The British Census of Population: has been held at regular ten year intervals since 1801, with the sole exception of 1941. The census is the primary source of information about the country's population and the basic enumeration includes every member of the community. It is sponsored by the Government under the provisions of the Census Act of 1920. The questions asked in the census fall within the following categories:

• Name, sex, age
• Occupation, profession, trade or employment
• Nationality, birthplace, race, language
• Place of abode, character of dwelling
• Condition as to marriage, relation to head of family
• Any other matters with respect to which it is desirable to obtain statistical information , with a view to ascertaining the social or civil condition of the population.

Data from the latest census, i.e. the one dated 1991, is available for the 33 Leeds wards listed in the adjacent panel.

Each ward has comparison figures with the whole of the Leeds Metropolitan District

The Neighbourhood Statistics Service–It is a joint initiative involving Central Government departments, the devolved administrations, local government and the wider public services, for the benefit of all these bodies and for the community more generally. It promises to transform the availability of statistics and other information for thousands of areas across the country.

The Neighbourhood Statistics Service website (see link on this page) provides data at Ward or District level in the following categories

• Access to Services
• Community Well-being/Social Environment
• Crime
• Economic Deprivation
• Education, Skills and Training
• Health
• Housing
• Physical Environment
• Work Deprivation
• Indices of Deprivation

Population and Vital Statistics