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This page links to dashboards, tools and visualisations for 2021 CIS data products. Available is our Census explorer mapping data from 2021 and 2011 censuses at Ward and LSOA geographies.

Populations of nearly 200 countries of birth for 2001, 2011 and 2021 are presented in this excel country of birth tool

Country of Birth 2021 tool
Census Information Scheme
Added 10 months ago
Country of Birth data for boroughs and City of London from 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses.

1 file(422.24 kB)

spreadsheet file iconCountries of birth boroughs 2001-21.xlsx

a legacy 2011 tools page is also available.

London Output Area Classification

An open source demographic classification based on 2021 Census data developed by the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) in collaboration with CIS members.
LOAC was published by the CDRC in October 2023. Data are also available on the datastore below

London Output Area Classification
Census Information Scheme
Updated over 2 years ago
The page gives access to the 2021 London Output Area Classification (2021 LOAC), a new free and open source geodemographic classification for London. Based on 2021 census data it uses nearly 70 measures to classify each of more than 26,000 output areas in London within a hierarchical structure. Here we present a lookup table of the LOAC, descriptions of the…

3 files(8.12 MB)

pdf file iconLOAC_Cluster_Descriptions.pdfpdf file iconLOAC_Borough_Profiles.pdfcsv file iconLOAC_lookup.csv

CDRC based at University College London, and the universities of Liverpool, Oxford and Edinburgh has since rebranded as the Geographic Data Service (GeoDS).

We produced two classifications using 2011 census data, an output area classification and a classification of London workplace zones. Links to these are below. Workplace zone data were not published from the 2021 Census so it’s not possible to produce a similar classification this time round.

2011 London Output Area Classification
Census Information Scheme
Updated over 2 years ago
The 2021 London Output Area Classification (LOAC) has been created by the CDRC and published on 2 October 2023. Data and supporting information are on the datastore here. This page gives access to the OLD 2011 London Output Area Classification (LOAC), an open source geospatial classification, using a combination of over 60 variables from the 2011 Census to…

6 files(39.58 MB)

pdf file icon2011 LOAC Report.pdfspreadsheet file iconLOAC classification.xlsspreadsheet file iconLOAC ward dashboard.xlsx + 3 more…
London Workplace Zone Classification
Census Information Scheme
Updated about 1 year ago
The London Workplace Zone Classification (LWZC) uses data from 2011 census and other sources to segment London’s workplace zones into categories based on workers’ and businesses’ characteristics. A total of 92 variables were used to classify the 8,154 workplace zones in London. A list of workplace zones by LWZC Group and Sub group can be found in LWZC Classification.xls and…

5 files(198.05 MB)

spreadsheet file iconLWZC Classification.xlsspreadsheet file iconWorkplace zone dashboard.xlsxzip file iconLWZC borough maps.zip + 2 more…