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Characteristics of Census 2021 respondents by mode of completion, England and Wales
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Household and resident characteristics, England and Wales: Census 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2021, there were 24.8 million households in England and Wales, up 6.1% from 23.4 million in 2011.
- Of the 59.6 million usual residents in England and Wales in 2021, 58.6 million (98.3%) lived in households and 1.0 million (1.7%) lived in communal establishments.
- The average household size in England and Wales in 2021 was 2.4 people per household, the same as in 2011; the areas with the highest average household size were Newham, Slough and Redbridge (all 3.0 residents per household).
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