Statistics about Darlington
This summary gives information on the
people living and working within the area, their health
and employment status.
It also gives information on housing and crime.
The resident population of Darlington,
as measured in the 2001 Census, was 97,838, of which
48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female.
Resident
Population and Age |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Under
16 |
20.2 |
20.2 |
16
to 19 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
20
to 29 |
10.9 |
12.6 |
30
to 59 |
41.9 |
41.5 |
60
to 74 |
14.1 |
13.3 |
75
and over |
8.1 |
7.6 |
Average
age |
39.5 |
38.6 |
Marital
Status |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Single
(never married) |
26.6 |
30.1 |
Married
or re-married |
51.9 |
50.9 |
Separated |
2.7 |
2.4 |
Divorced |
9.4 |
8.2 |
Widowed |
9.4 |
8.4 |
Ethnic
Group |
Darlington |
England |
White |
97.9 |
90.9 |
of
which White Irish |
0.5 |
1.3 |
Mixed |
0.6 |
1.3 |
Asian or
Asian British |
0.9 |
4.6 |
Indian |
0.4 |
2.1 |
Pakistani |
0.1 |
1.4 |
Bangladeshi |
0.3 |
0.6 |
Other
Asian |
0.1 |
0.5 |
Black or
Black British |
0.2 |
2.1 |
Caribbean |
0.1 |
1.1 |
African |
0.1 |
1.0 |
Other
Black |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Chinese
or Other Ethnic Group |
0.4 |
0.9 |
Religion |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Christian |
79.8 |
71.8 |
Buddhist |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Hindu |
0.1 |
1.1 |
Jewish |
0.0 |
0.5 |
Muslim |
0.6 |
3.0 |
Sikh |
0.3 |
0.6 |
Other
religions |
0.2 |
0.3 |
No
religion |
11.4 |
14.8 |
Religion
not stated |
7.5 |
7.7 |
Health
and provision of care |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Good |
66.4 |
68.6 |
Fairly
good |
23.6 |
22.2 |
Not
good |
10.0 |
9.2 |
long-term
illness |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Had
a long-term illness |
20.4 |
18.2 |
Voluntary
care provided |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Provided
unpaid care |
10.3 |
10.0 |
Economic
Activity |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Employed |
59.7 |
60.6 |
Unemployed |
4.0 |
3.4 |
Economically
active full time students |
1.9 |
2.6 |
Retired |
15.3 |
13.6 |
Economically
inactive students |
2.8 |
4.7 |
Looking
after home/family |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Permanently
sick or disabled |
6.8 |
5.5 |
Economically
inactive |
3.0 |
3.1 |
Students
and Qualifications |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Total
number of full-time students and schoolchildren
aged 16 to 74 |
3,244 |
2,648,992 |
Percentage
of total resident population |
3.3 |
5.1 |
Total
number aged 16 to 17 |
1,852 |
1,014,284 |
Total
number aged 18 to 74 |
1,392 |
1,634,708 |
Population
aged 16 to 74 |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
Had
no qualifications |
32.0 |
29.1 |
Qualified
to degree level or higher |
16.5 |
19.8 |
Housing
and Households |
Darlington |
England
and Wales |
One
person households |
31.8 |
30.0 |
Pensioners
living alone |
15.7 |
14.4 |
Other
All Pensioner households |
9.4 |
9.4 |
Contained
dependent children |
29.5 |
29.5 |
Lone
parent households with dependent children |
7.5 |
6.5 |
Owner
occupied |
71.7 |
68.9 |
Rented
from Council |
14.3 |
13.2 |
Rented
from Housing Association or Registered Social
Landlord |
3.8 |
6.0 |
Private
rented or lived rent free |
10.2 |
11.9 |
Without
central heating |
7.4 |
8.5 |
Without
sole use of bath, shower or toilet |
0.3 |
0.5 |
Have
no car or van |
31.2 |
26.8 |
Have
2 or more cars or vans |
23.5 |
29.4 |
Average
household size (number) |
2.3 |
2.4 |
Average
number of rooms per household |
5.3 |
5.3 |
Type
of property |
Darlington |
Percentage |
|
Average price |
Percentage of households
living in this type of property |
Detached |
115,501 |
16.6 |
Semi-detached |
63,691 |
39.3 |
Terraced |
40,673 |
32.0 |
Flat |
72,347 |
12.0 |
All property types |
67,684 |
|
Area Statistics |
Violence
against the person |
Sexual
offences |
Robbery |
Burglary
from a dwelling |
Theft
of a motor vehicle |
Theft
from a motor vehicle |
Total number of offences
recorded
Darlington |
721 |
33 |
85 |
719 |
584 |
1,760 |
Rate per 1,000 population
Darlington |
7.2 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
7.2 |
5.8 |
17.5 |
Rate per 1,000 population
England and Wales |
11.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
7.6 |
6.4 |
11.9 |
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