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Wards Census Results


Some facts and figures about wards in Huntingdonshire from the 2001 Census:

  • The average (mean) age in The Hemingfords ward (43.5 years old) was almost 12 years older than in Huntingdon North ward (31.6 years old).
  • More than 10% of the population in St Ives South ward were aged 75 or more compared to just 2.6% of the population in St Ives East ward.
  • The level of people working at or from home in Ellington ward (17.4%) was more than three times higher than in Huntingdon North ward (4.9%).
  • Self-employment was highest in the Ellington and Elton & Folksworth wards.
  • More than one in three people in St Ives East ward were single (never married).
  • The ward with the highest level of people who considered their health to be good or fairly good was Ellington ward (96%).
  • The level of people with no qualifications in Huntingdon North ward (40.6%) was almost three times higher than in Huntingdon West ward (13.6%).
  • The level of people qualified to degree level or higher in The Hemingfords ward (33.2%) was more than five times higher than in Huntingdon North ward (6.5%).
  • Just 5.1% of households in the Upwood & The Raveleys ward didn’t own a car or van compared to more than one in three households in Huntingdon North ward.
  • There was less than one car per household in the Huntingdon North ward (0.9).

The district council has produced profiles of each of Huntingdonshire's wards.  These are all available on the right.