Census details published.

Danthus · 16 Jul 2012 at 19:39

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18838540

The population of England and Wales has reached 56.1 million, up by 3.7 million in a decade, the 2011 Census shows.

It is the largest growth shown by any census since they began in 1801.

The population in England was 53 million on 27 March 2011 when the census was taken, about 400,000 more than official estimates.

In Wales the population was 3.1 million. Around 55% of the 3.7m increase was attributed to net migration.

The census showed that the population for England and Wales was greater than official estimates rolled forward from 2001 - by just over 500,000.

So a 3.7 million increase in 10 years.

Would a similar increase in the next 10 years be sustainable given that we are going through a period of austerity?

Edrof · 16 Jul 2012 at 19:41

Blimey, that's quite a figure. What percentage is attributed to immigration/births/etcetera?

Castiel · 16 Jul 2012 at 19:54

any other figures?

Edit: found them.

The census population estimate for England and Wales was just under 0.5 million higher than
the population estimate rolled forward from 2001.

anything I don't mind · 16 Jul 2012 at 19:57

Too many people.

When I see a mom with a new baby, I say to her "Don't you think there is enough people already?" with a real annoyed look on my face.

I should add this was meant as a joke.

cm1179 · 16 Jul 2012 at 19:58

there's loads of room here.

StriderX · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:02

cm1179 said:
there's loads of room here.

Perhaps if you want to live 10 to a room, but frankly this is no longer 100+ years ago.

doofer · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:12

Now add all the illegal immigrants who wont have filled it in for obvious reasons and all the people who just didn't bother filling the form in either.

cm1179 · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:14

StriderX said:
Perhaps if you want to live 10 to a room, but frankly this is no longer 100+ years ago.

yeh. i may not have been being completely serious.

there's too many people, too many cars, too many buildings. time to close the borders.

StriderX · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:14

doofer said:
Now add all the illegal immigrants who wont have filled it in for obvious reasons and all the people who just didn't bother filling the form in either.

So approx. according to daily mail MATHOLOGISTS, 1 GOOGLEPLEX!!!!?!?!?.

Danthus · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:17

The BBC report a similar number too.

PermaBanned · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:17

Wait, what? The population was 53 million when the census was taken, so how do we know it's 56.1 million?

norm · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:20

Why are there no figures on ethnicity and religion, I think that would be more interesting.

Danthus · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:21

norm said:
Why are there no figures on ethnicity and religion, I think that would be more interesting.

To be published at a later date.

Freakbro · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:38

BBC News just said it is estimated that 55% of the population increase has come from immigration.

*backs slowly away from thread....*

Danthus · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:46

Freakbro said:
BBC News just said it is estimated that 55% of the population increase has come from immigration.

*backs slowly away from thread....*

I await the cries of racist when people complain about immigration.

swillsy · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:51

55% doesn't include babies of immigrants

...with them included its 66%...

spoffle · 16 Jul 2012 at 21:06

Freakbro said:
BBC News just said it is estimated that 55% of the population increase has come from immigration.

*backs slowly away from thread....*

55% of the increase isn't particularly bad.

antijoke · 16 Jul 2012 at 21:20

norm said:
Why are there no figures on ethnicity and religion, I think that would be more interesting.

They will wheel those figures out when it suits an agenda.

Danthus · 16 Jul 2012 at 21:22

anticonscience said:
They will wheel those figures out when it suits an agenda.

You don't have to be a genius to hazard a guess at the ethnic make up of the 3.7 million when you look at the areas of England with the highest increases in population.

estebanrey · 16 Jul 2012 at 21:27

cm1179 said:
there's loads of room here.

I really hope that isn't a serious argument.

Some people do say stuff like this, like that when you go in a plane you can see how much land there is.

It isn't about how many people you can physically fit in the UK, we could physically fit the entire world's population if it was merely down to space.

It's about resources and to a lesser extent jobs. The hose pipe ban we had has a lot to do with our huge population and why countries that are much hotter and dryer (but have a lot less people per square mile that we do) don't have the same problem.

Look at a standard family house that was built 100 years ago then look at one built in the last few years, there is a big size difference. In my area they built some new houses recently and they are three floors but super narrow so they can fit more houses in the same foot print.

Britain is too full IMO.