Census information
About the Census
The national Census of Population took place on the 29 April 2001. It is carried out on a ten year basis and provides a wealth of information on a variety of issues including population, socio-economic class, occupation, ethnicity and health. Much of the information is now available.
Please be aware that users of Census information are advised to acquire a click-use licence if they intend to publish it. Visit the Stationery Office website where you can get a "click use" licence free of charge.
Borough profile
The borough profile provides a range of social, economic and environmental information about London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
You can use the links in the table below to get a summary of the socio-economic characteristics of the borough based on data from the 2001 Census.
Borough Census Profile
(pdf, 133KB)
It covers demographic characteristics, socio-economic class, ethnicity, industry of employment of borough residents and housing variables such as tenure and type of dwelling. It also includes national comparisons.
A good summary of general census data can be found in the Borough profile pages. A large amount of health data is available from the Richmond and Twickenham Primary Care Trust web pages.
Ward profiles
A profile has been produced for each of the borough's 18 wards using key census data. Profiles are available in the following table.
Area Committee Profiles
In addition Profiles have been produced for the 10 Area Committees in the Borough which contain census information, plus other information including, income data, town centre statistics and deprivation data.
More information
More local and national statistical information from the Census and other datasets are available on the National Statistics website.
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