United Kingdom   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 58789194      Males 28579869      Females 30209325      Aged 0 to 15 11858857      Aged 16 to 74 42525596      Aged 75 and over 4404741       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Percentage change since 1991 2.44%   -%   - Density           Number of people per hectare 2.4   -   - - People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Single people (never married) 30.2%   -%   - - Married or re-married people 50.8%   -%   - - Separated or divorced 10.5%   -%   - - Widowed 8.4%   -%   - -   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Households without car/van 27.4%   -%   - - Household with 1 car or van 43.8%   -%   - - Household with 2 or more cars/vans 28.8%   -%   - -   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank One person households 30.2%   -%   - - Married couple households 36.7%   -%   - - Cohabiting couple households 8.0%   -%   - - Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.5%   -%   - -      with non-dependent children only 3.2%   -%   - - All other households 15.4%   -%   - - Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank White 92.1%   -%   - -    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian Pakistani Black Caribbean   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Born in UK 91.7%   -%   - - Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.2%   -%   - - Born outside EU 6.1%   -%   - -   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Christian 71.6%   -%   - - Buddhist 0.3%   -%   - - Hindu 1.0%   -%   - - Jewish 0.5%   -%   - - Muslim 2.7%   -%   - - Sikh 0.6%   -%   - - Other 0.3%   -%   - - No Religion / Religion not stated 23.2%   -%   - - Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Limiting long-term illness 18.5%   -%   - - General health 'not good' 9.3%   -%   - - People providing unpaid care 10.0%   -%   - - Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.1%   -%   - - Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Employed 60.2%   -%   - - Unemployed 3.4%   -%   - - Long-term unemployed 1.1%   -%   - - Student (economically active) 2.6%   -%   - - Retired 13.6%   -%   - - Student (economically inactive) 4.7%   -%   - - Looking after home/family 6.4%   -%   - - Permanently sick or disabled 5.8%   -%   - - Other inactive 3.2%   -%   - -   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Travel to work by car 61.4%   -%   - - Travel to work by public transport 14.6%   -%   - -   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Qualifications at degree level or higher 19.6%   -%   - - No qualifications 29.8%   -%   - - Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank Regional Rank Number of households with residents 24479439   -   - - Number of people per hectare 2.4   -   - - Average household size 2.36   -   - - Vacant household spaces 3.3%   -%   - - Owner-occupied 68.3%   -%   - - Without central heating 8.3%   -%   - - Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.5%   -%   - - Overcrowding indicator 7.4%   - %   - -

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