Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Bielefeld

Bielefeld is the economic and cultural centre of the eastern area of the German federal state of Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine Westphalia). The city has a population of 323,000. The majority of Bielefeld’s workforce in employed in the service industries, with around one third in the manufacturing industries. Companies of international renown from the food, luxury consumables, paper and clothing sectors have settled in the city. In addition, the town is encouraging the development of industries related to the health sector. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), as defined by the Urban Audit, of over 1.2 million inhabitants that covers an area of 2922 km2.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004328,012
34220041,297,8761:3.96
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200444%
152200435%1:0.81
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20048%
11820047%1:0.89
Average size of households20041.93
17320042.181:1.13
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2004€1,400
150   
Average price per m2 for a house2004€2,000
157   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200127%
305200141%1:1.50
Percentage of households living in social housing200411%
92   
Average living area in m2 per person200141
2292001421:1.01
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200484.20
223   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200413%
159200410%1:0.75
Unemployment rate - female200411%
14720049%1:0.77
Employment rate200461%
157   
Activity rate200470%
182200472%1:1.03
GDP per head (€)2004€29,038
1482004€26,2571:0.90
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€18,700
1182004€20,7001:1.11
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200415%
71200410%1:0.70
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200448%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001387
23420014121:1.07
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.04
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.84
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200412
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200416
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.20
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill20040%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200422
185   
Population density (residents per km2)20041,271
26520044441:0.35
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200464%
108200473%1:1.13
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200422
1072004201:0.90

SUB CITY LEVEL

10 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 32337Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420014%5%6%1:1.40
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200125%45%75%1:3.03
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20015%6%8%1:1.71
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households200110%13%16%1:1.62
Average size of households20011.641.942.191:1.34
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20015%8%10%1:1.92
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 2520019%11%13%1:1.46
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20016091,2553,7831:6.21