The page gives access to the 2021 London Output Area Classification (2021 LOAC), a new free and open source geodemographic classification for London. Based on 2021 census data it uses nearly 70 measures to classify each of more than 26,000 output areas in London within a hierarchical structure. Here we present a lookup table of the LOAC, descriptions of the 7...

The Mayor of London committed to developing a London Wellbeing and Sustainability Measure in his 2021 manifesto. This was to help measure London’s success as a place to live and work for all its residents. It would counteract the fact that, for years, London’s success has been mostly measured only in terms of its material wealth.  After a comprehensive and thorough development...

The Mayor of London committed to developing a London Wellbeing and Sustainability Measure in his 2021 manifesto. This was to help measure London’s success as a place to live and work for all its residents. It would counteract the fact that, for years, London’s success has been mostly measured only in terms of its material wealth.  GLA City Intelligence led the...

The 2021 London Output Area Classification (LOAC) has been created by the CDRC and published on 2 October 2023. Data and supporting information are on the datastore here. This page gives access to the OLD 2011 London Output Area Classification (LOAC), an open source geospatial classification, using a combination of over 60 variables from the 2011 Census to classify every...

At the April 2023 meeting of the Population Statistics User Group, the GLA Demography team presented an overview of currently available sources of population estimates for the previous decade, namely: The original ONS mid-year population estimates (including rolled-forward estimates for 2021) Experimental outputs from the ONS's Dynamic Population Model The modelled population backseries produced by...

This is a collection of presentations given by members of the GLA Demography team at external conferences and seminars. The majority of these were delivered at conferences and day meetings held by the British Society of Population Studies (BSPS). An archive of presentations from Population Statistics User Group meetings is available here.

The GLA Interim 2021-based population projections (January 2023) comprise both trend-based variant projections and housing-led scenario projections. This dataset contains the detailed methodology documentation for the model and is published alongside the population projections data to assist users in understanding the projections and identifying which set of projections is most appropriate for their needs. The projections themselves can be...

This report builds on previous work, the headline findings from The Survey of Londoners 2018-19, with new evidence from in-depth research to understand the drivers of three important social integration outcomes: belonging to London; social isolation; and perceptions of whether London is a fair city.