   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Households without car/van1130649   --
Household with 1 car or van1298481   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans586867   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
One person households1046888   --
Married couple households859862   --
Cohabiting couple households244295   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children229306   
     with non-dependent children only106658   
All other households528988   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
White5103203   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Indian (436993)
Black African (378933)
Black Caribbean (343567)
 
Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Born in UK5229187   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)377048   --
Born outside EU1565856   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Christian4176175   --
Buddhist54297   --
Hindu291977   --
Jewish149789   --
Muslim607083   --
Sikh104230   --
Other36558   --
No religion1130616   --
Religion not stated621366   --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness1111284   --
General health 'not good'593915   --
People providing unpaid care609890   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk119195   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Employed3192328   --
Unemployed231052   --
Long-term unemployed72062   --
Student (economically active)157006   --
Retired519865   --
Student (economically inactive)348023   --
Looking after home/family379846   --
Permanently sick or disabled242408   --
Other inactive229804   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Travel to work by car1195140   --
Travel to work by public transport1398746   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher1642467   --
No qualifications1257929   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/33
Number of households with residents3015997   --
Number of people per hectare45.6   --
Average household size2.35   --
Vacant household spaces77845   --
Owner-occupied1704719   --
Without central heating234644   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet31960   --
Overcrowding indicator522471   --
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