2011 census figures on religion, ethnicity, living arrangements and economic activity, England and Wales
Here are the key points:
(Reprinted from the Guardian 11.12.12)
Population
• Population of England and Wales was 56.1m in 2011.
• Population up 7% since 2001. Population grew in all regions.
• 23.4 million households; 2.4 residents per household.
Religion
• Christians down 13 percentage points to 59%.
• Respondents with no religion up 10 points to 25%.
• Muslim population up from 3% to 5%.
Ethnicity
• White ethnic group down five points to 86%.
• Whites in London 59.8%.
• 80% in England and Wales are white British, down seven points.
• In London white British figure is 45%, down from 58% in 2001.
• Other ethnic groups in England and Wales: Asian (Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, other) 6.8% (2001: 4.4%), black 3.4% (2001: 2.2%), Chinese 0.7% (2001: 0.4%), Arab 0.4% (2001: not listed), other 0.6% (2001: 0.4%).
• 2.2% in England and Wales are mixed race (up from 1.27% in 2001).
• 12% of households had partners or household members of different ethnic groups, three points up from 2001.
Nationality
• One in three Londoners born in foreign country.
• Figure is one in 20 for north-east.
• 13% in England and Wales born outside UK.
• Just over half of these arrived in last 10 years.
• India, Poland and Pakistan are top three countries foreign-born people in England and Wales come from.
• 7.4% of people in England and Wales hold non-UK passport.
Language
• In 91% of households, everyone speaks English. In 4% no one speaks English as main language.
Age
• 16% are 65 or over (an increase of 0.9 million).
• 0.8% are 90 or over (up from 0.7%).
• 6% are under five (increase of 406,000 since 2001, although same proportion).
Home ownership
• Number of households with a mortgage falls from 39% to 33%.
• Home ownership (including owning home outright) falls from 69% to 65%.
• Those owning home outright rises from 29% to 31%.
• Private renters rise from 9% to 15%.
• Renting from council drops from 13% to 9%.
• In inner London more people rent than have mortgages (29.2% v 19.4%).
Marriage
• 46.6% are married, down from 50.9% in 2001.
• 0.2% (105,000) in a civil partnership.
Health
• 81% in good or very good health. (Category changed since 2001.)
• 18% have a limiting long-term illness (same figure as 2001).
• 10% say they provide unpaid care for someone with an illness or disability (same figure as 2001).
Education
• 27% have degree-level qualifications; 23% have no qualifications.
Transport
• Number of cars and vans has increased from 11 per 10 households to 12 per 10 households.
• London only region where number of cars and vans is lower than number of households.
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