2022 Census Supporting Information

The following supporting information has been provided in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and CSV format. 

How the Census Geographies were created (PDF) 
This file provides information on how the 2022 Census geographies were created.

Geography Classifications (PDF) 
This file provides information on the statistical geographies 2022 Census data is available for.

Administrative boundary changes since 2011 (PDF)
This file provides information about local authority boundary changes since 2011.

Islands (CSV)  
This file provides Census Island Groups, the individual islands that make up the Census Island Groups and their 2022 Census populations.

2011 Output Area Linkage

Linkage Matrix Note (PDF)
This file provides information on the linking of the 2011 to 2022 Output Areas.

2011 Output Area to 2022 Output Area - one to one (CSV)
 This file provides a link between 2011 and 2022 Output Areas using the 2011 master postcode.

2011 Output Area to 2022 Output Area – one to many  (CSV)
This file enables users to identify which 2011 Output Areas make up the 2022 Output Area.

Useful Information

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