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Population Statistics
Population data summarised for West Berkshire district
Information about West Berkshire's district, wards, parishes and urban settlements has been organised by topic on this page.
If you're looking for data organised by ward, take a look at our Berkshire Observatory or you can view the top 9 population facts.
NB: The next Census will take place on Sunday, 21 March 2021, please visit their website for more information. If you want to help with the Census, there are a variety of job opportunities available.
Resident population
ONS Mid-year 2016 population estimate - UK, Region, LA, small area levels [260kb]
Usual resident population [260kb]
Population projections West Berkshire (2011-21) [858kb]
Parish Population - by age [36kb]
Parish population by gender (Census 2011) [59kb]
Gender, population density [260kb]
Age by selected age groups [408kb]
Age by single years of age [901kb]
Demographic information
Single, married, separated, divorced etc [238kb]
Living in a couple, not living in a couple [247kb]
Household composition - one person, families with dependant children, households over 65 etc [318kb]
Lone parent - by gender and by whether in employment [282kb]
Accommodation - number of spaces, detached, semi-detached, terraced, apartment etc [298kb]
Tenure - owned outright, mortgaged, rented etc [252kb]
Number of rooms and type of central heating, average household size [242kb]
Number of cars per household [229kb]
Highest qualification attained [295kb]
Full-time, part-time, looking after the home, unemployed [828kb]
Hours worked by gender, part-time, full-time [339kb]
Industry of employment [972kb]
Type of occupation by gender, managerial, professional, sales, process [647kb]
West Berkshire Commuters - Where they come from [337kb]
West Berkshire Commuters - Where they travel to [341kb]
Socio-economic classification by gender [819kb]
Health and unpaid care [373kb]
Self reported long-term health problem or disability [31kb]
Ethnicity - White, mixed, Asian / Asian British, Black / Black British etc [347kb]
National identity - British, English, Welsh, Scottish, other etc [589kb]
Country of birth - within UK and elsewhere [277kb]
Religion - Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish etc [259kb]