This prospectus sets out the release plans for forthcoming statistics from the 2011 Census in England and Wales. It describes the intended publishing schedule, and outlines the statistics that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is publishing.
Statistics already published
Statistics already published are detailed in the 2011 Census Catalogue (available to download), and are summarised on the Previous and Future releases page.
The comprehensive census glossary explains terms contained in the prospectus and in census releases.
Please note: Prospectus last updated 19 June 2013
Latest changes include:
- Publication of new table layouts for release 3.2 (28 June): Go to third release tables page
- Welsh language table layouts added for release 3.1 (16 May): Go to third release tables page
See updates register for details of all changes.
Scotland, Northern Ireland and UK
Simultaneous but separate censuses took place in Scotland, run by National Records of Scotland (NRS), and Northern Ireland, run by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). NRS’s and NISRA’s prospectuses are available via their respective websites.
ONS is also responsible for the publication of UK statistics (compiling comparable statistics from the UK statistical agencies above). This prospectus covers the publication of UK statistics.
For all UK statistics published data, see the 2011 UK censuses pages.
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