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CENSUS 1966
(Source—General Register Office)
Results concerning the 1966 sample Census have recently been
published and a brief summary of those relating to the London
Borough of Greenwich are given in the following tables.
The Census was held on the night 24/25th April, 1966, in
accordance with the provisions of the Census Act, 1920.
Under the heading of 'enumerated population' all persons
included in the Census were assigned to the areas where they were
enumerated on Census night irrespective of where they were permanently
resident or treated as residents for estimate purposes.
As the Census was a 10% sample, all figures appearing in the
accompanying tables must be multiplied by 10 to obtain statistics
relevant to the total population.
Investigations, however, into the completeness of the lists from
which the sample frame was selected, coupled with the resultant
response, suggest not only that these estimates could be from 2½%
to 3% too low but that under-enumeration in the Inner London
Boroughs was likely to have been substantially greater than for the
outer Boroughs. Consequently, figures published are subject to
eventual statistical evaluation by the Registrar General and, for the
time being therefore, they must be considered as of a provisional
nature.
TOTAL POPULATION
As enumerated in the Census, the number of persons totalled
22,698 which, when multiplied by 10, gives the estimated population
for Greenwich as 226,980. As this figure related to April of the
current year, for comparison with the Registrar General's mid-year
estimate, some adjustment is necessary by reason of the variation
in dates of the two estimates. On the basis of the adjusted Census
figure, viz. 231,070, the Registrar General's mid-year estimate of
231,590 is some 0.22% high.
AGE
Age distribution in Greenwich largely followed the national
pattern in that 30.7 % of persons were under 20 years of age. Some
7.7% were under 5 years, 14.3% between 5 and 15 years and 12.4%
were enumerated as being 65 years or more.
BIRTHPLACE
Of all the persons enumerated in the sample, 73.2% were
actually born within the Greater London area, 22.3% within the
remainder of the British Isles and 4.5% overseas (2.7% were born
in the Commonwealth and 1.8% in other foreign countries). Greater
London returned a figure of 9% for all persons bom abroad.