2011 Census

8 AprilPresentation for Planning Delivery

Committee

Wendy Lane Principal Planner (policy)

Background

• 2011 Census took place on 27 March 2011• questionnaire designed to collect statistics

about – households, health, migration, ethnic groups

and national identity, religion, qualifications, employment, transport and visitors.

• 93% of households in Gravesham responded – same level of response at 2001

Accessible Data

KCC’s quirky Census facts

Internet responses rates

• 3 districts above the national average

• younger age profile with a larger urban population

Population structure

Age structure

Age 65 and over

Comparison with MYE

• Kent = +18,500

• Gravesham = +1,300

• Same at 1.3%

• 3 districts lower

Ethnicity (1)

• Gravesham has the highest number and % of residents from a BME group - 17.2% or 17,494 people are from a BME group.

• higher than the national and regional proportions.

• ‘white British’ = 87% in 2001, 77% in 2011• 7.41% of residents of Indian origin (1.76%

SE, and 2.63% in England).

Ethnicity (2)

Religion

• only voluntary question• Within Kent, Gravesham has highest

proportion of Muslims at 1.9% (1,894 people)

• the Sikh religion accounts for the 2nd largest proportion of Gravesham residents with 7.6% which is equal to 7,743 people.

• Gravesham has lowest % of “no religion” at 21.5%

Country of birth (1)• Within Kent, Gravesham has the highest

% born outside of the UK (14.1% / 14,301 residents)

• 3,770 or 3.7% born in countries which became part of the EU after April 2001 - highest number and proportion in Kent.

• questions specifically for people who were not born within the UK– Gravesham has the highest number who have

been resident for over 10 years.

Year of arrival

Household language

Any questions?