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Browse the ONS 2001 Census based area classifications of local authorities, wards and health authorities that distil the entire range of the measures in the Key Statistics to produce a simple and striking picture of differences and similarities within the UK. Explore through interactive maps
Thematic maps of Key Statistics for local authorities
Choose from selected Key Statistics and create customised maps interactively for local authorities in England and Wales as a whole, or zoom in. See values for districts, and download your maps
Local authority, region, and national profiles
Browse this popular section to view summary information on population, or simple profiles of: population; people, places and families; ethnicity and religion; health; work; and housing. See rankings of local authorities within England and Wales or the region.
More topics and areas
A more extensive coverage of topics and a wider range of areas, for example, profiles of wards, is on Neighbourhood Statistics. See a brief guide to finding Census results on Neighbourhood Statistics or go to the home page.
National and regional rankings by theme
See tables ranking each local authority within England and Wales, Wales or English region on the basis of the measures in the profiles
Demographic change 1961 - 2001... view interactively
View animated population pyramids which show the dramatically changing 'shape' of the population by age and sex in England and Wales as a whole or in the UK as a whole (based on the population estimates for every year between 1961 and 2001)
Focus on ... topic series
See summary reviews of a topic, that combine findings from the 2001 Census and other sources to illustrate a topic and provide links to further information. The online series is being followed up by more comprehensive analysis in fuller reports
Look in a little more depth at the 'big picture' for the UK, or at aspects of a topic in England and wales as a whole, or at topics in Wales or the English regions
Census News
Browse the ONS 2001 Census based area classifications of local authorities, wards and health authorities that distil the entire range of the measures in the Key Statistics to produce a simple and striking picture of differences and similarities within the UK. Explore through interactive maps
Choose from selected Key Statistics and create customised maps interactively for local authorities in England and Wales as a whole, or zoom in. See values for districts, and download your maps
View animated population pyramids which show the dramatically changing 'shape' of the population by age and sex in England and Wales as a whole or in the UK as a whole (based on the population estimates for every year between 1961 and 2001)
