Households across Stratford-on-Avon will soon be asked to take part in Census2021 – the nationwide survey of housing and the population. The census has been carried out every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941 due to the Second World War.
Census day is March 21.
Information from the census will help decide how services are planned and funded in your local area. This could mean things like doctors’ surgeries, housing, schools, nursery provision for the young, care provision for the elderly, or new bus routes.
This census aims to get as many people as possible to complete the questionnaire online. Households will receive a letter with a unique access code in the post, allowing them to complete their questionnaire online. This can be done as soon as you receive the access code. Paper questionnaires will be available on request.
- The census is a survey that happens every 10 years and everyone takes part.
- The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales.
- The census is important because it gives the most detailed information we have about our society.
- Before ONS publish the statistics, they make sure that they don’t include any personal information.
- The information collected in the census remains anonymous for 100 years.
- Everyone must complete the census. Legislation made the modern census a legal obligation in 1920.
For more information, visit Census 2021
