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.

Census 2001: UK travel flows (Local Authorities) (17/12/07)
2001 Census: Revised charging policy for commissioned output. (20/08/07)
Full set of Samples of Anonymised Records now available (25/05/06)
Census 2011 topics (08/03/06)
Census 2001: General and Quality reports published. (30/11/05)
Census Area Statistics for 2005 wards (30/11/05)
Key Statistics for 2005 wards in England and Wales (31/10/05)
Revised charges for commissioned output (19/10/05)
2001 Census equivalents of county reports and monitors (22/08/05)
Standard and CAS Tables On-line (22/08/05)
Theme Tables online (22/08/05)
UK Census based classification of Output Areas (01/08/05)
Samples of Census 2001 Anonymised Records (13/06/04)
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 online (14/02/05)
Census Area Statistics for 2004 wards in England and Wales (14/01/05)
Key Statistics for 2004 wards in England and Wales (21/12/04)
Origin-Destination matrices for Moving Groups (16/12/04)
Digitised boundaries for urban areas and settlements (25/11/04)
Additional Output Area to 2004 ward lookup files (18/11/04)
Census results for Super Output Areas (18/11/04)
Key Statistics for settlements in England and Wales (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)
Census 2001 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)
Statistics for Super Output Areas and 2004 wards (16/03/04)
Key Statistics for parishes in England and communities in Wales (16/03/04)
Report on the Welsh language (13/02/04)
National report for England and Wales part 2 (03/02/04)
Enhanced vector boundaries released (21/01/04)
Census Area Statistics (CAS) (09/01/04)
Census Area Statistics for health areas in England and Wales (09/12/03)
Revised mid-year estimates (06/11/03)
Census Areas Statistics on Neighbourhood Statistics (03/11/03)
Report for Parliamentary Constituencies (25/09/03)
Census Area Statistics for wards and Output Areas in England and Wales (28/08/03)
Key Statistics for health areas in England and Wales (31/07/03)
Standard Tables for wards in England and Wales (31/07/03)
Key Statistics for wards and Output Areas in England and Wales (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 in England and Wales (13/02/03)
First Results (30/09/02)

2011 Census: Statistical Disclosure Control (SDC) UKCDMAC Subgroup Paper 1 available to download (12/12/07)
2011 Census: Ethnic group, national identity, religion and language consultations reports (31/10/07)
2011 Census: Geography - consultation results and plans published (17/10/07)
2011 Census: Report - Coverage of address registers for 2007 Census Test, Phase 1 (28/09/07)
2011 Census: Update report (22/08/07)
2011 Census: Sample of Anonymised Records (SARs) consultation process. (20/08/07)
2011 Census: Taking the Census road to Brussels. (20/08/07)
2011 Census: Coverage Assessment and Adjustment. (20/08/07)
2011 Census: Enumerator recruitment under way for 2007 Census Test. (16/03/07)
2011 Census: National Assembly given greater say in the census in Wales. (16/03/07)
2011 Census: Definitions to be used for the census test in 2007. (01/02/07)
Census 2011: Give your views on ethnic group, national identity, religion and language (06/12/06)
Census 2011: User Consultation on Census Output Geographies. (27/11/06)
Census 2011: Two companies are shortlisted for Census 2011 contract (20/10/06)
Census 2011: Enumeration Districts selected for the 2007 Census Test. (29/06/06
Census 2011: Consultation on topics - Assessment.
Commissioned output
Checking addresses for the 2007 Census Test (23/08/06)
40,000 visit new Census web pages (08/03/06)
Award for ONS classification (13/01/06)
Support to users of Census output in 2006 (13/01/06)
Census 2001: Website redesigned. (15/12/05)
2011 Census Advisory Group papers (30/11/05)
Samples of Census 2001 Anonymised Records (01/12/05)
Census 2011: Plans for the 2007 Census Test (15/09/05)
Parliamentary Constituencies: new boundaries in Scotland (13/07/05)
Consultation on topics for a Census in 2011 (13/07/05)
Consultation on topics for a Census in 2011 (13/05/05)
Census Access (31/03/05)
Census News 2005 (14/03/05)
A Guide to the 2001 Census for business users (18/11/04)
The General Report on the 2001 Census in Wales (08/09/04)
What's next: Census Area Statistics for parliamentary constituencies (08/09/04)
Errors in economic activity figures and postcode profiles (27/05/04)
Key Statistics for urban areas (21/05/04)
Information Paper on 2011 Census in England and Wales (25/03/04)
What's next (16/03/04)
Workplace tables (09/03/04)
Key Statistics for parishes in England and communities in Wales, Key Statistics for postcode sectors (09/03/04)
National report part 2 table layouts (26/01/04)
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)
Local Authority information pages (04/09/03)
Delivery of Census Area Statistics (CAS) (28/08/03)
National report for England and Wales part 2 - free on CD (21/08/03)
Profiles for UK Parliamentary Constituencies (21/08/03)
Release date announced for Census Area Statistics (CAS) (31/07/03)
Quality indicators (31/07/03)
More release dates announced (24/07/03)
Enhanced vector boundaries released
(14/07/03)
National Report tables: ethnicity by religion; dwellings (25/06/03)
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 presentations (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 Area production complete (05/02/03)
2001 Census Definitions Volume (05/02/03)
One Number Census: further information (23/12/02)
Census 2001 Output Schedule (12/11/02)
The Census Data System (08/11/02)
Sample of Anonymised Records (SARs) Consultation (25/10/02)
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)
SARs - An ONS update on progress (25/09/02)
First Results From the 2001 Census (11/06/2002)
Disclosure control consultation (10/06/2002)
Decision on disclosure control method for 2001 Census output (27/05/2002)
Government Response to Treasury 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)
Capture and coding complete (27/05/2002)
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)
Census 2001 Review and Evaluation (12/03/2002)

Census News 1998 - 2001
Prior to 2002 Census News was primarily a print publication, with electronic version made available online in PDF format. Copies of these 'issues' of Census News first produced in 1998- 2001 are available below to view or download.

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2001

Census News 47 - December 2001
Census News 46 - August 2001.
Census News 45 - April 2001.
2000

Census News 44 - December 2000.
Census News 43 - February 2000.
1999

Census News 42 - September 1999.
Census News 41 - March 1999.
1998

Census News 40 - August 1998.