Crawley's population increased by around 11,900 between the last two censuses (held in 2011 and 2021). By 1971 Crawley had a population of 67,000. H\j0E [38], By 1980, the council identified land at Maidenbower, south of the Pound Hill neighbourhood, as being suitable for another new neighbourhood, and work began in 1986. By this time, an initial plan for the development of the area had been drawn up by Anthony Minoprio. Contents: Subdivision. During the same period, the percentage in nearby Horsham increased from 11.8% to 14.5%. 0000038743 00000 n [2], The area may have been settled during the Mesolithic period: locally manufactured flints of the Horsham Culture type have been found to the southwest of the town. Between 2016 and 2019, the white population declined from 197,845,666 . Between the last two censuses, the average (median) age of Crawley increased by two years, from 35 to 37 years of age. [173] When the National Bus Company was broken up, local services were provided by the new South West division of London Country Bus Services, which later became part of the Arriva group. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Crawley grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2021, the population grew by . The median average age of someone in Crawley was 37.1 years in 2019. Crawley is highlighted. The authority's boundaries were extended in 1983 to accommodate the Bewbush and Broadfield neighbourhoods. Male and female populations - GOV.UK Ethnicity facts and figures )I2(2HiIiI|j|JkGl"EvCvEMCMEMCMEMCMEMCME"C"EsC5U33 nrcgggvF:c!oENx{ Crawley Ethnic Minority Partnership - CEMP - Mission Statement This means they may not sum exactly. No data is available for 1971 to 2000, but given increases at comparable sites nearby, annual averages are likely to be over 1,600 hours. A map of England appears, highlighting the areas with the largest increases in people aged 65 years and over. Crawley Name Meaning & Crawley Family History at Ancestry.com [196], Crawley Development Corporation made little provision for the arts in the plans for the new town, and a proposed arts venue in the town centre was never built. How life has changed in Crawley: Census 2021 94 0 obj <> endobj 0000009323 00000 n Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (.e.g for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy'). India's population has more than tripled in the six decades following Partition, from 361 million (36.1 crore) people in the 1951 census to more than 1.2 billion (120 crore) in 2011. That is, Latino or Hispanic residents . Those respondents who were on furlough because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were asked to classify themselves as "temporarily away from work" to ensure they remained in the economically active population. Crawley (District, United Kingdom) with population . Voting and Registration - Census.gov Compare life expectancy by area. In 2021, 45.4% of Crawley residents described their health as "very good", increasing from 43.2% in 2011. (The name derives from a local corruption of the word "heath", which came to refer specifically to the expanse of wooded land, south of the town centre, in which the theatre was built. These communities consist of diverse ethnic origins, with different religions, languages and cultural values. In 1958 the companies reached an agreement which allowed them both to provide services in all parts of the town. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. 0000015588 00000 n 10% are Asian and 4% are Black. Households received a letter with an access code allowing them to complete the census online on 21 March 2021. Residents in most parts of Crawley receive their drinking water from Southern Water; areas in the north of the town around Gatwick Airport are provided by Sutton & East Surrey Water; and South East Water supplies Maidenbower. 0000003043 00000 n Explanation: For Scotland, the 2021 figures refer to mid-2021 population estimates. The first railway line in the area was the Brighton Main Line, which opened as far as Haywards Heath on 12 July 1841 and reached Brighton on 21 September 1841. Asian people were the largest minority group in Crawley accounting for 15.4% of the population. Both weather stations are about 3 miles north of Crawley town centre and at similar altitudes. [148], Policing in Crawley is provided by Sussex Police; the British Transport Police are responsible for the rail network. Neighbourhood community centres and the Tilgate Forest Recreational Centre were used for some cultural activities,[192] but it was not until 1988 that the town had a dedicated theatre and arts venue, at the Hawth Theatre. The two neighbourhoods were both larger than the original nine: together, their proposed population was 23,000. Due to the positioning of their transmitters, when broadcasting separately both stations cover Crawley stories. According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.8% of Crawley's 118,580 population, while females made up 50.2% of the total.