Forward Planning

Mill Hill Ward

2001 CENSUS SNAPSHOT: (12) MILL HILL WARD

Housing

Number of dwellings	3155
Occupied dwellings	3088 (97.9%)
Number of households	3088
Owner occupied households	2260 (73.2%)
LA¹ rented households	422 (13.7)
HA/RSL² rented households	140 (4.5)
Privately rented households	174 (5.6)
Other households³	92 (3.0)

Age of Population

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
0-15	853 (11.2)	892 (11.7)	1745 (23.0)
16-44	1338 (17.6)	1449 (19.1)	2787 (36.7)
45-64	858 (11.3)	933 (12.3)	1791 (23.6)
65-74	292 (3.8)	396 (5.2)	688 (9.1)
75-84	182 (2.4)	274 (3.6)	456 (6.0)
85 and over	43 (0.6)	91 (1.2)	134 (1.8)
Total	3566 (46.9)	4035 (53.1)	7601 (100.0)

Ethnic Breakdown

White	7521 (98.9%)
Asian/Asian British	12 (0.2)
Black/Black British	13 (0.2)
Chinese	17 (0.2)
Other Ethnic	6 (0.1)
Mixed	47 (0.6)

Economic Position (Age 16-74)

	Males (%)	Females (%)	Total (%)
Economically active	1823 (34.6)	1584 (30.1)	3407 (64.7)
Full time⁴ employees	1323 (25.1)	705 (13.4)	2028 (38.5)
Part time⁵employees	105 (2.0)	670 (12.7)	775 (14.7)
Self employed	248 (4.7)	82 (1.6)	330 (6.3)
Economically inactive	672 (12.8)	1186 (22.5)	1858 (35.3)
Unemployed	89 (1.7)	65 (1.2)	154 (2.9)

Long Term Illness (LLTI)

Aged 0-15	91 (1.2%)
16-44	274 (3.6%)
45-64	503 (6.6%)
65+	723 (9.5%)
Total persons with LLTI	1591 (21.0%)
Households with sufferers	1254 (40.6%)

Household Composition

Single person	796 (25.8%)
With dependent⁶ children	1060 (34.3)
Single parent	259 (8.4)
With pensioner	808 (26.2)
Pensioner living alone	483 (15.6)

Travel to Work

Train	98 (3.0%)
Bus	127 (3.9)
Car/Van	1932 (59.6)
Passenger in car/van	297 (9.2)
Motorcycle	50 (1.5)
Bicycle	133 (4.1)
Taxi	61 (1.9)
On foot	310 (9.6)
Other⁸	231 (7.1)

Qualifications⁷ (Aged 16-74)

No qualifications	1923 (36.5%)
Level 1	1104 (21.0)
Level 2	1033 (19.6)
Level 3	312 (5.9)
Level 4/5	454 (8.6)
Other qualifications	440 (8.4)

Car Availability

No car households	876 (28.4%)
1 car households	1937 (62.7)
2 car households	679 (22.0)
3+ car households	136 (4.4)

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

Local Authority (LA)
Housing Association/Registered Social Landlord (HA/RSL)
Renting from employer and living rent free
Full-time is defined as working 31 hours or more a week
Part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week
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
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
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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