Facts and Figures

You can find facts and figures about Cumbria at the Cumbria Intelligence Observatory website, using the link below...

Census Day - Sunday 27th March 2011

Every ten years the Office for National Statistics (ONS) carries out a census to find out more about the people who live in England and Wales, and about the make-up of local neighbourhoods. The most recent census took place on Sunday 27 March 2011, when the ONS sent out questionnaires for around 25 million households to complete.

The results of the census are used to plan for, and allocate resources to, services such as transport, housing, healthcare and education. Census data also informs decisions about the allocation of local authority funding.

The current expectation is that the first release of figures from the 2011 Census will be published in July 2012.

More information about the 2011 Census is available at: http://2011.census.gov.uk/