St Margaret's Ward

2001 Census Snapshot

Housing

Number of dwellings 2071
Occupied dwellings 1878 (90.7%)
Number of households 1878
Owner occupied households 1378 (73.4%)
LA1 rented households 96 (5.1)
HA/RSL2 rented households 69 (3.7)
Privately rented households 132 (7.0)
Other households3 203 (10.8)

Age of Population

Males (%)Females (%)Total (%) 
0-15 576 (11.1) 517 (10.0) 1093 (21.1)
16-44 1148 (22.2) 766 (14.8) 1914 (37.0)
45-64 631 (12.2) 666 (12.9) 1297 (25.1)
65-74 232 (4.5) 227 (4.4) 459 (8.9)
75-84 125 (2.4) 170 (3.3) 295 (5.7)
85 and over 42 (0.8) 68 (1.3) 110 (2.1)
Total 2754 (53.3) 2414 (46.7) 5168 (100.0)

Ethnic Breakdown

White 5081 (98.3%)
Asian/Asian British 33 (0.6)
Black/Black British 3 (0.1)
Chinese 3 (0.1)
Other Ethnic 5 (0.1)
Mixed 44 (0.9)

Economic Position (Age 16-74)

Males (%)Females (%)Total (%) 
Economically active 1467 (40.0) 948 (25.8) 2415 (65.8)
Full time4 employees 1147 (31.2) 495 (13.5) 1642 (44.7)
Part time5 employees 58 (1.6) 294 (8.0) 352 (9.6)
Self employed 202 (5.5) 92 (2.5) 294 (8.0)
Economically inactive 543 (14.8) 714 (19.4) 1257 (34.2)
Unemployed 42 (1.1) 39 (1.1) 81 (2.2)

Long Term Illness (LLTI)

Aged 0-15 29 (0.6%)
16-44 102 (2.0)
45-64 266 (5.1)
65+ 391 (7.6)
Total persons with LLTI 788 (15.2)
Households with sufferers 646 (34.4)

Household Composition

Single person 509 (27.1%)
With dependent6 children 468 (24.9)
Single parent 74 (3.9)
With pensioner 555 (29.6)
Pensioner living alone 295 (15.7)

Travel to Work

Train 54 (2.3%)
Bus 28 (1.2)
Car/Van 1318 (56.7)
Passenger in car/van 92 (4.0)
Motorcycle 23 (1.0)
Bicycle 41 (1.8)
Taxi 8 (0.3)
On foot 483 (20.8)
Other8 279 (12.0)

Qualifications

7 (Aged 16-74)

No qualifications 768 (20.9%)
Level 1 616 (16.8)
Level 2 998 (27.2)
Level 3 271 (7.4)
Level 4/5 689 (18.8)
Other qualifications 327 (8.9)

Car Availability

No car households 274 (14.6%)
1 car households 884 (47.1)
2 car households 555 (29.6)
3+ car households 165 (8.8)

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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