Census 2011

The Research and Intelligence Team will be managing the release, dissemination and analysis of the 2011 Census results as they are released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Shropshire's population has risen from 283,173 in 2001 to 306,100 in 2011 . This is an increase of 8% .

Nationally (England and Wales) the population is 56,075,900.. This is an increase of 7.9% since 2001 when the population was 49,138,831 for England and Wales.

The Population density in Shropshire is 0.96 persons per hectare compared to 4.06 in England as a whole.

The male population is 151,600 49.5% of the population.

The female population is 154,500 50.5% of the population.

The number of older people living in Shropshire is 63,400 . This has risen from 51,192 in 2001, a 24.0% rise compared to 10.9% in England and Wales.

The number of people aged 85 and over has increased by 35% from 6,211 in 2001 to 8,400 in 2011. This is compared to a 24% rise in England and Wales.

The number of children under the age of five living in Shropshire is 15,700 . This has risen by 3.2% from 15,206 in 2001. This is compared to a 13.0% rise in England and Wales.

In contrast, the number of children aged 0-14 has decreased by 2.2% from 50,328 in 2001 to 49,200 in 2011. This compares to a 0.3% decline in the region and a 0.7% increase in England and Wales.

There were 129,700 households in Shropshire in 2011, compared to 117,301 in 2001. This is an 11% increase compared to an 8% increase in England and Wales.

The next release of data will be December 2012 .