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Population - 2001 Census

  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%


  Value Eng & Wal Rank/376(proportio 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/ Crown copyright material is reporduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO