• This guide contains the information you need in order to understand and use statistics from the 2011 Census in England and Wales.

  • Browse by table type, search by topic or table number, or view by release.

  • Census ad hoc tables are produced in response to user requests and contain combinations of data that are not available in standard publications.

  • Bulk data products enable users, particularly managers of information systems, to load large volumes of tables into their own systems in automated ways.

  • Details of where ONS have discovered and issue with or correction to 2011 Census data, with links where to find the updated and original information.

  • Before you browse for 2001 Census statistics, select the most appropriate type of data.

  • For UK censuses 1801 to 1991, printed data reports are available. A small number of data are available online from the 1991 Census.

  • Access selected 2011 Census data through ONS's new (beta) Dataset Explorer and API.

  • Microdata contain information from individual census responses (treated to protect confidentiality) allowing comparison of characteristics.

  • Find out more about this 2011 Census data, also known as 'flow data', including how to access it.