The aggregate data produced as outputs from censuses in the United Kingdom provide information on a wide range of demographic and socio-economic characteristics. They are predominantly a collection of aggregated, or summary counts of the numbers of people, families or households resident in specific geographical areas possessing particular characteristics drawn from the themes of population, people and places, families, ethnicity and religion, health, work, and housing.

Aggregate data for Census 2011 cover the full range of geographies employed within the census, from the smallest (output areas with an average of 150 persons in England and Wales) to the nation as a whole.

• Access data through InFuse
• Census aggregate data guide

Citation: Office for National Statistics. (2019). 2011 Census: Aggregate Data. [data collection]. UK Data Service. SN: 7427, http://doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2011-2

The UK censuses took place on 27 March 2011. They were run by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA), National Records of Scotland (NRS), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for both England and Wales. The UK comprises the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Statistics from the UK censuses help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics, and underpin funding allocation to provide public services. This is the home for all UK census data.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The UK censuses took place on 27 March 2011. They were run by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA), National Records of Scotland (NRS), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for both England and Wales. The UK comprises the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.Statistics from the UK censuses help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics and underpin funding allocation to provide public services. This is the home for all UK census data. The aggregate data produced as outputs from censuses in the United Kingdom provide information on a wide range of demographic and socio-economic characteristics. They are predominantly a collection of aggregated, or summary counts of the numbers of people, families or households resident in specific geographical areas possessing particular characteristics drawn from the themes of population, people and places, families, ethnicity and religion, health, work, and housing. Aggregate data for Census 2011 cover the full range of geographies employed within the census, from the smallest (output areas with an average of 150 persons in England and Wales) to the nation as a whole. • Access data through InFuse • Census aggregate data guide Citation: Office for National Statistics. (2019). 2011 Census: Aggregate Data. [data collection]. UK Data Service. SN: 7427, http://doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2011-2

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Census 2011 Microdata Teaching File for England and Wales data collection forms part of the statistical outputs from the 2011 UK Census. The Teaching File is an open access dataset constructed from the safeguarded microdata sample of individuals (see SNs 7605 and 7682, and below for background information). Converted by the UK Data Service Census Support Service, it is an SPSS/Stata version of the spreadsheet Microdata Teaching File for England and Wales produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), drawn from data collected in the 2011 Census. The file was produced by ONS with a variables list and a user guide – all of which are considered the essential and definitive companions to the data. The original spreadsheet format Microdata Teaching File is an open government file is available from the ONS Census 2011 Microdata Teaching File webpage. More information about the teaching file and Census 2011, including forms and links to other Census data, are available both on the ONS site or via the UK Data Service Census Support webpages. Background to Census 2011 microdata products The safeguarded sample was identified as a key Census user requirement, highlighted as part of a report specifying microdata products from the 2011 Census written by an expert user, Dr. Jo Wathan from the University of Manchester. The purpose of a safeguarded sample of individuals is to be able to disseminate a detailed microdata file without onerous licensing conditions, by reducing the overall amount of detail compared to the secure samples. Whilst supplying sufficient detail on core variables to fulfil the intended aim of the microdata products, the safeguarded sample is a valuable multi-purpose research file that will be used on a wide range of projects. (For Censuses prior to 2011, these data may have been referred to as 'Samples of Anonymised Records', or SARSs.) In total, five microdata samples are proposed from the 2011 Census:one public, a Teaching File of individuals (this study, SN 7613);two safeguarded, one file of individuals at regional level (see SN 7605) and one at local authority level (see SN 7682);and two secure, one file of households and one of individuals.

This dataset contains gridded human population with a spatial resolution of 1 km x 1 km for the UK based on Census 2011 and Land Cover Map 2015 input data. Data on population distribution for the United Kingdom is available from statistical offices in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and provided to the public e.g. via the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Population data is typically provided in tabular form or, based on a range of different geographical units, in file types for geographical information systems (GIS), for instance as ESRI Shapefiles. The geographical units reflect administrative boundaries at different levels of detail, from Devolved Administration to Output Areas (OA), wards or intermediate geographies. While the presentation of data on the level of these geographical units is useful for statistical purposes, accounting for spatial variability for instance of environmental determinants of public health requires a more spatially homogeneous population distribution. For this purpose, the dataset presented here combines 2011 UK Census population data on Output Area level with Land Cover Map 2015 land-use classes 'urban' and 'suburban' to create a consistent and comprehensive gridded population data product at 1 km x 1 km spatial resolution. The mapping product is based on British National Grid (OSGB36 datum). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0995e94d-6d42-40c1-8ed4-5090d82471e1

Estimated number of workers in each 2011 Census output area in England and Wales, processed and saved in an easy to analyse format.

Original Source: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/1300_1

This dataset provides 2011 Census estimates of the workplace population in England and Wales by residence type (household or communal resident), by sex and by age. The estimates are as at census day, 27 March 2011.

Statistics about the number and demographic characteristics of people are used to monitor differences and track how these proportions change over time.

Statistical Disclosure Control

In order to protect against disclosure of personal information from the 2011 Census, there has been swapping of records in the Census database between different geographic areas, and so some counts will be affected. In the main, the greatest effects will be at the lowest geographies, since the record swapping is targeted towards those households with unusual characteristics in small areas.

More details on the ONS Census disclosure control strategy may be found on the http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-prospectus/new-developments-for-2011-census-results/statistical-disclosure-control/index.html[Statistical Disclosure Control] page on the ONS web site.

Distributed under Open Government License v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

This release provides the first local characteristics tables from the 2011 Census on the topics of ethnicity, identity, language and religion. Local characteristics are cross tabulations of two or more census topics that provide the greatest level of detail possible for local areas.

Census 2011 statistics providing estimates of the number and characteristics of the non-UK born short-term resident population of Northern Ireland.

Source agency: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: 2011 Census Northern Ireland

Workplace Zones (WZs) are a new output geography, initially produced using workplace data from the 2011 Census for England and Wales rather than the UK as a whole. They are designed to supplement the Output Area (OA) and Super Output Area (LSOA and MSOA) geographies that were introduced with the 2001 Census, and have been constructed from OAs, or sub-divisions of these called postcode-level building-blocks (PCBBs). While OAs are designed to contain consistent numbers of persons based on where they live, WZs are designed to contain consistent numbers of workers, based on where people work. Following publication of WZs for England and Wales, coverage has subsequently been extended to include Scotland and Northern Ireland using 2011 Census data to create a UK set of WZs produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on behalf of National Records of Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). WZs are designed to be a more suitable output geography for publishing workplace statistics.

This dataset provides Census 2011 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by long-term health problems or disabilities, sex and age. The estimates are as at Census Day, 27 March 2011. Age-standardisation allows for comparisons between populations that may contain proportions of different ages.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The UK censuses took place on 27 March 2011. They were run by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA), National Records of Scotland (NRS), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for both England and Wales. The UK comprises the countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.Statistics from the UK censuses help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics and underpin funding allocation to provide public services. This is the home for all UK census data. The 2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Regional): England and Wales data collection forms part of the statistical outputs from the 2011 UK Census. A safeguarded microdata sample of individuals has been identified as a key Census user requirement, and was highlighted as part of a report specifying microdata products from the 2011 Census written by an expert user, Dr. Jo Wathan from the University of Manchester. The purpose of a safeguarded sample of individuals is to be able to disseminate a detailed microdata file without onerous licensing conditions, by reducing the overall amount of detail compared to the secure samples. Whilst supplying sufficient detail on core variables to fulfil the intended aim of the microdata products, the safeguarded sample is a valuable multi-purpose research file that will be used on a wide range of projects. (For Censuses prior to 2011, these data may have been referred to as 'Samples of Anonymised Records', or SARSs.) In total, five microdata samples are proposed from the 2011 Census:one public, a Teaching File of individuals (see SN 7613);two safeguarded, one file of individuals at regional level (this study, SN 7605) and one at local authority level (see SN 7682);and two secure, one file of households and one of individuals This safeguarded sample is of 5% of the total population at Region level, and contain a similar level of detail to the equivalent End User Licence Census 2001 Microdata samples. These samples have a low risk of disclosure; but not nil. Registered UK Data Service Census users can download the data to their laptops after agreeing terms and conditions that include constraints on data management under remote storage conditions. Further information can be found on the Office for National Statistics Census microdata webpage. Corresponding Regional and Local Authority level data for Northern Ireland are held under SNs 7769 and 7770, and for Scotland under SNs 7834 and 7835. Main Topics: The variables cover: Usual address one year ago; Age of individual; Age of household; reference person; Distance travelled to work; Alternative Household Composition; Provision of unpaid care; Number of cars and vans; Central heating; Establishment caters for specific group (physical disability; learning disability; mental illness; intermediate care; substance misuse; end of life care; respite care; chronic illness care; acute illness care; older people; school children; university and/or college students; armed forces personnel; prisoners/offenders; asylum seekers; paying guests; homeless people; nurses/doctors; staff; seasonal/temporary workers; other); Country of birth; Country of birth of household reference person; Whether concealed family; Country of residence; Education selected characteristics, household indicator; Employment selected characteristics, household indicator; Health and disability selected characteristics, household indicator; Housing selected characteristics, household indicator; Deprivation indicators of a household; Long-term health problems; Family dependent children; Economically active; Employment type; Nature of establishment; Ethnic group of household reference person; Ethnic group; Family status; General health; Household language; Level of highest qualifications; Hours worked per week; Number of people in household who provide care; Other National identity (not UK and Irish); Number of individuals in household with long-standing illness/disability; Industry of business; Intention to stay in the UK; International Standard Classification of Occupations – 2 digit codes; Type of landlord; English proficiency; Living arrangements; Last year worked; Main language; Marital Status; Multiple ethnic identifier; Migration indicator; Wholly moving household indicator; Household multiple religion indicator; Distance moved from address one year ago; Region of Origin; British national identity; English national identity; Irish national identity; Northern Irish national identity; Other national identity; Scottish national identity; Welsh national identity; National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification; Household reference person NS-SEC; Standard Occupational Classification – 2 digit codes; Passports held; Exact pension age (on Census Day) indicator; Pensioner household; Person of pensionable age indicator; Whether usual resident, student living away, or short-term resident; Position within communal establishment; Number of persons per room; Other Passports held (Not including UK and Ireland); Government Office Region; Relationship to household reference person; Religion; Household or communal establishment; Census return by internet or paper; Cohabiting same-sex couples; Type of second address; Household reference person social grade; Approximated social grade; whether accommodation is self-contained; Sex; Single adult household; Single adult households; Standard Occupation Classification - 3 digit codes; Stay at second address by country of second address; Student accommodation; Schoolchild or student in full-time education; Supervisor; Tenure of dwelling; Tenure; Travel to work; Type of accommodation; Unemployment history; Number of visitors on census night; Workers in generation one of family; Place of work; Whether reads Welsh (Wales only); Whether speaks Welsh (Wales only); Whether understands Welsh (Wales only); Whether writes Welsh (Wales only); Comparison of where you live and work; Workplace; Usual address one year ago was a student term-time/boarding school address in the UK; and Year of Arrival in UK (England and Wales).

This file contains the National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL) for the United Kingdom as at August 2024 in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) and ASCII text (TXT) formats. To download the zip file click the Download button. The NSPL relates both current and terminated postcodes to a range of current statutory geographies via ‘best-fit’ allocation from the 2011 Census Output Areas (national parks and Workplace Zones are exempt from ‘best-fit’ and use ‘exact-fit’ allocations). It supports the production of area based statistics from postcoded data. The NSPL is produced by ONS Geography, who provide geographic support to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and geographic services used by other organisations. The NSPL is issued quarterly. (File size - 190 MB).

Context

This data comes for the UK's 2011 census, and contains population estimates by Local Authority and segmented by 5-year age brackets.

Content

The dataset has population estimates for all 324 Local Authorities across the United Kingdom

Acknowledgements

The data comes from the UK Data Service, accessed through the great Nomis service.

Inspiration

It would be great to see similar cities across the UK, or identify interesting age distributions. This dataset can also be combined with other data from the UK Data Service that is indexed at the Local Authority level (using the mnemonic code), available through the Nomis service.

This dataset shows the population data collected for the 2011 Census mapped against Counties, Unitary Authorities, and Local Authority Districts. Fields include, total population, break down by sex, households, population in communal living, school boarders and population density for census areas. This data was sourced from the ONS website. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/index.html It has been combined with the 2011 census area boundary dataset that can also be found on the ONS website. All re-use of this data should acknowledge the OSN as the source of the data. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2012-12-11 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

Table shows estimates of resident population by 5 year age band from the 2011 Census of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

England Wales local authorities, counties and regions, plus districts of Scotland and Northern Ireland and total UK population are included.

1) For the 2011 Census, a usual resident of the UK is anyone who, on census day 2011, was in the UK and had stayed or intended to stay in the UK for a period of 12 months or more, or had a permanent UK address and was outside the UK and intended to be outside the UK for less than 12 months.

2) The age of a person is derived from their date of birth. It is their age in years on their last birthday up to and including census day 2011. Dates of birth that imply an age over 115 are treated as invalid and the person's age is imputed.

3) Council area boundaries as at 1 April 2011.

4) Scotland figures in this table may not add exactly because they have been rounded to the nearest hundred.

5) Scotland has not published data by 5 year bands above 80, so all people aged 80+ are included in the 80-84 age group.

Sources:

Table qs103ew (England and Wales)

Table A1 (Scotland)

Table QS104NI (Northern Ireland)

This is information and data relating to the Census 2011. This is only the Headline Statistics and not the full dataset.

According to the 2021 Census, 81.7% of the population of England and Wales was white, 9.3% Asian, 4.0% black, 2.9% mixed and 2.1% from other ethnic groups.

The UK's contribution of census data to the United Nations project, United Nations Questionnaires on Population and Housing Census.

Background

The main population base for published statistical tables from the 2011 Census in Northern Ireland is the usual resident population base as at Census day, 27 March 2011. By way of background, for 2011 Census purposes a usual resident of the United Kingdom (UK) is anyone who, on Census day, was in the UK and had stayed or intended to stay in the UK for a period of 12 months or more, or had a permanent UK address and was outside the UK and had intended to be outside the UK for less than 12 months.

Against this background, the 2011 Census Microdata Sample of Anonymised Records (SARs) Teaching File comprises a sample of 19,862 records (approximately 1 per cent) relating to people who were usually resident in Northern Ireland at the time of the 2011 Census. For each individual, information is available for seventeen separate characteristics (for example, sex, age, marital status) to varying degrees of detail. Both the size of the sample and the content of the records in the file have been harmonised, wherever possible, with the equivalent SARs teaching file that the Office for National Statistics simultaneously released for England and Wales.

Purpose

The primary purpose of the teaching file, which comprises unit-record level data as opposed to statistical aggregates, is as an educational tool aimed at:

• encouraging wider use of Census data by facilitating another way of examining Census data, for example through the building of statistical models, over and above that already available through the raft of standard tabular output released to date;
• providing a broad insight into the sort of detail that is generally included in a SARs product, along with data formats and any associated metadata. This will enable users (arguably those less experienced at using SARs products) to ‘play’ with the data and increase their knowledge and skills in readiness for accessing the more detailed SARs products that are planned and will be available in, for example, a safe setting; and
• assisting with the teaching of statistics and geography at GCSE and higher levels.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Census 2011 Microdata Teaching File for Scotland data collection forms part of the statistical outputs from the 2011 UK Census. The Teaching File is an open access dataset constructed from the safeguarded microdata sample of individuals (see SNs 7834 and 7835 for background information). Converted by the UK Data Service Census Support Service, it is an SPSS/Stata version of the spreadsheet Microdata Teaching File for Scotland produced by National Records of Scotland (NRS), drawn from data collected in the 2011 Census. The file was produced by NRS with a variables list and a user guide – all of which are considered the essential and definitive companions to the data. The original spreadsheet format Microdata Teaching File is an open government file is available from the NRS Census 2011 Microdata Teaching File webpage. More information about the teaching file and Census 2011, including forms and links to other Census data, are available both on the NRS site or via the UK Data Service Census Support webpages. Main Topics: Topics covered include: age, economic activity, ethnicity, health, industry, marital status, occupation, religion, whether UK born. One-stage stratified or systematic random sample 1% sample of people in the 2011 Census output database for Scotland. Compilation or synthesis of existing material This teaching dataset has been created from the Census 2011 Scotland database, which was collected by postal survey and web-based survey.

Estimates of the number of usual residents, by sex, and the number of households with at least one usual resident, for each unit postcode at as census day, 27 March 2011.