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• Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 846,933 in 1801 to 5,601,847 in 2011.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 4.37 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 16.89 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 152.38 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 5.67 in 2011.
• Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 37.66 per cent of all workers worked in manufacturing, but in 2011 this had fallen to 12.22 per cent.
• Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 13.01 per cent in 1991, and the lowest was 1.09 in 1961.
• Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 1.757 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 23.3 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
• Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 15.33 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 19.68 per cent.
• Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 24.62 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .87 per cent.

We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

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Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHROPSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996	1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STAFFORDSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WARWICKSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST MIDLANDS Met.C	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WORCESTERSHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BIRMINGHAM	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BRIDGNORTH	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BROMSGROVE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CANNOCK CHASE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COVENTRY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DUDLEY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST STAFFORDSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HEREFORDSHIRE County/UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
LICHFIELD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MALVERN HILLS	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH SHROPSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
OSWESTRY	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
REDDITCH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
RUGBY	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SANDWELL	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SHROPSHIRE UA	District/Unitary Authority	1-APR-2009		Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
SOLIHULL	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH SHROPSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority		1-APR-2009	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STAFFORD	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STOKE ON TRENT UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STRATFORD ON AVON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TAMWORTH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TELFORD AND WREKIN UA	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WALSALL	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WARWICK	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WOLVERHAMPTON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WORCESTER	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WYCHAVON	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WYRE FOREST	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)