Demography
- The South East Region has increased by nearly 5% between 1991 and 2001.
- Milton Keynes is the fastest growing area in the South East Region, where the population has grown by nearly 29,000 between 1991 and 2001.
| Worthing |
SE Region | UK |
| Total Population |
97,568 |
8,000,645 |
58,789,194 |
| Percentage change since 1991 |
0.4% |
5% |
2.5% |
| Total Males |
45,764 |
3,905,155 |
28,579,869 |
| Total Females |
51,804 |
4,095,490 |
30,209,325 |
| Age 0-15 |
17,780 |
|
11,858,857 |
| Age 16-74 |
66,662 |
|
42,525,596 |
| Age 75+ |
13126 |
|
4,404,741 |
E&W is England and Wales.
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| Single people (never married) |
27.1% |
30.1% |
| Married or re-married people |
49.5% |
50.9% |
| Separated or divorced |
12.1% |
10.6% |
| Widowed |
11.3% |
8.4% |
Health
- 71% of people in the South East Region consider themselves in good health compared with 68.8% in England.
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| Limiting long-term illness |
20.1% |
18.2% |
| General health 'not good' |
9.2% |
9.2% |
| People providing unpaid care |
9.8% |
10% |
| Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk |
1.9% |
2.1% |
Housing
- The average household size in the Region is 2.38 people (the second highest in England), with Slough having the highest in the Region at 2.63.
- The South East Region has the 2nd highest rate of overcrowded households in England, at 5.9%. London has the highest (17%).
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| One person households |
36.4% |
30% |
| Married couple households |
31.3% |
36.5% |
| Cohabiting couple households |
8.2% |
8.3% |
| Lone parent households: |
| - with dependent children |
5.2% |
6.5% |
| with non-dependent children only |
2.4% |
|
| All other households |
16.5% |
15.6% |
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| Number of households with residents |
44,128 |
3,287,489 |
| Number of people per hectare |
30 |
4.2 |
| Average household size |
2.15 |
2.38 |
| Vacant household spaces |
2.9% |
91,301 3.2% |
| Owner-occupied |
77% |
2,431,459 68.9% |
| Without central heating |
7.6% |
200,551 8.5% |
| Without own bath/shower & toilet |
1.1 |
15,991 0.5% |
| Overcrowding indicator |
7.1% |
195,392 7% |
Car Ownership
- The South East Region has the greatest proportion of households in England with 3 or more cars,
- More households in the South East Region have access to a car than any other region.
- l9.4% have no access to a car or van compared with 26.8% across England.
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| Households without car/van |
26% |
26.8% |
| Household with 1 car or van |
45.9% |
43.8% |
| Household with 2 or more cars/vans |
28.1% |
29.4% |
Ethnicity
- More than 95% of the population in the South East Region are White
compared with just under 91% across England.
- There are a similar proportion of mixed White and Asian people to the average for England (0.4%), but a lower than average proportion of other minority ethnic groups.
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| White |
97.2% |
91.3% |
Education
- Less than 25% of persons aged 16-74 in the South East Region have no
qualifications. This is the 2nd fewest in England afler London,
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| Qualifications at degree level or higher |
17.5% |
19.8% |
| No qualifications |
25.2% |
29.1% |
Employed
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| Employed | 63.9% | 60.6% |
| Unemployed | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Long-term unemployed | 0.6% | 1% |
| Student (economically active) | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Retired | 16.4% | 13.6% |
| Student (economically inactive) | 2.3% | 4.7% |
| Looking after home/family | 5.8% | 6.5% |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| Other inactive | 2.3% | 3.1% |
Travel to work
|
Worthing |
E&W |
| Travel to work by car |
63.6% |
61.5% |
| Travel to work by public transport |
7.4% |
14.5% |
|
Local census results 1991
Goring-by-Sea
