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• Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 330,798 in 1801 to 2,596,886 in 2011.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 3.84 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 17.31 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 149.73 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1911, and the lowest was 3.68 in 2011.
• Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 25.75 per cent of all workers worked in manufacturing, but in 2011 this had fallen to 10.21 per cent.
• Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 24.38 per cent in 1931, and the lowest was 2.58 in 1961.
• Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 1.657 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 22.18 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
• Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 12.37 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 17.18 per cent.
• Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 49.46 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .37 per cent.

We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DURHAM	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHUMBERLAND	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TYNE AND WEAR Met.C	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ALNWICK	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BERWICK UPON TWEED	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BLYTH VALLEY	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CASTLE MORPETH	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHESTER LE STREET	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COUNTY DURHAM UA	District/Unitary Authority	1-APR-2009		Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
DARLINGTON UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DERWENTSIDE	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DURHAM	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EASINGTON	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GATESHEAD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HARTLEPOOL UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MIDDLESBROUGH UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH TYNESIDE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHUMBERLAND UA	District/Unitary Authority	1-APR-2009		Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SEDGEFIELD	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH TYNESIDE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STOCKTON ON TEES UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SUNDERLAND	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TEESDALE	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TYNEDALE	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WANSBECK	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEAR VALLEY	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)