Basingstoke population rockets (From This is Hampshire)
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Population rises by 10 per cent
1:04pm Thursday 19th July 2012 in News
THE population of Basingstoke and Deane has increased by nearly 10 per cent in a decade.
The 2011 Census, released on Monday by the Office for National Statistics, shows that in 2011 there were 167,800 people living in the borough, compared to 152,900 in 2001.
The increase in population of 9.7 per cent is higher than the overall increase of eight per cent across the whole of the South East to 8.6million in 2011, and the seven per cent increase across
England and Wales, to 56.1million.
Hart also saw an above average 8.9 per cent increase in population from 83,600 in 2001 to 91,000 in 2011.
Jil Matheson, National Statistician, said: “I’d like to thank everyone in the South East for their support.
“The 2011 Census has been a resounding success and I am proud of the incredible effort that has been put in. It is a rich source of information about the population and its characteristics.
“These statistics will provide valuable information for planners, policy-makers and the public for years to come.”
The South East remains the region with the largest population in England and Wales and was one of only three English regions that grew by eight per cent between 2001 and 2011.
The population increased in Test Valley by 5.8 per cent to 116,400, in Winchester by 8.7 per cent to 116,600 and in West Berkshire by 6.4 per cent to 153,800.
Comments(11)
Opinions_opinions
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6:43pm Thu 19 Jul 12
jondave
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11:56am Fri 20 Jul 12
rufus_bolt wrote:Didn't take long for such a comment to materialise!! Here comes the reality again! I live in a row of 6 privately owned houses, next door to 3 socially rented houses. Half the private houses have been bought by people who are from overseas (though I cannot comment on their nationality status) and work full time. Including my family, the six houses account for 4 children. The three socially rented houses contain people who appear to either work the minimum required hours to qualify for benefits, in clearly low paid jobs, or not work at all. These three houses account for around 15 children! (And let's not go into the Sky TV dishes etc) I know where the population increase REALLY comes from. Sadly, it does not support the agenda of the BNP/UKIP and other groups & posters sharing the same views.
I wonder - how many of that 9.7% originate from Eastern Europe?
jbee37
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1:18pm Fri 20 Jul 12
al/problem family types, the perfect excuse to stay on benefit, by saying that the Eastern Europeans have taken all the jobs.
ParanoidAndroid
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2:50pm Fri 20 Jul 12
HC1
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5:11pm Fri 20 Jul 12
GC31
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7:50am Sat 21 Jul 12
rufus_bolt
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8:49am Sat 21 Jul 12
I dunno. Are you in full time employment, not in receipt of any benefits and not living in social housing?
GC31
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8:58pm Sun 22 Jul 12
rufus_bolt wrote:Full time employment, receive child benefit until January (and then lose it) and not in social housing! Emotive subject this, I don't want then to build on the fields near me, but then I expect some people weren't happy with them building my estate 30 odd years back!
@GC31
I dunno. Are you in full time employment, not in receipt of any benefits and not living in social housing?
Mrs G of bstoke
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12:48pm Mon 23 Jul 12
ThatGuy93
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2:21am Tue 24 Jul 12
rufus_bolt wrote:Not everyone living in social housing or (Council House's) are on benefits.
@GC31
I dunno. Are you in full time employment, not in receipt of any benefits and not living in social housing?
rufus_bolt says...
1:07pm Thu 19 Jul 12