Burton-in-Kendal Parish Council :: 2001 Census - Parish Information

POPULATION

	BURTON	CUMBRIA
All People	1411	487607
Males	698	237915
Females	713	249692

AGE STRUCTURE

	NUMBER	BURTON %	CUMBRIA %
0-4	66	4.7	5.2
5-15	170	12.0	13.7
16-24	104	7.4	9.1
25-44	375	26.6	27.2
45-64	426	30.2	26.5
65-74	152	10.8	9.8
75+	118	8.4	8.5

The mean age in Burton-in-Kendal from the 2001 census was 42.5 years, whilst the median age was 44.

HOUSEHOLD TENURE

	NUMBER	BURTON %	CUMBRIA %
Owner-occupied	519	86.4	72.3
Social renting	16	2.7	16.0
Private renting	66	11.0	11.7

HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

	NUMBER	BURTON %	CUMBRIA %
Lone pensioners	79	13.1	15.8
Lone occupant- non-pensioner	52	8.7	14.2
Lone parent + dependent children	17	2.8	5.5
Pensioner households	83	13.8	10.9
Couples + no children	167	27.8	19.3
Couples + dependent children	135	22.5	22.0
Households + non dependent children	53	8.8	9.9
Other households	15	2.5	2.5

DWELLING TYPE

	NUMBER	BURTON %	CUMBRIA %
Detached	287	45.6	25.4
Semi-detached or terraced	326	51.7	63.3
Flat/mobile home/other	17	2.7	11.4

CAR OWNERSHIP

	NUMBER	BURTON %	CUMBRIA %
No car or van	52	8.7	24.4
One car or van	249	41.4	47.1
Two cars or vans	237	39.4	22.9
Three cars or vans	63	10.5	5.6

GENERAL HEALTH AND CARE GIVERS
225 people (16.0%) indicated that they have a long term illness that limits their daily activities or the work they can do. In Cumbria the percentage of people with a limiting long term illness is 20%. 1003 (71.4%) indicated that their general health was good. In Cumbria 67.1% of the total population were enjoying good health.

HOUSEHOLD DETAILS
In Burton-in-Kendal there are 601 household spaces with residents. There are also a further 19 which are vacant, and 10 which are either second or holiday homes. The average household size in this parish is 2.34 people.

[Source: Information and Intelligence, Policy & Performance Team, Cumbria County Council, The Courts, Carlisle. CA3 8NA]