Statistics from the 2001 Census

A profile of Oxford's population from the 2001 Census is available on the National Statistics website.  Nomis provides access to highly detailed data from the Census.

See below or left for themed pages containing more detailed statistics from the Census.

National and Regional Rankings

National Statistics produced a series of "league tables" for the 2001 Census at a national and regional level. These show that Oxford had the:

• highest number of economically active students and the second highest number of economically inactive students in England and Wales
• highest number of people in the South East with a first degree as their highest qualification
• highest number of Buddhists in the South East
• highest number of properties with no bath, shower or toilet in the South East lowest number of owner occupiers in the South East
• lowest number of people who travel to work by car in the South East
• lowest number of people not in work in the South East (note this does not mean the highest unemployment rate but the City has a high number of people who are economically inactive)
• lowest number of retired people in the South East

Page last reviewed 12 Feb 2008