Demography
| Bishop Auckland Compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Census 2001 | Bishop Auckland | County Durham | England and Wales |
| Total population | 24,392 | 493,484 | 52,041,916 |
| Foreign born | 1.5% | 2.0% | 8.9% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Christian | 84.8% | 83.5% | 71.7% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Muslim | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3.0% |
| No religion | 7.3% | 9.3% | 14.8% |
| Over 65 years old | 17.2% | 16.7% | 15.46% |
| Unemployed | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
According to the 2001 census, Bishop Auckland has a population of 24,392, living in 10,336 dwellings. Of these dwellings, around 44% are terraced houses, 33% semi-detached houses, and 17% detached houses. As shown in the graph, the distribution of ages in Bishop Auckland was broadly in-line with that of County Durham and England and Wales, although there is a slightly smaller proportion of people between 20 and 24 years old.
Compared with the national average, the town's population performs poorly with regard to qualifications. At 31.9%, the proportion of the town's population with no qualifications is significantly higher than the national average of 23.2% and 29.1%. Similarly, only 13.8% have a degree level qualification (or higher) compared with the national average of 21.1%.
84.8% of the town's population identify themselves as Christian, compared with a national average of 71.7%. There are below averages numbers identifying themselves as belonging to other religion. The people of the town are also more likely to be religious than the national average with only 7.3% stating they had no religion compared with the national average of 14.8%.
At 1.5% of the population, the town has a below average population of foreign born individuals, compared with a national average of 8.9%.
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