The production and release of Census News was revised in March 2002 to make Census News primarily a web based publication and news update service.

This page provides access to older web based news items, in addition to an archive of the old style paper based Census News publications provided as PDF files.

Current news

Census Area Statistics for 2005 wards (30/11/05)
2011 Census Advisory Group papers (30/11/05)
Census 2001: General and Quality reports published (29/11/05)
UK Census based classification of Output Areas (01/08/05)
Revised charges for commissioned output (27/05/05)
Samples of Census 2001 Anonymised Records (01/12/05)
Events (13/07/05)
How to order Census output
Corrections to Census products (01/08/2005)

Release news archive

2011 Census : Plans for the 2007 Census Test (15/09/05)
What's new: Theme Tables online (22/08/05)
Parliamentary Constituencies: new boundaries in Scotland (13/07/05)
Full Census results for parliamentary constituencies in England and Wales online. (16/05/05)
Full Census results for local authorities, wards and Output Areas online (31/03/05)
Key Statistics for the rural and urban area classification 2004 (31/03/05)
Census Area Statistics for 2004 wards in England and Wales (14/01/05)
Census News 2005 (14/03/05)
Census Area Statistics online (14/02/05)
Key Statistics for 2004 wards in England and Wales (21/12/04)
Additional Output Area to wards lookup files (18/11/04)
Samples of Census 2001 Anonymised Records (24/09/04)
Census results for Super Output Areas (18/11/04)
A Guide to the 2001 Census for business users (27/05/04)
Origin-Destination matrices for Moving Groups (16/12/04)
Digitised boundaries for urban areas and settlements (25/11/04)
Key Statistics for settlements (18/11/04)
Origin-Destination matrices for local authorities (21/10/04)
Census Area Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales (21/10/04)
Census Area Statistics for parliamentary constituencies in England and Wales (16/09/04)
Supplementary files and corrections (25/08/04)
Key Statistics for urban areas regional volumes (22/07/04)
Census Area Statistics for health areas part 2 (15/07/04)
Origin-Destination matrices for wards (15/07/04)
2001 Census based local authority population studies (15/07/04)
Census 2001: Definitions (08/07/04)
Area classifications for wards and health authorities (24/06/04)
Key Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales (17/06/04)
Workplace and migration results (26/04/04)
Focus on....Wales, Ethnicity, Gender (26/04/04)
UK area classification (26/04/04)
Key Statistics table on migration for Output Areas (30/03/04)
Standard Tables for health areas in England and Wales (30/03/04)
Key Statistics for postcode sectors in England and Wales (30/03/04)
2001 Census Key Statistics for Super Output Areas and 2004 wards (16/03/04)
Key Statistics for parishes in England and communities in Wales (16/03/04)
National report for England and Wales part 2 (03/02/04)
Report on the Welsh language (13/02/04)
Enhanced vector boundaries released (21/01/04)
Census Area Statistics (CAS) (09/01/04)
Census Area Statistics (CAS) for health areas (09/12/03)
Census Areas Statistics on Neighbourhood Statistics (03/11/03)
Revised mid-year estimates (06/11/03)
Report for Parliamentary Constituencies (25/09/03)
Census Area Statistics for Wards and Output Areas (28/08/03)
Key Statistics for health areas (31/07/03)
Standard Tables for Wards (31/07/03)
Key Statistics for Wards and Output Areas (30/06/03)
National Report for England and Wales (07/05/03)
Key Statistics for National Assembly for Wales Constituencies (03/04/03)
Key Statistics for Local Authorities (13/02/03)
First Results (30/09/02)

General news archive

Consultation on topics for a Census in 2011 (16/05/05)
What's next: Consultation on topics for a Census in 2011 (13/07/05)
Census Access (31/03/05)
Events (07/03/05)
Census News 2005 (14/03/05)
The General Report on the 2001 Census in Wales (08/09/04)
A Guide to the 2001 Census for business users (27/05/04)
Information Paper on 2011 Census in England and Wales (27/05/04)
Errors in economic activity figures and postcode profiles (27/05/04)
Information Paper on 2011 Census in England and Wales (25/03/04)
Workplace tables (09/03/04)
National report part 2 table layouts (26/01/04)
Commissioned output (20/01/04)
Revised output schedule (17/12/03)
National Report for England and Wales (17/12/03)
One Number Census quality (17/12/03)
Proposals for an integrated population statistics system and 2011 Census (24/10/03)
Census output schedule (22/10/03)
The Westminster Report - a review of the facts (22/10/03)
National Report Part II - free on CD (21/08/03)
Local Authority information pages (04/09/03)
Delivery of Census Area Statistics (CAS) (28/08/03)
Release date announced for Census Area Statistics (CAS) (31/07/03)
Quality indicators (31/07/03)
National Report tables: ethnicity by religion; dwellings (25/06/03)
Output Area boundaries (14/07/03)
More release dates announced (24/07/03)
Standard Tables for the UK (25/06/03)
More information on the One Number Census (07/05/03)
National Report and revised output schedule (01/05/03)
Roadshow (25/04/03)
Key Statistics: interactive maps (02/04/03)
Output Area boundaries available (02/04/03)
Changes at ONS (28/03/03)
Census Release a New Sample CD (28/03/03)
Census Output Prospectus revised (13/02/03)
National Assembly for Wales (13/02/03)
Roadshow: March 2003 (05/02/03)
Output Areas Complete (05/02/03)
2001 Census Definitions Volume (05/02/03)
One Number Census: further information (23/12/02)
2001 Census Output Schedule (12/11/02)
2001 Census - First Results
Sample of Anonymised Records Consultation (25/10/02)
The Census Data System (08/11/02)
First and Final releases of Census Results (25/09/02)
Final Specification of Standard Area Statistics (25/09/02)
Postal Sector Profile (25/09/02)
Advisory Group Meeting (25/09/02)
Forthcoming Events (25/09/02)
Geodemographics Knowledge Base (25/09/02)
Distribution License and Approved Suppliers Scheme (25/09/02)
Revision of the UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (25/09/02)
Multi-source Topic Reports (25/09/02)
Technical Aspects of Bulk Delivery Service (25/09/02)
2001 SARs - An ONS Update on Progress (25/09/02)
Decision on disclosure control method for 2001 Census output (27/05/2002)
Government Response to Treasurey Sub-committee Report on the 2001 Census (27/05/2002)
Census News: Improving the service (27/05/2002)
Value Adding activities - Increased scope (27/05/2002)
Advisory Groups (27/05/2002)
Output Prospectus (27/05/2002)
Joint Census/NeSS Promotion and NeSS site update (27/05/2002)
Output for small parishes (27/05/2002)
Geography (27/05/2002)
First Results From the 2001 Census (11/06/2002)
Capture and coding complete (27/05/2002)
Disclosure control consultation (10/06/2002)
New look Census News (09/05/2002)
Disclosure Control Update (28/03/02)
Output Consultation Update (12/03/2002)
Geography Roadshow Meetings (12/03/2002)
Amalgamations of Civil Parishes / Communities (12/03/2002)
Treasury Sub-committee report on the 2001 Census (12/03/2002)
2001 Census Review and Evaluation (12/03/2002)

Census News PDF archive

Census News 47 - December 2001
Census News 46 - August 2001.
Census News 45 - April 2001.
Census News 44 - December 2000.
Census News 43 - February 2000.
Census News 42 - September 1999.
Census News 41 - March 1999.
Census News 40 - August 1998.

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This page last revised: 23 August 2005