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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Migration origins and destinations between local authorities in Wales (and also UK countries) by period of change, age group and gender
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[Collapse]DestinationThis covers Wales, its local authorities and other countries in the UK from 2011-2012, but only Wales, its local authorities and England prior to 2011-2012. [Filtered]
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[Collapse]OriginThis covers Wales, its local authorities and other countries in the UK from 2011-2012, but only Wales, its local authorities and England prior to 2011-2012. [Filtered]
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[Collapse]Age groupCovers age groups of 0-15, 16-24, 35-44, 45-64 and 65+[Filter]
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[Collapse]GenderData are available split by gender for 2011-2012 onwards only, prior to that data are only available for persons.[Filter]
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Gender 1
PeriodTime period running from 30 June in the first year to 30 June in the following year.[Filter]
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[Collapse]Aged 0 to 15[Collapse]Aged 16 to 24[Collapse]Aged 25 to 44[Collapse]Aged 45 to 64[Collapse]Aged over 65
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2001 to 2002.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,900.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,780.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,230.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,020.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,84052,770
2002 to 2003.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,280.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,510.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15,500.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4,980.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,78051,040
2003 to 2004.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,060.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,550.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15,570.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,320.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,93051,440
2004 to 2005.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,240.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22,300.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,480.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,110.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,67052,820
2005 to 2006.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,210.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable22,360.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,840.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,330.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,76053,510
2006 to 2007.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,990.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,920.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,720.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,710.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,27053,610
2007 to 2008.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,010.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,430.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,840.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,420.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,73052,430
2008 to 2009.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,240.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable21,910.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable17,590.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,220.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,51053,470
2009 to 2010.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,130.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,350.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,920.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,450.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3,06051,880
2010 to 2011.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6,170.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable20,950.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable16,940.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5,550.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2,98052,620
2011 to 20123,1702,9206,1008,89011,10019,9909,3208,21017,5303,1402,7105,8501,3901,8503,24052,700
2012 to 20133,0302,8405,8709,55011,69021,2408,9608,28017,2403,0202,7505,7701,5501,9703,52053,640
2013 to 20143,0002,8505,8509,60012,14021,7509,1708,24017,4103,2802,9306,2001,7402,2804,02055,230
2014 to 20152,8202,6105,43010,14012,15022,2808,9007,99016,9003,1802,8506,0201,7302,2103,93054,570

Metadata

Title

Internal migration flows between Welsh local authorities and also flows to or from other parts of the UK

Last update

23 June 2016 23 June 2016

Next update

June 2017

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Internal migration statistics, Office for National Statistics

Contact email

stats.popcensus@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

United Kingdom

Languages covered

English only

General description

This dataset contains information from the Office for National Statistics internal migration data for Wales, showing the origin and destination of each migration flow by gender and broad age group between each of the local authorities in Wales and also the UK countries.
Data for flows to and from Scotland Northern Ireland (and hence the UK as whole) prior to 2011-2012 are not available on this origin-destination basis, although from 2011-2012, the whole of the UK is covered. Data are available split by gender for 2011-2012 onwards only, prior to that data are only available for persons.
Note that data for Wales as a whole will not be the sum of individual local authority data as moves between local authorities within Wales will not contribute to the flows into or out of Wales.

Data collection and calculation

Internal migration refers to the flows of people within the UK. The data presented represent the movements between each Welsh local authority and also the countries of the UK on an origin-destination basis. Note that moves within a single local authority are excluded, as are international moves into or out of the UK.
Each Health Board/Health Authority holds a register of patients registered with its GPs, called the Patient Register (PR). Combining every PR in England and Wales and comparing with the register from the previous year identifies people who have changed their postcode. Further as part of the Office for National Statistics’ programme to improve population and migration estimates, data on the term time address of students from the Higher Education Statistics Agency has been used to improve the estimation of student migration within England and Wales. Moves to Scotland and Northern Ireland are included using details from the central NHS register and Northern Irish health card records.
Note that data are independently rounded to the nearest ten and may not add or subtract exactly. Further data for Wales will not be the sum of individual local authority data as moves between local authorities within Wales will not contribute to the flows into or out of Wales.
For further information please see weblinks.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are published annually, and included here from 2001-2002, with each period's data covering the change from 30 June in the prior year to 30 June in the latter year.

Users, uses and context

Internal migration statistics have a range of uses across the public sector and beyond. For example the Office for National Statistics uses them in population estimates and projections, while wider central government use them to inform policy-making and resource allocation to local authorities, who in turn use the statistics to help estimate the demands on their services – for example, the number of school places required.
Additional users include health bodies who use them to help forecast requirements for health services, particularly for maternity and geriatric services and other providers of service across the public and private sectors such as registered social landlords and housing associations, developers and utility companies, who may use internal migration statistics to predict demand for their respective services in their area.
Other users include academia, who use the data for research and the media may use the statistics to inform articles and debate on migration and related topics.

Rounding applied

Data are independently rounded to the nearest ten and may not add exactly. Where data is shown is zero, this relates to a flow that has been rounded down to zero as opposed to no flow at all, which is shown as a not applicable missing value.

Revisions information

Data for earlier years have been revised to take account of the results of the 2011 Census and the student adjustment made in 2010 which is referred to in some of the documents available via the weblinks.

Statistical quality

See weblinks.

Keywords

Internal migration; migration; flows; origin; destination

Name

POPU5025