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Tower Hamlets Ward

2001 CENSUS SNAPSHOT: (19) TOWER HAMLETS WARD

Housing

Number of dwellings
2360
Occupied dwellings
2211 (93.7%)
Number of households
2214
Owner occupied households
1194 (53.9%)
LA1 rented households
314 (14.2)
HA/RSL2 rented households
206 (9.3)
Privately rented households
412 (18.6)
Other households3
88 (4.0)

 

Age of Population

 
Males (%)
Females (%)
Total (%)
0-15
559 (11.7)
493 (10.3)
1052 (22.0)
16-44
961 (20.1)
1035 (21.6)
1996 (41.7)
45-64
505 (10.6)
478 (10.0)
983 (20.6)
65-74
149 (3.1)
216 (4.5)
365 (7.6)
75-84
110 (2.3)
178 (3.7)
288 (6.0)
85 and over
18 (0.4)
80 (1.7)
98 (2.0)
Total
2302 (48.1)
2480 (51.9)
4782 (100.0)


Ethnic Breakdown

White
4709 (98.5%)
Asian/Asian British
25 (0.5)
Black/Black British
8 (0.2)
Chinese
14 (0.3)
Other Ethnic
6 (0.1)
Mixed
24 (0.5)


Economic Position (Age 16-74)

 
Males (%)
Females (%)
Total (%)
Economically active
1190 (35.6)
968 (29.0)
2158 (64.6)
Full time4 employees
831 (24.9)
464 (13.9)
1295 (38.8)
Part time5 employees
48 (1.4)
337 (10.1)
385 (11.5)
Self employed
132 (4.0)
54 (1.6)
186 (5.6)
Economically inactive
421 (12.6)
761 (22.8)
1182 (35.4)
Unemployed
148 (4.4)
81 (2.4)
229 (6.9)


Long Term Illness (LLTI)

Aged 0-15
69 (1.4%)
16-44
266 (5.6)
45-64
291 (6.1)
65+
415 (8.7)
Total persons with LLTI
1041 (21.8)
Households with sufferers
827 (37.3)

Household Composition

Single person
851 (38.4%)
With dependent6 children
630 (28.5)
Single parent
245 (11.1)
With pensioner
517 (23.3)
Pensioner living alone
369 (16.7)


Travel to Work

Train
53 (2.8%)
Bus
67 (3.5)
Car/Van
876 (45.6)
Passenger in car/van
144 (7.5)
Motorcycle
20 (1.0)
Bicycle
45 (2.3)
Taxi
34 (1.8)
On foot
534 (27.8)
Other8
146 (7.6)


Qualifications7 (Aged 16-74)

No qualifications
1189 (35.6%)
Level 1
671 (20.1)
Level 2
665 (19.9)
Level 3
232 (6.9)
Level 4/5
327 (9.8)
Other qualifications
255 (7.6)


Car Availability

No car households
1000 (45.2%)
1 car households
927 (41.9)
2 car households
237 (10.7)
3+ car households
50 (2.2)

 

 

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

  1. Local Authority (LA)
  2. Housing Association/Registered Social Landlord (HA/RSL)
  3. Renting from employer and living rent free
  4. Full-time is defined as working 31 hours or more a week
  5. Part-time is defined as working 30 hours or less a week
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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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