Census of population
The British census of population has been held at ten year intervals since 1801 except in 1941. The census is the main source of information about the population because it lists everyone in the country.
Censuses have been organised in a similar way over the years but they have not been exactly the same. This means that it is not always possible to compare the same information for different dates. The questions asked in the census include
- name, sex, age
- job, profession, trade or employment
- nationality, birthplace, race, language
- where you live and what sort of house it is
You can find information from the latest census for 2001 in the business and research library, on the second floor of the central library.
You can find the statistics from the 1991 and previous censuses for the Leeds district in the local and family history library. They include information for each of the wards in the Leeds district arranged alphabetically by ward.
Area profiles
A series of area profiles have been produced giving summary statistics for demographics, employment, households and housing. These are available for wards, postal districts, parliamentary constituencies, and parishes.
General statistics
The business and research library holds statistical volumes on a wide range of subjects. For this country they include the current Annual Abstract of Statistics and back files to 1935, Regional Trends and Social Trends. Social Trends from 1970-1995 and Regional Trends from 1965-1995 are available.
The Europa World Yearbook gives an overview of statistics for every country and statistics on countries who are part of the European Union are available in the European information section.