Demography
edit| Bury compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK census | Bury[1][2] | North West England[1][2] | England[1][2] |
| Total population | 180,608 | 6,729,764 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 93.87% | 94.43% | 90.92% |
| Asian | 4.04% | 3.42% | 4.57% |
| Black | 0.47% | 0.62% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 73.68 | 78.01% | 71.74% |
| Buddhist | 0.14% | 0.18% | 0.28% |
| Hindu | 0.37% | 0.4% | 1.11% |
| Jewish | 4.94% | 0.42% | 0.52% |
| Muslim | 3.74% | 3.04% | 3.1% |
| Sikh | 0.11% | 0.1% | 0.67% |
| Other religions | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.29% |
| No religion | 10.16% | 10.48% | 14.59% |
| Religion not stated | 6.7% | 7.23% | 7.69% |
According to the Office for National Statistics, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Radcliffe had a population of 34,239. The population density in 2001 was 9,132 inhabitants per square mile (3,526/km2), with a 100 to 94.9 female–male ratio.[3] Of those over 16 years old, 28.6% were single (never married) and 42.8% married.[4] Radcliffe's 14,036 households included 28.1% one-person, 39.0% married couples living together, 9.2% were co-habiting couples, and 12.3% single parents with their children.[5] The figures for married couples households was below the borough (48.5%) and national average (47.3%), and single parent households were slightly above the average for the whole of Bury (11.6%) and England (10.5%).[6] Of those aged 16–74, 31.1% had no academic qualifications, slightly higher than averages of Bury (29.2%) and England (28.9%).[7][8]
The residential areas of Radcliffe both to the north and the south of the town centre operate as suburbs of Bury and Manchester, such that their populations are not necessarily linked to the town. The socio-demographic characteristics of the town's population includes a mix of working and suburban middle classes, the layout of which are both linked to neighbouring towns.[9]
Radcliffe is within the Manchester Larger Urban Zone,[10] and within the Manchester Travel to Work Area.[11]
- ^ a b c KS06 Ethnic group: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas, Statistics.gov.uk, April 2001, retrieved 15 May 2011
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- ^ KS04 Marital status: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas, Statistics.gov.uk, 2005-02-02, retrieved 2008-10-29
- ^ KS20 Household composition: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas, Statistics.gov.uk, 2005-02-02, retrieved 2008-10-29
- ^ Area: Bury (Local Authority): Household type, Statistics.gov.uk, retrieved 2008-10-29 [dead link]
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- ^ Travel to Work Areas, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 2008-09-24