Southwark St George the Martyr Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLPar) : Population Statistics

Created: 1835   Abolished: 1869

These simple graphs compare Southwark with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage aged under 15 1851 to 1861 Over the last 150 years, the proportion of children has dropped steadily. In general, areas whose p…
Percentage aged 15-64 1851 to 1861 This is the age group we treat as 'working age' although the definition has changed over time. C…
Percentage Aged over 65 1851 to 1861 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) 1811 to 1851 We only present the rate of population growth where we can be sure that changes do not result simpl…
Population Density (Persons per Acre) 1851 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 Southwark, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Age & Sex Structure data in 5-year bands to age 100 1851 to 1861 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 100 (21)
Age & Sex Structure to age 85 & up 1851 to 1861 Sex (2)
Age in five-year bands to age 85 (20)
Area (acres) 1851 Area (acres) (1)
Males & Females 1801 to 1861 Sex (2)
Population Change 1811 to 1851 Population Change (2)
Total Population 1801 to 1861 Total Population (4)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.