London’s population has shifted east over the last decade, with Tower Hamlets recording the highest population increase in the country, whilst the borough of Kensington and Chelsea has seen their population decrease by over 10%.
This is one the key findings from the first batch Census data, which was published at the end last month. Working with PolimapperTo visualize the changes in the population of England or Wales, we have created four interactive maps.
Find out more about the changes in your area over the past ten years. click hereOr, use the tool below.
Every ten years, the UK Census is a survey that provides a snapshot of society.
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The following topics are covered by the census:
- Demography and migration
- Ethnic group and national identity, language, religion
- Health, disability, unpaid care
- Housing
- Labour market and travel to work
- Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Education
- Veteran soldiers of the UK Armed forces
This first release included the rounded household and population estimates for England and Wales at the local authorities level. The data was cross-tabulated according to sex and by age.
Four interactive maps have been created using Polimapper to visualize the initial data sets. These include Overall Population, Numbers of Households and Population Density. Usual residents by five-year age ranges can also be viewed with Polimapper. We have used the 2011 census results to show the changes in society over the past ten years.
Since 2011, London has seen a lot of change. There has been a lot of progress in London since 2011. There have been decreases in both the population density as well as the number of households.
Tower Hamlets, however, has seen the largest increase in overall population in England or Wales at 22.12%.
Other parts of the nation, such as Wales and the North, saw a decrease in or a slight increase in their overall population since 2011, while the Midlands, South West, and South West saw strong growth.
England and Wales saw a 6.42% increase in the female population and a 5.66% increase in the male population, with an overall population growth of 6.04%.
The average household with at least one resident has increased to 70,592 from 74,874, while the average number has increased to just under 100 residents per square kilometre, from 1,614 from 1,713.
The maps also highlight the increasing age of the population in England, and Wales. The number of children aged 0-4 years has decreased by 7.21%, while the number of people aged 70-74 years has increased by 37.74%.
Redditch saw a 74.14% rise in the number aged 70-74, while Westminster saw a -32.63% decrease in the number below 5 years olds.
England and Wales saw an increase of 23.19% in the number living to 90.
Visit this site to learn more about the census https://www.polimapper.co.uk/census-2021
