Households

This bulletin, 2011 Census Detailed Characteristics for England and Wales, supplements the release of the Key Statistics in December 2012 and Quick Statistics in January 2013. It presents findings for England and Wales drawn from the first release of detailed Characteristics tables that provide cross tabulations of two or more topics from the census. The 2011 Census statistics covered are unique because the census is the only information source that measures these characteristics together across the whole population.

This short story describes the provision of unpaid care by males and females in England and Wales during 2011 and how this varies with age, general health status and economic activity across English regions and Wales. This story is also accompanied by an infographic and video podcast.

This short story analyses 2011 Census data for two key measures of the migrant population of England and Wales, specifically country of birth and passports held. Additionally migrant groups are analysed by age, sex and year of arrival.

This is a video looking at a century of home ownership and renting in England and Wales

The story describes changes in home ownership and renting over the century, in England and Wales. It also looks at important policies and economic events which had impacts on home ownership and renting over the period.

This table provides 2011 Census estimates that classify the usual resident population by the passports they held, for unitary authorities in Wales on census day (27 March 2011). The passports held classification used in this table is a 71 category classification that provides more detail than Key Statistics table KS205EW.

This table provides 2011 Census estimates that classify Household Reference Persons aged 16 to 64 living in households by approximated social grade, for unitary authorities in Wales on census day (27 March 2011). Social grade is a socio-economic classification used by market research industries to analyse spending habits and consumer attitudes.

Mae'r tabl hwn yn rhoi amcangyfrifon Cyfrifiad 2011 sy'n dosbarthu'r boblogaeth breswyl arferol yn ôl hunaniaeth genedlaethol, ar gyfer awdurdodau unedol yng Nghymru ar ddiwrnod y cyfrifiad (27 Mawrth 2011). Hunaniaeth genedlaethol yw'r ffordd y mae person yn asesu ei hunaniaeth ei hun mewn perthynas â'r wlad neu'r gwledydd y mae'n teimlo cysylltiad â hi/hwy. Nid yw'n ddibynnol ar genedligrwydd cyfreithiol na grŵp ethnig. Mae'r dosbarthiad hunaniaeth genedlaethol a ddefnyddir yn y tabl hwn yn ddosbarthiad 91 categori.

2011 Census statistics provide a rich source of information about the number, distribution and characteristics of the population in England and Wales. The statistics are used to understand similarities and differences in the population locally, regionally and nationally. This information underpins the allocation of billions of pounds of public money to provide services like education, transport and health. Decisions are taken every day using census statistics.

This short article analyses some of the key trends affecting the incomes of households in the middle of the income distribution. It studies the change in median household income between 1977 and 2010/11 and compares this with changes in GDP per person for both the UK and USA. The article then looks at how the characteristics of the middle fifth of households have changed over time and how the composition of their income has changed during the recent economic downturn and over the longer term.

An inter-departmental multi-purpose continuous survey carried out by the Office for National Statistics collecting information on a range of topics from people living in private households in Great Britain.

Data on Households, families and people taken from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on how the composition of households and families has changed over the last 40 years.

Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on recent trends over time in self-reported health and data for the 2011 survey year.

Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on marital history and periods of cohabitation from adults aged 16 to 59.

Data on drinking taken from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on recent trends over time in drinking behaviour and detailed data for the 2011 survey year.

Data on Households, families and people taken from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on how the composition of households and families has changed over the last 40 years.

Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on occupational and personal pensions for employees and the pension arrangements of the self-employed. The chapter presents both trends over time and detailed data for the 2011 survey year.

Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on marital history and periods of cohabitation from adults aged 16 to 59.

Data on drinking taken from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on recent trends over time in drinking behaviour and detailed data for the 2011 survey year.

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List of tables 2011

This table provides 2011 Census estimates of the male usual resident population on census day (27 March 2011), by five-year age group, for the UK, constituent countries and, within England, regions, counties, London boroughs, metropolitan districts, unitary authorities and non-metropolitan districts

This table provides 2011 Census estimates of the population density on census day (27 March 2011) for the UK, constituent countries and, within England, regions, counties, London boroughs, metropolitan districts, unitary authorities and non-metropolitan districts

This table provides 2011 Census estimates of the number of usual residents in households, the number of households with at least one usual resident, household size, and average household size, on census day (27 March 2011), for the UK, constituent countries and, within England, regions, counties, London boroughs, metropolitan districts, unitary authorities and non-metropolitan districts