Season’s Greetings from the Warwickshire Observatory

Season’s Greetings from all of the team at the Warwickshire Observatory. We hope you re-visit our Blog in the New Year, and we will also be publishing our next Observatory Newsletter in January.  Merry Christmas!

2011 Census – One month to go!

Plans are now well under way for the forthcoming Census Day, which takes place on Sunday 27th March 2011. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will be sending out questionnaires for around 25 million households to complete, asking about work, health, national identity, citizenship, ethnic background, education, second homes, language, marital status and so on. [...]

Census 2011 – Census Talk

The Office for National Statistics have published the latest edition of Census Talk. Published quarterly, it features the latest news and information about the preparations and plans for the 2011 Census in England and Wales. The Autumn edition of Census Talk launches with less than four months to go before census day, 27 March 2011. [...]

Warwickshire Quarterly Economic Review

The latest Quarterly Economic Review (March 2010) has just been published. Click on the link for details of the latest claimant count for Warwickshire, Regional Skills Assessment, Chancellor’s Budget Report, and local economic news. Warwickshire Quarterly Economic Review

Latest Population Trends published

The Office for National Statistics have just published the latest edition of Population Trends. Issue 138 is available through the following link; http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=6303 The latest report contains articles on 2011 Output Geographies, Census 2011 Address Registers, Estimating the Veteran population in England, and an analysis of people in their 20′s & 30′s living with parents. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/dec/08/young-adults-living-parental-home-ons

Improvements to the mid 2008 Population Estimates

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a programme of engagement on improvements to the mid-2008 population estimates.  For further details please follow the link to the ONS website;  http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/methodology-and-quality/imps/mig-stats-improve-prog/comm-stakeholders/improvements-to-the-mid-2008-population-estimates/index.html Closing dates for comments is the 18th January 2010.  Population estimates for mid 2008 will be released in May 2010.

ONS Consultation – 2008-based Sub-national Population Projections

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched the consultation for the 2008-based Sub-national Population Projections. For further details please visit the consultation page of the National Statistics website at  http://www.ons.gov.uk/about/consultations/open-consultations/index.html The closing date for responses is the 18th January 2010

New resource for Housing data launched by JRF

A newly launched website provides analysis of key housing and neighbourhoods trends across the UK. It has been developed as part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s ‘Housing and Neighbourhoods Monitor’ project. It brings together the facts on housing and neighbourhoods trends across the UK, provides charts and maps of key indicators and enables comparisons between [...]

Association of Regional Observatories Newsletter

   This quarterly bulletin from the Association of regional Observatories  (ARO) provides an insight into the work of the Association, and its members, with details of publications, forthcoming events and future research plans.  http://www.regionalobservatories.org.uk/reading-room/

LGA Monthly Analysis and Research Bulletin

The LGA’s monthly round up of new research and analysis has just been published. http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=1094975