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Population

2001 Census - Key Statistics

Total Number of people
  Value %
Total number of people 180608 100.0%

Males

87942 48.7%

Females

92666 51.3%

Aged 0 to 15

38954 21.6%

Aged 16 to 74

129330 71.6%

Aged 75 and over

12324 6.8%

 

Population Density
  Value Eng & Wales
Rank/376
(proportion)
Regional
Rank/43
Change since 1991 2300 256 256
Density      

Number of people/hectare

18.2 98 11

Bury is one of only two districts in the Greater Manchester conurbation that showed an increase over the period 1991 to 2001 (based on the revised Mid Year Estimates for 1991). In Bury the increase amounted to some 1.3% over the period, although it remains by far the smallest district in the area.

Produced by Research and Consultation Team, February 2003, Tel 0161 253 5121/6593
Source: National Statistics website:http://www.statistics.gov.uk/


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