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2021 Census release timetable

first results from the 2021 census, rounded population and household estimates for local authorities were released on 28 June.

Phase 1 releases, called topic summaries, present breakdowns of single census questions. In most cases these include data down to Output Areas, but often in much less detail than in 2011. The full timetable is below.

The phase 1 releases did not include data for wards, which were released on 30 January.

Demography and migration2 November 2022
UK armed forces veterans  10 November
Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion29 November
Labour market and travel to work8 December
Housing5 January 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity 4 April
Health, disability and unpaid care 19 January

Phase 2 releases of multivariate data were published relatively quickly over late March to May 2023.

Personal topics28 March 2023
Dwellings and dwelling type30 March
Sexual orientation and gender identity ( fixed tables ) 4 April
Further personal topics18 April
Household and families topics25 April
non-UK born short-term residents 9 May

Phase 3 covered all other releases over summer and autumn 2023. There were further data released with later reports through 2023 and 2024.

Approximated Social Grade17 August 2023
Postcode counts of households and residents by sex31 August
Detailed migration statistcs6 September
Small population groups 28 September
Workplace, out-of-term and other address bases data10 October
Origin-Destination data26 October