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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 people8000645  
  Males3905155  
  Females4095490  
  Aged 0 to 151594219  
  Aged 16 to 745766307  
  Aged 75 and over640119  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Change since 1991 371500   --

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare4.2   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Single people (never married)1818466   --
Married or re-married people3397686   --
Separated or divorced672218   --
Widowed518056   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Households without car/van638772   --
Household with 1 car or van1400989   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans1247728   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
One person households937468   --
Married couple households1277596   --
Cohabiting couple households283754   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children171549   
     with non-dependent children only88466   
All other households528656   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
White7608989   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Indian (89219)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Born in UK7348429   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)207979   --
Born outside EU444237   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Christian5823025   --
Buddhist22005   --
Hindu44575   --
Jewish19037   --
Muslim108725   --
Sikh37735   --
Other28668   --
No religion1319979   --
Religion not stated596896   --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Limiting long-term illness1237399   --
General health 'not good'569441   --
People providing unpaid care737751   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk130153   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Employed3747818   --
Unemployed133481   --
Long-term unemployed34766   --
Student (economically active)156330   --
Retired772936   --
Student (economically inactive)240554   --
Looking after home/family377565   --
Permanently sick or disabled198886   --
Other inactive138737   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Travel to work by car2521343   --
Travel to work by public transport397083   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Qualifications at degree level or higher1253917   --
No qualifications1379247   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/67
Number of households with residents3287489   --
Number of people per hectare4.2   --
Average household size2.38   --
Vacant household spaces91301   --
Owner-occupied2431459   --
Without central heating200551   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet15991   --
Overcrowding indicator195392   --
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