Purfleet Urban District (UD) : Population Statistics

Created: 1929   Abolished: 1936

These simple graphs compare Purfleet with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage aged under 15 1931 Over the last 150 years, the proportion of children has dropped steadily. In general, areas whose p…
Percentage aged 15-64 1931 This is the age group we treat as 'working age' although the definition has changed over time. C…
Percentage Aged over 65 1931 The proportion of the population aged over 65 was close to 5% in all censuses from 1851 to 1911, bu…
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years) 1931 We only present the rate of population growth where we can be sure that changes do not result simpl…
Population Density (Persons per Acre) 1931 Our figures for the area of units as measured in acres are always numbers that were listed in cens…

We hold these detailed statistics for Purfleet, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 95 1931 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 95 (20)
Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up 1931 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 85 (20)
Area (acres) 1931 Area (acres) (1)
Males & Females 1931 Sex (2)
Population Change 1931 Population Change (2)
Total Population 1931 Total Population (4)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.