Census Data

Wirral: Household composition

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000015

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Key Facts

All Residents 320,199
Male 155,077
Female 165,122
Households 143,252
Population Density (people/km2) 1,989.7
Table Codets003
Issued2022-12-13
Unit of MeasureHousehold
Number of Response Options15

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by the relationships between household members (household composition). The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Households according to the relationships between members.

One-family households are classified by:

* the number of dependent children
* family type (married, civil partnership or cohabiting couple family, or lone parent family)

Other households are classified by:

* the number of people
* the number of dependent children
* whether the household consists only of students or only of people aged 66 and over

Quality Statement

Data about household relationships might not always look consistent with legal partnership status. This is because of complexity of living arrangements and the way people interpreted these questions. Take care when using these two variables together.

More information at the ONS website

Household composition: Total 143,255
One person household 49,689
One person household: Aged 66 years and over 22,478
One person household: Other 27,211
Single family household 87,738
Single family household: All aged 66 years and over 13,828
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple 38,951
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple: No children 13,475
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children 16,789
Single family household: Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent 8,687
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family 14,998
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family: No children 7,323
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children 6,603
Single family household: Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent 1,072
Single family household: Lone parent family 19,152
Single family household: Lone parent family: With dependent children 12,082
Single family household: Lone parent family: All children non-dependent 7,070
Single family household: Other single family household 809
Single family household: Other single family household: Other family composition 809
Other household types 5,828
Other household types: With dependent children 2,635
Other household types: Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 3,193

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