SOUTHAMPTON ten years ago was quite a different place - as recent data issued by the government suggests.

This article shows the changes to the city between when the census was taken in 2011 and then in 2021.

Included are fun and interactive diagrams as well as pictures showing how the city centre and surrounding area have changed in that time.

What is the population of Southampton?

Between the last two censuses – held in 2011 and 2021 – the population of Southampton increased by 5.1 per cent, from around 236,900 in 2011 to roughly 248,900 in 2021.

The population here increased by a smaller percentage than the overall population of the South East at 7.5 per cent, and by a smaller percentage than the overall population of England which is up to 6.6 per cent.

In 2021, Southampton was home to around 35.6 people per football pitch-sized piece of land, compared with 33.9 in 2011. It is the second-most densely populated local authority area across the South East - second to Portsmouth.

We're getting older – but we're still younger than most!

In the ten years between the last two censuses, the average age of Southampton increased by two years, from 32 to 34 years of age.

This area had the joint second-lowest average age in the South East, alongside Slough and behind Oxford, and a lower median age than England which stood at 40 years.

 

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What is the employment rate in Southampton?

The percentage of people aged 16 years and over, excluding full-time students, who were employed increased from 53.4 per cent in 2011 to 54.9 per cent in 2021.

During the same period, the regional percentage fell from 59 per cent to 57.6 per cent.

The percentage of people aged 16 years and over who were unemployed, excluding full-time students, in Southampton fell from 3.9 per cent to 3 per cent, while the percentage of people aged 16 years and over who were retired decreased from 16.4 per cent to 15.5 per cent.

Southampton saw England's second-largest percentage-point fall in the share of people aged 16 years and over and in employment who said they usually worked 15 hours or less per week, falling from 11.6 per cent in 2011 to 10.5 per cent in 2021.

Across the South East, the percentage of people aged 16 years and over and in employment who said they usually worked 15 hours or less per week increased from 10.4 per cent to 11 per cent, while the percentage in Eastleigh remained close to 9.9 per cent.

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We started more families than anywhere else across the South East!

The percentage of households including a couple with dependent children increased in Southampton, while falling across the South East.

Here, the percentage of households including a couple with dependent children rose from 16.7 per cent in 2011 to 17.5 per cent in 2021.

During the same period, the regional percentage fell from 21 per cent to 20.6 per cent.

The percentage of households including a couple without children in Southampton increased from 16.6 per cent to 16.9 per cent, while the percentage of households including a couple with only non-dependent children increased from 4.7 per cent to 4.9 per cent.

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