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District Profile (Key Statistics)

1991/2001 CENSUS SNAPSHOT: (1) DOVER DISTRICT

Age of Population

 
2001
1991
% Change 1991 - 2001
Males (%)
Females (%)
Total (%)
Total (%)
0-15
10780 (10.3)
10334 (9.9)
21114 (20.2)
19714 (19.1)
7.1
16-44
18270 (17.5)
18816 (18.0)
37086 (35.5)
40048 (38.8)
-7.4
45-64
13171 (12.6)
13541 (12.9)
26712 (25.5)
20746 (20.1)
28.8
65-74
4553 (4.4)
5446 (5.2)
9999 (9.6)
13728 (13.3)
-27.2
75-84
2820 (2.7)
4318 (4.1)
7138 (6.8)
6812 (6.6)
4.8
85 and over
725 (0.7)
1792 (1.7)
2517 (2.4)
2168 (2.2)
16.1
Total
50319 (48.1)
54247 (51.9)
104566 (100.0)
103216 (100.0)
1.3

Economic Position (Aged 16-74)

 
2001
1991
% Change 1991 - 2001
Males (%)
Females (%)
Total (%)
Total (%)
Economically active
25819 (71.7)
21825 (57.8)
47653 (64.6)
48755 (65.4)
-2.3
Full time1 employees
18310 (50.9)
10256 (27.1)
28566 (38.7)
30566 (41.0)
-6.5
Part time2 employees
1203 (3.3)
8101 (21.4)
9304 (12.6)
10483 (14.1)
-11.2
Self employed
4242 (11.8)
1697 (4.5)
5939 (8.1)
5819 (7.8)
2.1
Economically inactive
10178 (28.3)
15968 (42.2)
26146 (35.4)
34478 (46.3)
-24.2
Unemployed
1443 (4.0)
982 (2.6)
2425 (3.3)
3817 (5.1)
-36.5


Housing

 
2001 (%)
1991 (%)
% Change 1991 - 2001
Number of dwellings
46260
44288
4.5
Occupied dwellings
44150 (95.4)
41266 (93.2)
7.0
Number of households
44314
41654
6.4
Owner occupied households
31763 (71.7)
29605 (71.1)
7.3
LA3 rented households
4936 (11.1)
6121 (14.7)
-19.4
HA/RSL4 rented households
1890 (4.3)
950 (2.3)
98.9
Privately rented households
3984 (9.0)
3776 (9.1)
5.5
Other households5
1741 (3.9)
1202 (2.9)
44.8

Travel to work

 
2001 (%)
1991 (%)
% Change 1991 - 2001
Train
1086 (2.4)
1410 (2.9)
-23.0
Bus
1618 (3.6)
2330 (4.8)
-30.6
Car/Van
26900 (59.7)
23140 (47.5)
16.2
Passenger in car/van
3395 (7.5)
4080 (8.4)
-16.8
Motorcycle
595 (1.3)
990 (2.0)
-39.9
Bicycle
1216 (2.7)
1430 (2.9)
-15.0
Taxi
449 (1.0)
-*
-
On foot
5586 (12.4)
6770 (13.9)
-17.5
Other8
4195 (9.3)
2720 (5.6)
54.2

 

Car Availability

 
2001 (%)
1991 (%)
% Change 1991 - 2001
No car households
11624 (26.2)
13277 (31.9)
-12.5
1 car households
19917 (44.9)
19047 (45.7)
4.6
2 car households
10245 (23.1)
7783 (18.7)
31.6
3+ car households
2528 (5.7)
1547 (3.7)
63.4


Limiting Long-Term Illness (LLTI)

 
2001 (%)
1991 (%)
% Change 1991 - 2001
Aged 0-15
1013 (1.0)
402 (0.4)
152.0
16-44
3392 (3.2)
1802 (1.7)
88.2
45-64
6373 (6.1)
3876 (3.8)
64.4
65+
9292 (8.9)
6901 (6.7)
34.6
Households with sufferers
16277 (36.7)
10538 (25.3)
54.5
Total persons with LLTI
20070 (19.2)
12981 (12.6)
54.6


Household Composition

 
2001 (%)
1991 (%)
% Change 1991 - 2001
Single person
13413 (30.3)
11080 (26.6)
21.1
With dependent7 children
12649 (28.5)
11830 (28.4)
6.9
Single parent
3082 (7.0)
1416 (3.4)
117.7
With pensioner
12312 (27.8)
15370 (36.9)
-19.9
Pensioner living alone
7422 (16.8)
6831 (16.4)
8.7


Ethnic Breakdown

 
2001 (%)
1991 (%)
% Change 1991 - 2001
White
103023 (98.5)
102331 (99.1)
0.7
Asian/Asian British
416 (0.4)
373 (0.4)
11.5
Black/Black British
191 (0.2)
189 (0.2)
1.1
Chinese
210 (0.2)
111 (0.1)
89.2
Other Ethnic
147 (0.1)
212 (0.2)
-30.7
Mixed
579 (0.6)
-*
-


Qualifications8 (Aged 16-74)

 
2001* (%)
No qualifications
23006 (31.2)
Level 1
13298 (18.0)
Level 2
15317 (20.8)
Level 3
5221 (7.1)
Level 4/5
10817 (14.7)
Other qualifications
6140 (8.3)

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

  1. Local Authority (LA)
  2. Housing Association/Registered Social Landlord (HA/RSL)
  3. Renting from employer and living rent free
  4. Full-time is defined as working 31 hours or more a week
  5. Part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week
  6. A dependent child is a person aged 0-15 in a household or a person aged 16-18 who is a full time student and in a family with parents
  7. Level 1: 1+ 'O' Levels/CSE/GCSE (any grade), NVQ Level 1, Foundation GNVQ
    Level 2: 5+ 'O' Levels, 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs (Grade A to C), 1+ A/AS Level, NVQ Level 2, Intermediate GNVQ or equivalent
    Level 3: 2+ A Levels, 4+ AS Levels, NVQ Level 3, Advanced GNVQ or equivalent
    Level 4/5: First Degree, Higher Degree, NVQ Levels, 4-5, HND, HNC, Qualified Teacher, Doctor, Dentist, Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor or equivalent
    Other: eg City & Guilds, RSA/OCR, BTEC/Ed excel, Other Professional Qualifications
  8. Includes working from home and travelling to work by light rail

*Direct comparison with 1991 Census information is impossible due to Ward boundary changes

 

Source: 2001 Census: Office for National Statistics
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