Ethnicity On the rise Below are the ethnic groups whose populations have grown most in your area between 2001 and 2011. Overall growth is expressed as a percentage change. The figures under the circles to the right indicate the number of people in these groups in each of the two years. People 2011 2001 % % % Falling Below are the ethnic groups whose populations have declined most in your area between 2001 and 2011. Overall decline is expressed as a percentage change. The figures under the circles to the right indicate the number of people in these groups in each of the two years. People 2011 2001 % % % National Across England and Wales as a whole, those identifying themselves as 'white British' fell by 7 percentage points to 80% in the 2011 census, while in London the figure was 45%. The largest of the other ethnic groups were Asian (6.8%), black (3.4%), and Chinese (0.7%). Just over 2% of people identified as mixed race - up from 1.27% in 2001.

Religion On the rise Below are the religious groups whose populations have grown most in your area between 2001 and 2011 based on answers to the voluntary question: 'What is your religion?' Overall growth is expressed as a percentage change. The figures under the circles to the right indicate the number of people in these populations in each of the two years. People 2011 2001 % % % Falling Below are the religious groups whose populations have declined most in your area between 2001 and 2011 based on answers to the voluntary question: 'What is your religion?' Overall growth is expressed as a percentage change. The figures under the circles to the right indicate the number of people in these populations in each of the two years. People 2011 2001 % % % National One of the most striking things to emerge from this census was the decline in the number of people identifying as Christian across England and Wales, which was down 13 percentage points to 59%. The number saying they had 'no religion' rose 10 points to 25%, while the Muslim population rose from 3% to 5%. The Church of England's response to the decline in the number of Christians was that England "remained a faithful nation".

Industry (men) The top three Below are the top industries employing males in the 2001 and 2011 census. We're not able to show change for an individual industry because the classifications have changed dramatically in between years. The figures indicate the number of men employed in these industries in each of the two years. 2001 2011 National Across the country as a whole, the wholesale and retail trade was the largest employer of all people aged 16 to 74, accounting for 16% (4.2 million) of employed people. This was followed by health and social work (3.3 million), education (2.6 million), and manufacturing (2.4 million).

Industry (women) The top three Below are the top industries employing females in the 2001 and 2011 census. We're not able to show change for an individual industry because the classifications have changed dramatically in between years. The figures indicate the number of men employed in these industries in each of the two years. 2001 2011 National Across the country as a whole, the wholesale and retail trade was the largest employer of all people aged 16 to 74, accounting for 16% (4.2 million) of employed people. This was followed by health and social work (3.3 million), education (2.6 million), and manufacturing (2.4 million).