Population
Area 1 Area Committee covers Snaresbrook and Wanstead
wards. The 2001 Census showed that Area 1's population
was:
| |
Number |
Percentage |
| Males |
10,663 |
47.7% |
| Females |
11,697 |
52.3% |
| Total |
22,360 |
|
Over the ten years between the 1991 and 2001 Census, the
population of Area 1 increased by 3.3% (708 people).
The population is predicted to continue growing. The
mid-year estimate of the population of Area 1 for 2004 was 22,673
(Source: GLA 2003).
Age
The 2001 Census showed the breakdown of the population of Area 1
in terms of age as:
| |
Number |
Percentage |
| Children (0-15 yrs) |
3,822 |
17.1% |
| Working age (16-74 yrs) |
16,442 |
73.5% |
| Older people (75 yrs +) |
2,096 |
9.4% |
Source
All data is from the 2001 Census unless otherwise stated and is
under copyright.