Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

1. IntroductionTable 1.1 Population change in the City 2001-2021Date Population Change % change2001 203,3292006 214,727 11,398 5.61%2011 214,658 -69 -0.03%2016 218,438 3,780 1.76%2021 221,033 2,595 1.19%TOTAL 17,704 8.71%Source: Greater London AuthorityThe table indicates an increase in population over the period. Overall the population is projected toreach 221,033 by 2021, an increase of 8.71% over 20 years.It is also worth looking briefly at projected changes in age structure. The table below shows theabove figures broken down into different age bands.Table 1.2 Populations projections by ageAge band 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021Change(2001-2021)%changefrom20010-19 34,446 36,524 38,243 39,676 40,125 5,679 16.5%20-29 47,231 42,620 38,459 38,545 38,656 -8,575 -18.2%30-44 56,468 69,485 70,901 70,240 69,354 12,886 22.8%45-49 10,652 12,723 14,417 15,487 16,005 5,353 50.3%50-54 11,926 10,631 11,793 13,182 13,896 1,970 16.5%55-59 9,952 11,100 9,890 10,871 11,893 1,941 19.5%60-64 8,034 8,361 8,816 8,148 8,852 818 10.2%65-69 7,037 6,509 6,479 6,930 6,491 -546 -7.8%70-74 6,226 5,614 5,104 5,182 5,554 -672 -10.8%75-79 4,982 4,797 4,308 4,056 4,161 -821 -16.5%80-84 3,379 3,509 3,376 3,156 3,047 -332 -9.8%85+ 2,996 2,853 2,871 2,967 2,999 3 0.1%ALL AGES 203,329 214,727 214,658 218,438 221,033 17,704 8.7%Source: Greater London AuthorityThe overall results can be summarised as:1. The 0-19 age group shows an increase to 2021 of 5,679 persons (16.5%).2. The 20-29 age group shows a decrease of 8,575 persons (-18.2%). This group is of interestas many new households will come from this segment of the population.PAGE 19