Detailed Characteristics (DC) tables from the 2011 Census in England and Wales contain two or more variables, such as age and sex. To maintain confidentiality, DCs provide detailed results for areas with at least 1,000 usual residents and 400 households. DCs correspond to 2001 Census standard tables.
View all 218 Detailed Characteristics tables on Nomis website.
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Release: Detailed Characteristics for local authorities in England and Wales
Publication date: 16/05/2013
Release number: 3.1
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Complimentary report presenting key findings for Wales (from Welsh Government)
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- Detailed multivariate statistics covering migration, ethnicity, identity, language, religion, unpaid care and health.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on housing for local authorities in England and Wales
Publication date: 28/06/2013
Release number: 3.2a
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Detailed cross tabulations of housing with one or more other topics from the census.
Note that these tables were subsequently released at lower geographies: 2011 Census merged wards and middle layer super output areas (published 12/07/2013 with release 3.2b).
Release: Detailed Characteristics for regions in England and for Wales, and additional tables on migration for England and Wales
Publication date: 12/07/2013
Release number: 3.2b
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Detailed Characteristics providing of cross tabulations of two or more topics at region level.
Detailed Characteristics provide cross tabulations of Welsh language, for unitary authorities in Wales.
Tables at national level relating to migration.
Also released with this release were merged wards and MSOAs for the Detailed Characteristics tables already released on 16 May 2013 (R3.1) and 28 June 2013 (R3.2a). See these releases (above) for table details.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on demography for 2011 Census merged wards and middle layer super output areas in England and Wales
Publication date: 30/08/2013
Release number: 3.3
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- Detailed Characteristics tables on demography and family topics, showing detailed cross-tabulations of these topics with two or more other topics from the census.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on communal establishments for 2011 Census merged wards and middle layer super output areas in England and Wales
Publication date: 26/09/2013
Release number: 3.4
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Detailed Characteristics tables on communal establishments, which show detailed cross-tabulations of this topic with one or more other topics from the census.
A communal establishment is an establishment providing managed residential accommodation. ‘Managed’ in this context means full-time or part-time supervision of the accommodation.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on labour market for 2011 Census merged wards and middle layer super output areas in England and Wales
Publication date: 29/11/2013
Release number: 3.5a
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- Detailed Characteristics tables on labour market, cross-tabulated with one or more other topics from the census.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on communal establishments for 2011 Census merged wards and middle layer super output areas in England and Wales
Publication date: 26/09/2013
Release number: 3.4
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Detailed Characteristics tables on communal establishments, which show detailed cross-tabulations of this topic with one or more other topics from the census.
A communal establishment is an establishment providing managed residential accommodation. ‘Managed’ in this context means full-time or part-time supervision of the accommodation.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on labour market for 2011 Census merged wards and middle layer super output areas in England and Wales
Publication date: 29/11/2013
Release number: 3.5a
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- Detailed Characteristics tables on labour market, cross-tabulated with one or more other topics from the census.
Release: Detailed Characteristics for qualifications for 2011 Census merged wards and middle layer super output areas in England and Wales
Publication date: 19/12/2013
Release number: 3.5b
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- Detailed Characteristics tables on qualifications, cross-tabulated with one or more other topics from the census.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on approximated social grade for middle layer super output areas and 2011 Census merged wards in England and Wales
Publication date: 26/03/2014
Release number: 3.5c
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- Detailed Characteristics tables on approximated social grade, cross-tabulated with one or more other topics from the census.
Release: Detailed Characteristics on travel to work and car or van availability for local authorities in England and Wales
Publication date: 26/03/2014
Release number: 3.6
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- Detailed Characteristics tables on travel to work and car or van availability, cross-tabulated with one or more other topics from the census.
Release: Migration statistics for Wales
Publication date: 23/05/2014
Release number: 6.2
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- The number and characteristics of people who have moved within Wales in the year preceding the census.
Supplementary: Detailed Characteristics tables
Publication date: 23/05/2014
Release number: n/a
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- Supplementary Detailed Characteristics tables on health and ethnic group.
Release: Additional Detailed and Local Characteristics tables for England and Wales (part 1)
Publication date: 09/09/2014
Release number: 4.7
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Table types in this release: Detailed Characteristics, Local Characteristics, and Workplace Population.
This release covers health and housing (LC and DC), method of travel to work (QS), and workplace population on usual residence location and method of travel to work.
Release: Additional Detailed and Local Characteristics tables for England and Wales (part 2)
Publication date: 28/01/2015
Release number: n/a
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- Table types in this release: Detailed Characteristics and Local Characteristics
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- 2011 census index of tables and topics (775.6 kB zip)
- 2011 census table layouts and specifications (7.4 MB xls)