Jersey 's latest census took place on Sunday 27 March 2011. The total resident population of Jersey was 97,857. This figure:
- includes 6,061 residents of Jersey who were absent from the Island on census day
- excludes 2,052 short-term visitors to the Island who were present on census day
Download full report on the 2011 Jersey census (size 1.66mb)
Census report by chapter and topic
The census report contains six chapters on various topics. The chapters can be downloaded as separate documents and the topics covered in each chapter are outlined below.
1. Total population
Topics covered in chapter 1:
- total population
- change over time
- parish populations and densities
Download chapter 1 - total population (size 102kb)
2. Population characteristics
Chapter 2 covers key demographic information including:
- age and gender
- working age population and dependency ratio
- place of birth
- net migration
- ethnicity
- residential qualifications
- length of residence
- marital status
Download chapter 2 - population characteristics (size 141kb)
3. Households and housing
Chapter 3 covers information on:
- number of dwellings
- vacant dwellings
- persons and bedrooms per dwelling
- overcrowding and under-occupation
- property types and tenure
- household composition
- communal establishments
Download chapter 3 - households and housing (size 136kb)
4. Employment
Topics covered in chapter 4:
- economic activity
- unemployment by age, place of birth, year of arrival
- ILO unemployment rates
- occupation
- industry
- hours worked
Download chapter 4 - employment (size 169kb)
5. Education
Includes information on highest attained educational qualification broken down by:
- age
- place of birth
- occupation
- industry
- unemployed
- recent arrivals
Download chapter 5 - education (size 154kb)
6. Transport
Topics covered in chapter 6:
- total number of cars, vans and motorcycles / scooters
- number of cars per household
- households without access to a car or van
- usual mode of travel to work
Download census bulletin 6 - transport (size 125kb)
Detailed data tables
Additional data tables that are not included in the main body of the census report can be found in Appendix C of the main report, or downloaded as a separate document below.
Download detailed census data tables (size 340kb)
Data tables from the census report are available on the open data site.
Visual census report
The 2011 census report has been published in a user-friendly visual format using a series of coloured maps of the Island. It provides a graphical display of a range of characteristics of Jersey residents and housing.
Download visual report on the 2011 Jersey census (size 28.5mb)
Census map tool
The interactive census map tool allows the user to select census topics to display on coloured maps of the Island.
The interactive census map tool works best with Microsoft Excel version 2007 or later. The interactive tool contains macros so make sure that macros are enabled on your computer.
Download interactive census map tool (size 1.66mb)
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