Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 2,589 |
| 1841 | 4,066 |
| 1871 | 5,574 |
| 1891 | 7,960 |
| 1911 | 11,259 |
| 1921 | 12,415 |
| 1931 | 13,865 |
| 1951 | 16,978 |
| 1961 | 25,980 |
| 1971 | 52,608 |
| Basingstoke & Deane Compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK census | Basingstoke and Deane | South East England | England |
| Total population | 152,573 | 8,000,645 | 49,138,831 |
| Population density | 2.41 | 4.20 | 3.77 |
| White British | 96.6% | 95.1% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 2.3% | 4.6% |
| Mixed race | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Christian | 74.0% | 72.8% | 71.7% |
| No religion | 17.0% | 16.5% | 14.6% |
| Good health | 74.3% | 71.5% | 68.8% |
| Employed full-time | 51.0% | 43.2% | 40.8% |
| Owner Occupier with mortgage or loan | 48.7% | 41.9% | 38.9% |
| Travelling less than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to work | 64.2% | 63.0% | 67.5% |
The borough of Basingstoke was merged with other local districts in 1974 to form the borough of Basingstoke and Deane. Since then most census data has been for the larger area: before 1974, census information was published for the town as a separate entity.
Figures published for the most recent UK census in 2001 for the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane, give a population of 152,573 and a population density of 2.41 persons per hectare. The number of women at 50.48% slightly exceeded that of men. 96.56% of the population were White British, 1.22% Asian or Asian British, 1.02% mixed race, 0.58% Black or Black British and 0.61% Chinese or other ethnic group. With regard to religion, 74.02% of the population were Christian, 16.98% had no religion and 7.22% did not respond. Other religions in total accounting for less than 2%. Amongst other findings were that 74.33% felt they were in good health, 50.98% were economically active full-time employees (over 10% higher than the National Average) and 48.73% were buying their property with a mortgage or loan (almost 10% higher than the national average). Amongst the working population, 64.2% travelled less than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to work. The biggest percentage of employees, 17.67% worked in real estate, renting and business activities.
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