Updates register

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 public microdata teaching file on 16 January 2025.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to confirm the publication of Census 2021 public microdata teaching file as 16 January 2025.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 alternative populations data for Northern Ireland as 8 August 2024.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 origin-destination data for Northern Ireland as 9 July 2024.

Section updated to confirm the publication of Census 2021 alternative populations for Northern Ireland as 8 August 2024.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 origin-destination data for Northern Ireland as 9 July 2024.

Section updated to confirm the publication of Census 2021 alternative populations for Northern Ireland as 8 August 2024.

Section updated to confirm the publication of Census 2021 origin-destination data for Northern Ireland as 9 July 2024.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the update of the Flexible Table Builder with minor changes and enhancements on 3 April 2024.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 person and household estimates for postcodes in Northern Ireland as 29 February 2024.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to confirm the publication of Census 2021 person and household estimates for postcodes in Northern Ireland as 29 February 2024.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 Grid Square product as 14 December 2023.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the settlement and ward phase of main statistics on 30 November 2023.

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 data on approximated social grade on 30 November 2023.

Section updated to confirm the release date of Census 2021 grid square product as 14 December 2023.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the settlement and ward phase of main statistics on 30 November 2023.

Section updated to reflect the publication of Census 2021 data on approximated social grade on 30 November 2023.

Section renamed 'Additional releases (staged from winter 2023/2024).

Section updated to confirm the release date of Census 2021 grid square product as 14 December 2023.

Section named 'Census 2021 Statistics for Towns and Villages' has been removed, and details on the publication of related data are now included in 'Main Statistics (settlements and wards)' and 'Flexible Table Builder and multivariate data (phase 2) – Flexible Table Builder'

Section updated to confirm the date of the settlement and ward phase of main statistics as 30 November 2023.

Section updated to reflect the update of the Flexible Table Builder with data for new Parliamentary Constituency geography.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the launch of the Flexible Table Builder.

Release schedule in Table 1 updated.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the launch of the Flexible Table Builder.

Draft table specifications for multivariate statistics file has been updated.

Section updated to reflect the launch of the Flexible Table Builder.

Link provided to the Census 2021 microdata strategy.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the supplemental phase of Census 2021 main statistics and the selected multivariate tables.

The date of the release of the Flexible Table Builder confirmed for 22 June 2023.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the supplemental phase of Census 2021 main statistics.

Draft table specifications for multivariate statistics file has been updated.

Supplemental phase draft table layouts updated with final layouts.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the selected multivariate tables on 31 May 2023.

Phase 1 draft table layouts updated with final layouts.

The date of the release of the Flexible Table Builder confirmed for 22 June 2023.

Section updated to confirm the date of the supplemental phase of main statistics as 31 May 2023.

Also announcement of selected multivariate tables on 31 May 2023.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to confirm the date of the supplemental phase of main statistics as 31 May 2023.

Draft table layouts added.

Section updated to announce the date of publication of the selected multivariate tables on 31 May 2023.

Draft table layouts added.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the third phase of Census 2021 main statistics.

The date of the supplemental phase of main statistics confirmed for May 2023.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the third phase of Census 2021 main statistics.

Pre-defined table specifications file has been updated.

Phase 3 draft table layouts updated with final layouts.

The date of the supplemental phase of main statistics confirmed for May 2023.

Section updated to reflect the publication of person and household estimates for new statistical output geographies.

The date of the third phase of main statistics confirmed for 21 March 2023.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Pre-defined table specifications file has been updated.

The date of the third phase of main statistics confirmed for 21 March 2023.

Addition of draft table layouts for phase 3 of main statistics.

The date of person and household estimates for new statistical output geographies confirmed for 21 February 2023.

Update to prospectus pdf.

The date for release of new statistical output geographies confirmed for 21 February 2023.

The date of accompanying person and household estimates for new statistical output geographies confirmed for 21 February 2023.

Section updated to reflect revised release schedule of new Census 2021 statistical geographies.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the second phase of Census 2021 main statistics.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Pre-defined table specifications file has been updated.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the second phase of Census 2021 main statistics.

Draft table layouts updated with final layouts.

The date of the second phase of main statistics confirmed for 15 December 2022.

Update to prospectus pdf.

The date of the second phase of main statistics confirmed for December 2022.

Release schedule updated to reflect changes to Release 2 topic proposals, including an additional phase for main statistics release, planned for spring 2023.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Pre-defined table specifications file has been updated.
The date of phase 2 of main statistics confirmed for December 2022.

Addition of draft table layouts for phase 2 of main statistics.

Additional phase for main statistics release added, with phases 2 and 3 updated to reflect changes to main statistics topic proposals.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the first phase of Census 2021 main statistics.

Update to prospectus pdf.

Section updated to reflect the publication of the first phase of Census 2021 main statistics.

Draft table layouts updated with final layouts.

Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the announcement of a bank holiday on the day of the State Funeral on Monday 19 September 2022, the release of the first phase of main statistics results for Census 2021 planned for Tuesday 20 September has been moved to 9.30 am on Thursday 22 September.

The date of the first phase of main statistics has been amended in the relevant sections.

Update to prospectus pdf.

The date of the first phase of main statistics confirmed for 20 September 2022.

Release schedule updated to reflect changes to Release 2 topic proposals.

Update to prospectus pdf.

The date of the first phase of main statistics confirmed for 20 September 2022.

Phases 1 and 2 are updated to reflect changes to Release 2 topic proposals.

Pre-defined table specifications file has been split into two separate files to improve usability. The univariate specifications have been included in this section.

Addition of draft table layouts for phase 1 of main statistics.

The date of Census 2021 first release is confirmed for 24 May 2022.

Updates register added to the website.

The date of Census 2021 first release is confirmed for 24 May 2022.

Details of the release were updated to reflect changes since the Census 2021 outputs prospectus was first published.

Draft table layouts added to the NISRA website.