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WALES  printer friendly version Go to WALES page with data displayed as percentages  Population     People, Places and Families     Welsh  Ethnicity and Religion     Health     Work     Housing 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       see detail     Value   Total number of people 2903085   Detailed breakdown (5 year age bands)    Males 1403782      Females 1499303      Aged 0 to 15 587155      Aged 16 to 74 2075347      Aged 75 and over 240583       Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Change since 1991 30100     - - Density           Number of people per hectare 1.4     - -  Detailed breakdown (5 year age bands) top  People, Places and Families  national commentary   Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Single people (never married) 649512     - - Married or re-married people 1203977     - - Separated or divorced 244810     - - Widowed 217631     - -   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Households without car/van 313797     - - Household with 1 car or van 550648     - - Household with 2 or more cars/vans 344603     - -   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) One person households 352348     - - Married couple households 449349     - - Cohabiting couple households 90147     - - Lone parent households:      with dependent children 87965          with non-dependent children only 40643     All other households 188596     - - top  Welsh  national commentary   All people aged 3 and over Value   Welsh Rank/22 (proportion)   One or more skills in Welsh language 797717     -   All people Identified self as Welsh 417820     -   top  Ethnicity and Religion  national commentary   Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) White 2841505     - -    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (8287) - -   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Born in UK 2810822     - - Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 36412     - - Born outside EU 55851     - -   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Christian 2087242     - - Buddhist 5407     - - Hindu 5439     - - Jewish 2256     - - Muslim 21739     - - Sikh 2015     - - Other 6909     - - No religion 537935     - - Religion not stated 234143     - - top  Health  national commentary   (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Limiting long-term illness 675662     - - General health 'not good' 361467     - - People providing unpaid care 340745     - - Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 89604     - - top  Work  national commentary   Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Employed 1145250     - - Unemployed 72488     - - Long-term unemployed 22660     - - Student (economically active) 47759     - - Retired 307355     - - Student (economically inactive) 106220     - - Looking after home/family 132627     - - Permanently sick or disabled 191342     - - Other inactive 72306     - -   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Travel to work by car 832889     - - Travel to work by public transport 77638     - -   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Qualifications at degree level or higher 360910     - - No qualifications 685368     - - top  Housing  national commentary   (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion) Welsh Rank/22 (proportion) Number of households with residents 1209048     - - Number of people per hectare 1.4     - - Average household size 2.37     - - Vacant household spaces 51252     - - Owner-occupied 862343     - - Without central heating 90789     - - Without own bath/shower & toilet 4676     - - Overcrowding indicator 52910     - - top  More data      View and interact with detailed local data from Neighbourhood Statistics top  Feedback or Enquiries | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Statement Crown Copyright applies unless otherwise stated Profiles / Rankings   Browse for English Local Authorities: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W Y       National/Regional ranking tables:  Population  People, Places and Families  Welsh  Ethnicity and Religion  Health  Work  Housing   National Level      United Kingdom    England & Wales      England      Wales / Cymru   Wales    Wales  Blaenau Gwent  Bridgend  Caerphilly  Cardiff  Carmarthenshire  Ceredigion  Conwy  Denbighshire  Flintshire  Gwynedd  Isle of Anglesey  Merthyr Tydfil  Monmouthshire  Neath Port     Talbot  Newport  Pembrokeshire  Powys  Rhondda Cynon     Taff  Swansea  The Vale of     Glamorgan  Torfaen  Wrexham