10,783 - the resident population of Newtown in October 2001 30.4% - the percentage of Newtown residents who were single (never married) compared to 25.1% in Powys. 47% - the percentage of Newtown people who were married or re-married, compared to 55.1% across Powys. 63.7% - the percentage of employed people in the town (62% across Powys). 2.7% - the percentage of unemployed people in Newtown (same as the Powys average). 31.5% - the percentage of people in Newtown without any formal qualifications (almost identical to the figure for Powys as a whole). 13.9% - the percentage of people in Newtown qualified to degree level or higher (compared to 18.5% for the whole of Powys) 56.2% - the percentage of owner occupied properties in Newtown, compared to 69.2% for Powys.
22.9% - the percentage of council houses in Newtown. That's more than double the Powys average of 10.9%. The average figure across Wales and England in 2001 was 13.2%. 21.9% - the percentage of residents in Newtown who had two or more cars or vans. That's lower than the Powys percentage of 36%. 27.4% - the percentage of people in Newtown without a car or van, compared to 17.5% across Powys.
If you want to read more about the 2001 Census, visit the National Statistics official website.
