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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 people58789194  
  Males28579869  
  Females30209325  
  Aged 0 to 1511858857  
  Aged 16 to 7442525596  
  Aged 75 and over4404741  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Change since 1991 1435300   -

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare2.4   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Single people (never married)14186988   --
Married or re-married people23853128   --
Separated or divorced4942512   --
Widowed3947709   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Households without car/van6717554   --
Household with 1 car or van10715221   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans7046664   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
One person households7395015   --
Married couple households8975623   --
Cohabiting couple households1969156   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children1602032   --
     with non-dependent children only771340   --
All other households3766273   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
White54153898   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Indian
Pakistani
Black Caribbean
 
Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Born in UK53883986   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)1306731   --
Born outside EU3598477   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Christian42079417   --
Buddhist151816   --
Hindu558810   --
Jewish266740   --
Muslim1591126   --
Sikh336149   --
Other178837   --
No Religion / Religion not stated13626299  -  --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Limiting long-term illness10855835   --
General health 'not good'5490865   --
People providing unpaid care5884450   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk1250669   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Employed25620559   --
Unemployed1458523   --
Long-term unemployed451998   --
Student (economically active)1106337   --
Retired5767666   --
Student (economically inactive)1994281   --
Looking after home/family2742823   --
Permanently sick or disabled2464717   --
Other inactive1370690   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Travel to work by car16476377   --
Travel to work by public transport3917290   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Qualifications at degree level or higher8347082   --
No qualifications12671266   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Number of households with residents24479439   --
Number of people per hectare2.4   --
Average household size2.36   --
Vacant household spaces841558   --
Owner-occupied16724785   --
Without central heating2022974   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet113747   --
Overcrowding indicator1813536   --
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