The last census took place on 21 March 2021 and the first set of results were released on Tuesday 28 June 2022.
These results give an overview of our local population and how it has changed across East Hampshire in the past decade.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has created an interactive article which shows how the population has changed in East Hampshire.
Results from Census 2021
Our district has:
- 125,700 residents, a 10,100 person (8.7%) increase from 2011.
- 61,000 male residents and 64,700 female residents.
- 52,700 households, an 11.5% increase from 2011.
- 30.5% more residents aged 65+, 4.1% more residents aged 15-64 and 2.4% more children aged under 15 than in 2011.
- 16% of the district's population aged under-15s compared to 23% aged 65+.
- 38 residents aged 65+ for every 100 people aged 15-64. (It was 30 in 2011).
- 27 under-15s for every 100 people aged 15-64, similar to 2011.
- 244 residents per square kilometre, which is equivalent to about 2 people living on a football pitch-sized area of land.
- the 12th least densely populated area of the South East’s 64 local authority areas.
ONS, which runs the census in England and Wales, has rounded Census 2021 results to the nearest hundred.
ONS will release further results from the 2021 census from October onwards. These will include data on ethnicity, housing, work and education. For the first time, results will also include information on armed forces veterans, sexual orientation and gender identity.
What is the census?
The census is a survey which takes place every 10 years and is used to produce various statistics about people and households throughout England and Wales. It is designed to help build a true picture of our society.
Data gathered during the census assists a wide range of organisations in their work. All information is anonymised and the actual census records are kept secure for 100 years.
More information about the 2021 census is available via the official census website or the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website.