The Origin-Destination statistics: Moving Groups contains data for the flows of whole migrant households, or groups of people within households, between individual local authorities and between wards, in England and Wales. Results are also included for comparable areas in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

These matrices for Moving Groups complement the other Origin-Destination statistics which show flows of individual migrants between areas.

The matrices are available on CD. They are large files and analysis requires the use of specialist software, which is not supplied with the product, but which is available from intermediary organisations (for more information contact Census Customer Services).

The Origin-Destination statistics tables
The Origin-Destination statistics consist of matrices of all areas of origin to all areas of destination at a specific geographical level. These are Output Areas, wards and local authorities with boundaries as at 31 December 2002.

Release date: 16 December 2004

Media, availability and cost:

Electronic A CD containing Moving Group matrices at ward and local authority level in CSV format on request free from Census Customer Services using the ordering information box to the top right of this page.

Product notes:
The wards in the matrices for England and Wales and in Northern Ireland are those for which Census Area Statistics (CAS) were released, and in Scotland those for which Standard Tables were released, so the flows for a limited number of small wards are amalgamated.

Supporting information
The following information supporting this Census product is available:

 key background information (including details of standard migration and workplace statistics, details of the differences in matrices between parts of the UK, and important guidance on the use of the matrices)
 outline versions of the Origin-Destination statistics tables

Further general Census supporting information is accessible using the links in the boxes to the right.

This page last revised: 01 November 2005