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Census Information

2001 Census - Key Statistics - Part 2 of 2


The Census is a count of all people and households and is the most complete source of information about the population that we have. The latest Census was held on Sunday 29 April 2001.
00CT Solihull
Qualifications
All people aged 16 - 74 142,437
People aged 16 - 74 with: No qualifications 39,837
People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 1* 24,125
People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 2** 29,449
People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 3*** 10,538
People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 4/5# 28,106
People aged 16 - 74 with: Other qualifications/level unknown 10,382
Total number of full-time students and schoolchildren: Aged 16 - 17 4,231
Total number of full-time students and schoolchildren: Aged 18 - 74 3,405
Full-time students aged 18 - 74: Economically active: in employment 1,603
Full-time students aged 18 - 74: Economically active: Unemployed 107
Full-time students aged 18 - 74: Economically inactive 1,893
* 1+'O' level passes, 1+CSE/GCSE any grades; NVQ level 1; Foundation GNVQ.
** 5+ 'O' level passes; 5+ CSEs (grade 1's); 5+GCSEs (grades A-C); School Certificate; 1+'A' levels/AS levels; NVQ level 2; Intermediate GNVQ.
*** 2+ 'A' levels; 4+ AS levels; Higher School Certificate; NVQ level 3; Advanced GNVQ.
# First degree; Higher degree; NVQ levels 4 and 5; HNC; HND; Qualified Teacher Status; Qualified Medical Doctor; Qualified Dentist; Qualified Nurse; Midwife; Health Visitor.
Employment Type
All people aged 16 - 74 142,437
People aged 16 - 74: Large employers and higher managerial occupations 7,070
People aged 16 - 74: Higher professional occupations 8,485
People aged 16 - 74: Lower managerial and professional occupations 28,837
People aged 16 - 74: Intermediate occupations 15,905
People aged 16 - 74: Small employers and own account workers 8,854
People aged 16 - 74: Lower supervisory and technical occupations 9,386
People aged 16 - 74: Semi-routine occupations 16,004
People aged 16 - 74: Routine occupations 10,367
People aged 16 - 74: Never worked 2,616
People aged 16 - 74: Long-term unemployed* 1,196
People aged 16 - 74: Full-time students** 7,636
People aged 16 - 74: Not classifiable for other reasons*** 26,081
* For long-term unemployed year last worked is 1999 or earlier.
** In the NS-SeC classification; all full time students are recorded in the 'full-time students' category regardless of whether they are economically active or not.
*** 'Not classifiable for other reasons' includes people whose occupation has not been coded.
Travel to work
All people aged 16-74 in employment 93,400
People who work mainly at or from home 8,549
People aged 16 - 74 in employment who usually travel to work by: Underground; metro; light rail; Tram 78
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: Train 3,382
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: Bus; Mini Bus or coach 9,338
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: Motorcycle; Scooter; moped 667
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: Driving a car or van* 58,736
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: Passenger in a car or van 5,344
People aged 16 - 74 who travel to work by:Taxi or minicab 287
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: Bicycle 1,446
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: On foot 5,312
People aged 16 - 74 who usually travel to work by: Other** 261
Average distance (km) travelled to fixed place of work
Public transport users in households# With car or van## 9,802
Public transport users in households# Without car or van## 2,989
** Excludes working at home; no fixed place of work; working at offshore installation; working outside UK.
# For this table; public transport is defined as Underground; metro; light rail or tram; train; and bus minibus or coach.
## The number of people who travel to work by public transport who live in a household with/without car or van.
Household
All household spaces: With residents 80,930
All household spaces: With no residents: Vacant 2,284
All household spaces: With no residents: Second residence / holiday accommodation 226
All household spaces which are of accommodation type: Whole house or bungalow: Detached 24,325
All household spaces which are of accommodation type: Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 32,423
All household spaces which are of accommodation type: Whole house or bungalow:Terraced (including end terrace) 13,384
All household spaces which are of accommodation type: Flat; maisonette or apartment: Purpose Built block of flats or tenement 11,854
All household spaces which are of accommodation type: Flat; maisonette or apartment: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed-sits) 600
All household spaces which are of accommodation type: Flat; maisonette or apartment: In commercial building* 666
All household spaces which are of accommodation type: Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 188
Households - vehicles
All households 80,930
Households (number of cars or vans): None 16,663
Households (number of cars or vans): One 33,154
Households (number of cars or vans): Two 24,703
Households (number of cars or vans): Three 4,833
Households (number of cars or vans): Four or more 1,577
All cars or vans in the area** 103,991
* Includes any company car or van if available for private use.
** 'All cars or vans in the area' includes only those cars and vans owned by; or available for use by; households.
Household ownership
All households 80,930
Households:Owner occupied: Owns outright 27,784
Households:Owner occupied: Owns with a mortgage or loan 35,416
Households: Owner occupied: Shared ownership* 386
Households: Rented from: Council (local authority) 10,999
Households: Rented from: Housing Association/Registered Social Landlord** 2,095
Households: Rented from: Private landlord or letting agency 2,951
Households: Rented from: Other*** 1,299
* Pays part rent and part mortgage.
** Includes Housing Co-operative and Charitable Trust.
*** Includes employer of a household member and relative or friend of a household member and living rent free.
Household details
All households 80,930
Average household size 2.45
Average number of rooms per household 5.74
Households with an occupancy rating of -1 or less* 3,183
Households with central heating and sole use of bath/shower and toilet 77,112
Households without central heating or sole use of bath/shower and toilet 16
Households without central heating; with sole use of bath/shower and toilet 3,729
Households with central heating; without sole use of bath/shower and toilet 73
Households; Lowest floor level; Basement or semi-basement 280
Households; Lowest floor level; Ground level (street level) 73,052
Households; Lowest floor level; 1st/2nd/3rd or 4th floor 6,712
Households; Lowest floor level; 5th floor or higher 886
* The occupancy rating provides a measure of under-occupancy and overcrowding. For example; a value of -1 implies that there is one room too few and that there is overcrowding in the household.
Household - occupants
All households 80,930
Households comprising: One Person: Pensioner 11,472
Households comprising: One person: Other 9,789
Households comprising: One family and no others: All pensioners 8,782
Households comprising: One family and no others: Married couple households: No children 11,351
Households comprising: One family and no others: Married couple households: With dependent children* 16,777
Households comprising: One family and no others: Married couple households :All children non-dependent 6,075
Households comprising: One family and no others: Cohabiting couple households: No children 2,898
Households comprising: One family and no others: Cohabiting couple households: With dependent children 2,308
Households comprising: One family and no others: Cohabiting couple households: All children non-dependent 297
Households comprising: One family and no others: Lone parent households: With dependent children 4,951
Households comprising: One family and no others: Lone parent households: All children non-dependent 2,838
Households comprising: Other households: With dependent children 1,481
Households comprising: Other households: All student 12
Households comprising: Other households: All pensioner 306
Households comprising: Other households: Other 1,840
* A dependent child is a person in a household aged 0 - 15 (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16 - 18 who is a
Households - Children, Depedents and Lone Parents
All households 80,930
Households: No adults in employment :with dependent children* 3,210
Households :No adults in employment: without dependent children* 24,780
Households: With dependent children* : All ages 25,518
Households: With dependent children*: Aged 0 -4 8,929
Households: With one or more person with a limiting long-term illness 25,821
All lone parent households with dependent children * 4,951
Male lone parent*** :Total 502
Male lone parent***: in full-time** employment 319
Male lone parent*** in part-time** employment 27
Female lone parent***: Total 4,449
Female lone parent***: in full-time** employment 1,101
Female lone parent***: in part-time** employment 1,166
* A dependent child is a person in a household aged 0 - 15 (whether or not in a family) or a person aged 16-18 who is a full-time student and in a family with no parent(s).
** For the Census; part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week. Full time is defined as 31 or more hours a week.
People living in Communual establishments
All communal establishments 105
Number of residents* 1,269
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: NHS: Psychiatric 164
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: NHS: Other 8
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: Local authority: Children's home -
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: Local authority: Other 138
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: Housing association: 7
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: Other Nursing homes 203
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: Other Residential care homes 521
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: Other Children's homes -
Residents living in: Medical and care establishments: Other: Other 80
Residents living in: Other establishments 148
Residents in communal establishments with limiting long-term illness: Medical and care establishments* 1,042
Residents in communal establishments with a limiting long-term illness: Other establishments*** 87
* 'Residents' excludes staff and families of staff.
** This column shows the number of residents in medical and care establishments who have a limiting long-term illness.
*** This column shows the number of residents in establishments other than medical and care establishments who have a limiting long-term illness.

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