The census provides statistics on every resident in the UK regarding their home and work. The information is entirely confidential so that no individual can be identified.
The information collected is used by the county, district and borough councils, health authorities and other organisations to plan for the provision of public services.
County, district and borough summaries
The first results from the 2001 Census were published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on 30 September 2002.
The population of West Sussex had increased by 49,221 (7.0%) since the previous census in 1991. This compares with an increase of over 2 million (4.3%) for England and Wales.
The table below shows the population of each district and borough at the 1991 and 2001 censuses.
| District or Borough |
Area (hectares) |
Population 1991 |
Population 2001 |
Change 1991- 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 4,187 | 58,019 | 59,625 | 2.80% |
| Arun | 22,070 | 129,357 | 140,787 | 8.80% |
| Chichester | 78,596 | 101,371 | 106,445 | 5.00% |
| Crawley | 4,410 | 87,750 | 99,754 | 13.70% |
| Horsham | 53,009 | 108,645 | 122,078 | 12.40% |
| Mid Sussex | 33,295 | 123,092 | 127,383 | 3.50% |
| Worthing | 3,248 | 96,157 | 97,540 | 1.40% |
| West Sussex | 198,808 | 704,391 | 753,612 | 7.00% |
| England and Wales | 15,118,890 | 49,890,877 | 52,041,916 | 4.30% |
*The figures for 1991 have been adjusted to reflect boundary changes in 1992/93.
The definitions of Resident Population differ slightly between the two censuses and a consistent set of population mid-year estimates was published in February 2003.
County bulletins on 10 census topics
These bulletins were produced in collaboration with the Health Authority Primary Care Trust based at Worthing.
- Issue 1: What is the Census? (PDF, 155KB)
- Issue 2: Population of West Sussex (PDF, 196KB)
- Issue 3: Health in West Sussex (PDF, 177KB)
- Issue 4: Households in West Sussex (PDF, 172KB)
- Issue 5: Ethnicity and religion in West Sussex (PDF, 613KB)
- Issue 6: Economic activity in West Sussex (PDF, 707KB)
- Issue 7: Marital status (PDF, 72KB)
- Issue 8: Qualifications (PDF, 78KB)
- Issue 9: Older people (PDF, 232KB)
- Issue 10: Car ownership (PDF, 139KB)
Parish and ward data
- Parish population - summary (PDF, 19KB)
Hectares of parish; total population; residents in communal establishments; households; economically active. - Ward population - summary (PDF, 71KB)
Hectares of ward; total population; residents in communal establishments; households; economically active. - Parish and ward data notes and definitions (PDF, 24KB)
Univariate tables
All these tables provide statistics for West Sussex only.
- UV001 Total Population (PDF, 24KB) - Split into households and in communal establishments
- UV003 Sex (PDF, 24KB)
- UV005 School children and students in full-time education living away from home during term-time (PDF, 29KB)
- UV007 Marital status (PDF, 9KB)
- UV009 Ethnic group (PDF, 27KB)
- UV015 Religion (PDF, 24KB)
- UV020 General health (PDF, 26KB)
- UV021 Provision of unpaid care (PDF, 27KB)
- UV022 Limiting long-term illness (PDF, 26KB)
- UV024 Qualifications (PDF, 30KB) - All people aged 16-74
- UV027 Time since last worked (PDF, 27KB) - All people aged 16-74
- UV028 Economic activity (PDF, 28KB) - All people aged 16-74
- UV030 Occupation (PDF, 32KB) - All people aged 16-74 in employment
- UV032 NS-SEC of household reference person (people under pensionable age) (PDF, 29KB)
- UV033 NS-SEC of household reference person (all people) (PDF, 35KB)
- UV034 Industry (PDF, 29KB) - All people aged 16-74 in employment the week before the Census
- UV041 Hours worked (PDF, 33KB) - All people aged 16-74 in employment
- UV042 Accommodation type (people) (PDF, 28KB)
- UV043 Tenure (people) (PDF, 29KB)
- UV045 Tenure of pensioners (PDF, 28KB)
- UV046 Household composition (people) (PDF, 30KB)
- UV047 Household composition (people) (alternative classification) (PDF, 35KB)
- UV048 People aged 18 to 64 in single-adult households (PDF, 24KB)
- UV050 Approximated social grade (PDF, 28KB) - All people aged 16-74 households
- UV051 Number of people living in households (PDF, 25KB) - All occupied household spaces
- UV053 Housing stock (PDF, 24KB) - All household spaces
- UV056 Accommodation type (households) (PDF, 28KB)
- UV057 Number of rooms (PDF, 32KB) - All occupied household spaces
- UV058 Persons per room (PDF, 29KB) - All households
- UV059 Occupancy ratings (PDF, 32KB)
- UV060 Amenities (PDF, 25KB) - All occupier household spaces
- UV061 Lowest floor level (PDF, 24KB)
- UV062 Cars or vans (PDF, 29KB)
- UV065 Household composition (households) (PDF, 30KB)
- UV066 Household composition (households) (alternative classification) (PDF, 29KB)
- UV067 Classification of household deprivation (PDF, 36KB)
- UV068 Household type (PDF, 31KB)
- UV069 Multiple ethnic groups (PDF, 26KB)
- UV070 Communal establishments (PDF, 29KB)
- UV071 Communal establishment residents (PDF, 26KB)
- UV073 All people in communal establishments (PDF, 34KB)
- UV082 Living arrangements (PDF, 25KB) - All people aged 16+ in households
- UV083 Persons per room (PDF, 24KB) - All people in households
- UV085 Residents in households by NS-SEC of household reference person (HRP) under pensionable age (PDF, 29KB)
Theme tables
- TT001 All dependent children (PDF, 231KB)
Includes: accommodation type; occupancy rating; amenities; lowest floor level; central heating; car or van availability; tenure; family type; number of adults in household; country of birth; language needs indicator; general health; provision of unpaid care; limiting long-term illness; number of adults in employment in household. - TT002 Students and school children (PDF, 197KB)
Includes: accommodation; occupancy rating; amenities; central heating; tenure; country of birth; provision of unpaid care; qualifications. - TT003 People aged 16-29 years (PDF, 245KB)
Includes: car and van availability; tenure; living arrangements; children; general health; provision of unpaid care; limiting long-term illness; qualifications; student status; time since last worked; economic activity. - TT004 People aged 30-49 years (PDF, 99KB)
Includes: accommodation type; car or van availability; tenure; living arrangements; children; general health; provision of unpaid care; limiting long-term illness; qualifications; time since last worked; economic activity. - TT005 Older people (50+ years) (PDF, 118KB)
Includes: accommodation type; occupancy rating; amenities; lowest floor level; car or van availability; tenure; family type; general health; provision of unpaid care; limiting long-term illness; qualifications; economic activity; time since last worked. - TT006 Pensioner households (PDF, 197KB)
Includes: accommodation type; occupancy rating; amenities; lowest floor level; central heating; car or van availability; tenure; limiting long-term illness. - TT007 All people (PDF, 215KB)
Includes: accommodation type; occupancy rating; amenities; central heating; car or van availability; tenure; living arrangements; family type; country of birth; general health; limiting long-term illness; qualifications; economic activity; occupation; industry. - TT008 Households (PDF, 370KB)
Includes: accommodation type; amenities; lowest floor level; central heating; car or van availability; tenure; number of people in a household; children and ages; occupancy rating; limiting long-term illness. - TT009 Communal establishment residents (PDF, 297KB)
Includes: marital status; country of birth; general health; limiting long-term illness; qualifications; occupation; industry; economic activity. - TT012 Ethnicity of all dependent children in households (PDF, 389KB)
Includes: age; accommodation; occupancy rating; amenities; central heating; lowest floor level; car or van availability; tenure; family type; number of adults in household; country of birth; general health; provision of unpaid care; limiting long-term illness; number of adults in employment in household. - TT013 Ethnicity (all people) (PDF, 280KB)
Includes: age; economic activity; tenure; accommodation type; qualifications; limiting long-term illness; general health; occupation; industry. - TT052 Religion of all dependent children in households (PDF, 85KB)
Includes: age; accommodation type; occupancy rating; amenities; central heating; lowest floor level; car or van availability; tenure; family type; number of adults in household; country of birth; general health; provision of care; limiting long-term illness; number of adults in employment. - TT053 Religion (all people) (PDF, 111KB)
Includes: age; economic activity; tenure; accommodation type; qualifications; limiting long-term illness; general health; occupation; industry.