the South East GovOf through time | Census tables with data for the Government Office Region

Administrative unit

the South East GovOf

Government Office Region

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

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 1,032,684 in 1801 to 8,634,750 in 2011.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 5.32 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 17.16 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 128.78 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 3.5 in 2011.
Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 31.64 per cent of all workers worked in agriculture, but in 2011 this had fallen to .7 per cent.
Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 8.73 per cent in 1991, and the lowest was 1.29 in 1961.
Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 3.143 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 29.94 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 20.94 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 28.19 per cent.
Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 15.1 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .67 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:: SOUTH EAST
Unit Type:: Government Office Region
Date created:: 1996
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 10205724
Authorities:: Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

the South East GovOf

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

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	Authority
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST SUSSEX	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HAMPSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
KENT	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
OXFORDSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SURREY	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST SUSSEX	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ADUR	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ARUN	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ASHFORD	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
AYLESBURY VALE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRACKNELL FOREST UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRIGHTON AND HOVE UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CANTERBURY	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHERWELL	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHICHESTER	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHILTERN	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CRAWLEY	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DARTFORD	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DOVER	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EASTBOURNE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST HAMPSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EASTLEIGH	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ELMBRIDGE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EPSOM AND EWELL	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
FAREHAM	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GOSPORT	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GRAVESHAM	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GUILDFORD	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HART	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HASTINGS	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HAVANT	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HORSHAM	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ISLE OF WIGHT UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LEWES	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MAIDSTONE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MEDWAY UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MID SUSSEX	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MILTON KEYNES UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MOLE VALLEY	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NEW FOREST	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
OXFORD	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
PORTSMOUTH UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
READING UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ROTHER	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUNNYMEDE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUSHMOOR	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SEVENOAKS	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SHEPWAY	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SLOUGH UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTHAMPTON UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH BUCKS	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SPELTHORNE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SURREY HEATH	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SWALE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TANDRIDGE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TEST VALLEY	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
THANET	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TONBRIDGE AND MALLING	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TUNBRIDGE WELLS	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
VALE OF WHITE HORSE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WAVERLEY	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEALDEN	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST BERKSHIRE UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST OXFORDSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WINCHESTER	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WOKING	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WOKINGHAM UA	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WORTHING	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WYCOMBE	District/Unitary Authority		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the South East GovOf through time | Census tables with data for the Government Office Region, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10205724

Date accessed: 05th October 2024