Census 2021 data for approximated social grade, former occupation, and former industry; and new census Data Zone geography aggregations for Urban Status and 2011 Travel to Work Areas have been added to the Flexible Table Builder on 3 April 2024.
Overview
Our Flexible Table Builder allows you to create your own custom Census 2021 tables for either people or households. The tool allows you to choose your geography, add or remove variables, and view or download the data.
All census topics are contained in the tool and include: age, sex, ethnic group, national identity, language and religion, housing and accommodation, labour market and travel to work or study, qualifications and health, disability and unpaid care.
Geographic levels available include: Health and Social Care Trusts, Counties, Local Government Districts, Parliamentary Constituencies, Settlements, District Electoral Areas, Super Data Zones and Data Zones.
Helping you get started
To help you understand and make best use of the Flexible Table Builder we have created a series of short videos to demonstrate how key aspects of the tool work.
Our help and support page also provides information on the statistical disclosure control approach taken to ensure we continue to protect the confidentiality of census data.
Providing feedback
We welcome feedback on the Flexible Table Builder from users through our short survey.
The survey is open until December 2023, and aims to collect information relating to the performance and content of the Flexible Table Builder for evaluation purposes.
All responses will be treated in strict confidence.
Selected multivariate tables for Northern Ireland
On 31 May 2023, a small set of multivariate tables were made available to users to show the type of information the Flexible Table Builder will provide.
These tables are also included in the Find ready-made tables section of the Flexible Table Builder:
- DT-0001: National identity (8 categories) by Religion (8 categories)
- DT-0002: National identity (8 categories) by Religion or religion brought up in
- DT-0003: Economic activity (13 categories) by Religion (8 categories)
- DT-0004: Economic activity (13 categories) by Religion or religion brought up in
- DT-0005: Country of birth (12 categories) by Religion (8 categories)
- DT-0006: Country of birth (12 categories) by Religion or religion brought up in
- DT-0007: National identity (8 categories) by Passports held (8 categories)
- DT-0008: Accommodation type by Car or van availability