Various Statistics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1801 | 28,871 | — |
| 1811 | 31,731 | +9.9% |
| 1821 | 34,248 | +7.9% |
| 1831 | 36,961 | +7.9% |
| 1841 | 37,533 | +1.5% |
| 1851 | 37,334 | −0.5% |
| 1861 | 38,520 | +3.2% |
| 1871 | 39,705 | +3.1% |
| 1881 | 40,890 | +3.0% |
| 1891 | 38,131 | −6.7% |
| 1901 | 37,555 | −1.5% |
| 1911 | 36,989 | −1.5% |
| 1921 | 35,713 | −3.4% |
| 1931 | 34,481 | −3.4% |
| 1941 | 34,241 | −0.7% |
| 1951 | 34,003 | −0.7% |
| 1961 | 33,184 | −2.4% |
| 1971 | 32,284 | −2.7% |
| 1981 | 33,426 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 38,586 | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 40,389 | +4.7% |
| Population figures for South Shropshire. Source: | ||
| Population structure | % |
|---|---|
| 0-4 | 5.2 |
| 5-15 | 11.8 |
| 16-19 | 5.1 |
| 20-29 | 7.7 |
| 30-44 | 19.5 |
| 45-retirement age | 25.3 |
| retirement age+ | 25.2 |
| Level of Employment 2001: | % |
| Managers etc. | 14.7 |
| Professionals | 10.1 |
| Assoc. professional/technical | 10.2 |
| Admin and secretarial | 9.5 |
| Skilled manual | 20.3 |
| Personal service | 8.1 |
| Sales and customer service | 5.7 |
| Plant and machinery operatives | 8.4 |
| Elementary occupations | 13.1 |
| unemployed males | 2.5 |
| unemployed females | 1.1 |
| Employment by industry 2001: | % |
| agriculture and forestry | 10.2 |
| energy and water | 0.9 |
| manufacturing | 14.1 |
| construction | 8.2 |
| services | 22.4 |
| transport and communications | 4.5 |
| finance | 11.8 |
| public sector | 22.7 |
| others | 5.1 |
| Sundry statistics 2001: | % |
| In-migrants 1991-2001 | 10.2 |
| Visible minorities | 0.7 |
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