Elmbridge District through time | Census tables with data for the District/Unitary Authority

Administrative unit

Elmbridge District

District/Unitary Authority

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

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Available Themes

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Roots & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

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Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 7,621 in 1801 to 130,875 in 2011.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 5.23 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 16.44 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 122.44 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 2.7 in 2001.
Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 38.47 per cent of all workers worked in consumer services, but in 2011 this had fallen to 29.4 per cent.
Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 6.51 per cent in 1991, and the lowest was .99 in 1961.
Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 6.221 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 43.85 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 34.29 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 45.63 per cent.
Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 13.22 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .38 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.

Preferred Name:: ELMBRIDGE
Unit Type:: District/Unitary Authority
Date created:
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 10104166
Authorities:: Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Elmbridge District, Surrey

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ELMBRIDGE	Preferred	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
43UB	Code: Office for National Statistics	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
SOUTH EAST	Government Office Region	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SURREY	Modern (post 1974) County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LONDON	CfC Primary Urban Area	Centre for Cities, Primary Urban Areas: Spatial definitions

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

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