Did you know that, according to the 2001 census, there were 5,107 households in Chellaston with an average of 2.35 people to each household although 29.55% of them housed only one person. Of these households, 41.11% were detached houses / bungalows and 76.43% were owned by the occupier. There were no households containing only students. On average there were 1.14 cars/vans per household although 1,193 had none and 57 households had 4 or more cars/vans.

There were 5,698 employed people in Chellaston and 27% of them worked in the manufacturing industry. 126 adults have never worked.

There were 12,153 people living in Chellaston, 95.55% of who were born in the UK. There were 148 people living in residential care and 14.85% were retired.

Compare this to 1801:
Persons:          Total           205      Male         105      Female   100
Houses:           Inhabited      46      Uninhabited   0      Families occupying  46
Occupations:   Agriculture  100      Handicraft     7      Other 98

Other breakdowns from 2001 are below, including comparisons with the rest of Derby, the East Midlands and England.