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
- 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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