Population & Demographics
Latest Population Figures
The Registrar General's Mid Year Population Estimate (MYE) for 2005 for Elmbridge is 130,300 (rounded to nearest 100). (source: Office of National Statistics 2003)
2001 Census of PopulationThe population of Elmbridge in April 2001 was 121936
Between 1991 and 2001 the population of Elmbridge increased by 7.2%. This was the biggest growth of all Surrey Districts, and considerably higher than averages for Surrey (3.5%) the South East (4.9%) and the UK as a whole (2.4%).
- The population density (number of people per hectare) was 12.8. T
There were 50621 households in Elmbridge.
The average household size was 2.38 persons.
77.7% of households in Elmbridge were owner occupied. 94% of people in Elmbridge described themselves as white.
The largest minority ethnic group in the borough was Indian (1.4% of the population).
84% of Elmbridge's population were born in the UK.
1.9% of the population in Elmbridge were unemployed.
58.7% of those people in employment travel to work by car, whilst 18.4% use public transport.
12.7% of all households were without a car or van.
Walton-on-Thames is the 12th largest town in Surrey; Weybridge is the 16th largest .
|2001 Census Area Profiles: Elmbridge Borough
|2001 Census Area Profiles: Elmbridge Wards
|2001 Census Area Profiles: Elmbridge Towns and Villages
|2001 Census Area Profiles: Surrey Districts
|2001 Census Area Profiles: Surrey County
A full set of 2001 statistics for all Local Authorities is available online provided by the |Office of National Statistics.
Deprivation
Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) were last produced in 2000 by the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal Unit.
They are compiled from 6 separate indices which reflect different types of deprivation: income; employment; health deprivation and disability; education, skills and training; housing; and geographical access to services.
The most deprived wards in Elmbridge are Walton North (18th most deprived in Surrey out of 206) and Molesey South (23rd most deprived in Surrey)
The least deprived wards are Weston Green (203rd in Surrey) and Weybridge South (202nd).
Some indicators of deprivation can be derived from the 2001 Census of Population. These show that:
Molesey North, Weybridge North and Esher fall within the top 10 Surrey Wards for male unemployment
St George's Hill has the lowest percentage of households with long term illness in Surrey. Weybridge South and Walton South fall within the bottom 10 wards (out of 206 wards in total).
Weybridge South is ranked 10th in Surrey for % of households without sole use of bath/WC and 23rd highest for % of households without central heating
Walton North has the 5th highest percentage of lone parent household of all Surrey wards
|Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2000: Elmbridge Wards
|Deprivation indicators derived from Census 2001 data: Elmbridge Wards
