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Home / Your Council / Statistics and Census Information / Census 2001 / Benwell and Scotswood - 2001 Census

<< Individual Ward Information Map of City of Newcastle upon Tyne showing location of Benwell Scotswood Ward

Population
Culture
Health
Employment
Housing
Households

Population Characteristics

**Total Population**
	Ward	Newcastle
Percentage of the City	5.3%	-
Total	13,759	259,536

**Population Structure**
Age	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	13,741	100.0	100.0
Under 16	3,011	21.9	18.8
16-24	1,569	11.4	15.4
25-44	3,907	28.4	28.7
45-64	3,055	22.2	21.2
65-74	1,154	8.4	8.4
75+	1,045	7.6	7.6

Cultural Characteristics

**Ethnicity**
Ethnicity	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	13,733	100.0	100.0
White	13,161	95.8	93.1
Ethnic Minority	572	4.2	6.9

Afro/Caribbean	35	0.3	0.4
South Asian	398	2.9	4.4
Chinese	27	0.2	0.7
Other/Mixed	112	0.8	1.4

Health

**Health**
Health	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Carers 50 hours or more	405	2.9	2.5
Limiting long-term illness	3,452	25.1	21.6
Poor Health	1,983	14.4	11.8
Carers	1,441	10.5	10.1

Employment

**Economic Activity (aged 16-74)**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	9,680	-	-
Economically Active	5,471	56.5	58.5
In Work	4,654	85.1	85.5
Unemployed	618	11.3	8.0
Full-time Students	199	3.6	6.5
Never worked and long-term unemployed	389	4.0	2.4

Housing

**Household Spaces**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle	Newcastle %
Total	6,411	100.0%	117,964	100.0
Occupied	5,972	93.2%	111,243	94.5
Vacant	430	6.7%	6,209	5.3
Second Homes	9	0.1%	242	0.2

**Dwelling Type**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	6,417	100.0	100.0
Detached	406	6.3	7.5
Semi-detached	3,003	46.8	34.7
Terraced	1,404	21.9	27.4
Flats	1,601	24.9	30.3
Other	3	0.0	0.0

**Amenities**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
With sole use of bath/shower and inside toilet	5,954	99.7	99.8
With Central Heating	5,735	95.6	95.6

Households

**Tenure**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	5,988	100.0	100.0
Owner Occupied	2,806	46.9	53.3
Local Authority	1,831	30.6	28.0
Housing Association	626	10.5	5.5
Private	572	9.6	10.7
Other/Missing	153	2.6	2.6

**Car Ownership**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	5,974	100.0	100.0
None	3,281	54.9	45.2
One	2,088	35.0	39.3
Two or More	605	10.1	15.4

**Household Composition**
	Ward	Ward %	Newcastle %
Total	5,987	100.0	100.0
Lone Parent Family	623	10.4	7.1
Other households with children	1,217	20.3	19.8
One adult (non-pensioner)	1,097	18.3	18.9
Other households with adults (at least 1 non-pensioner)	1,579	26.4	30.0
One pensioner only	1,045	17.5	16.2
Two or more pensioners only	426	7.1	8.0

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