In Crawley, the percentage of households including a couple with dependent children rose from 21.7% in 2011 to 22.7% in 2021. [77], There are 14 residential neighbourhoods,[80] each with a variety of housing types: terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, low-rise flats and bungalows. 0000006943 00000 n [202], Crawley Museum[203] is based in the town centre. Population growth and religious composition. Ethnicity Overall, 'white' is the majority ethnic group in both rural and urban areas, however urban areas are more ethnically diverse than rural areas. It did not seek to attract companies by offering financial or other incentives; instead, it set out to create the ideal conditions for industrial development to arise naturally, by providing large plots of land with room for expansion, allowing firms to build their own premises or rent ready-made buildings, and constructing a wide range of building types and sizes. 0000003925 00000 n [209] 0000038743 00000 n We are working to update the tool and we appreciate your patience. After the change to borough status a modified coat of arms, based on the original, was awarded in 1976 and presented to the council on 24 March 1977. [169], The urban area of Crawley is served by a total of three rail stations including Ifield railway station. The nearby communities of Ifield, Pound Hill and Three Bridges were absorbed into the new town at various stages in its development. The rise of 9.0 percentage points was the largest increase of all broad religious groups in Crawley. News View More [38] Crawley Development Corporation's intention was for neighbourhood shops to cater only to basic needs, and for the town centre to be used for most shopping requirements. H\0(rmvE "!o.H The population in Crawley for 2023 is 100 547. 0000053889 00000 n Using the first results from this census, we look at which places have seen the biggest increases and decreases, which areas had the largest growth in different age groups, and how local authority areas like Crawley compare with others. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. It is surrounded by towns including Horley, Redhill, Reigate, Oxted, Dorking, Horsham, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and East Grinstead. A map of England appears, highlighting the areas with the largest increases in people aged 65 years and over. Three Bridges had become the hub of transport in the area by this stage: one-quarter of its population was employed in railway jobs by 1861 (mainly at the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's railway works near the station). The map then zooms to centre on Crawley and show neighbouring areas. 0000003671 00000 n 0000060521 00000 n Compare average age by area. [41] Development of another neighbourhood began in 2012 on the western side of Crawley in the Horsham district, named Kilnwood Vale. In 2021, Crawley was home to around 18.8 people per football pitch-sized piece of land, compared with 16.9 in 2011. trailer [168] A new station was constructed slightly to the east, in conjunction with the Overline House commercial development, and replaced the original station which closed on 28 July 1968. The site consolidated manufacturing and offices in the Crawley area and the south-east of England. [25] The Longley companyone of South East England's largest building firms in the late 19th century, responsible for buildings including Christ's Hospital school and King Edward VII Sanatorium in Midhurstmoved to a site next to Crawley station in 1881. At the other end of the population density scale for England, the amount of land in Eden in Cumbria works out at around five pitches per resident. In 2021, 73.4% of people in Crawley identified their ethnic group within the "White" category (compared with 79.9% in 2011), while 4.5% identified their ethnic group within the "Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African" category (compared with 3.3% the previous decade). [201] Tilgate Park and Nature Centre has walled gardens, lakes, large areas of woodland with footpaths and bridleways, a golfing area and a collection of animals and birds. 0000030817 00000 n The most Crawley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. 0000038813 00000 n Crawley developed slowly as a market town from the 13th century, serving the surrounding villages in the Weald. Building was an important trade: 800 people were employed by building and joinery firms, and twoLongley's and Cook'swere large enough to have their own factories. The proportion of Crawley residents describing their health as "very bad" remained 1.2%, while those describing their health as "bad" fell from 4.2% to 4.0%. Of the Crawley population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.2 to 1. Read the bulletin Ethnic group, England and Wales: Census 2021. health, disability and unpaid care quality information, how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021, This chart shows the five most common countries of birth in Crawley in 2021. [110] During the boom of the 1980s the town boasted the lowest level of unemployment in the UK. The population pyramid turns into a horizontal bar chart, with bars representing the percentage change in the number of people of any sex in each five-year age group in England. [82][115], Despite the lack of direct incentives, many firms applied to move to the Manor Royal estate: it was considered such an attractive place to relocate to that the Development Corporation was able to choose between applicants to achieve the ideal mix of firms, and little advertising or promotion had to be undertaken. Across England, the proportion fell by 2.8 percentage points, from 7.2% to 4.4%. [31] By the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 Crawley had grown into a small but prosperous town, serving a wide rural area and those passing through on the A23 LondonBrighton road. 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. 0000011582 00000 n The LondonBrighton turnpike ran through the centre of Crawley, forming the High Street and Station Road. Households received a letter with an access code allowing them to complete the census online on 21 March 2021. In 1950 the town was visited by the then heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth, when she officially opened the Manor Royal industrial area. Alternatively the town is also well served by BBC South East & ITV Meridian on the Heathfield transmitter andFreesat. We have not included topics that were new for Census 2021 or where there is no comparability with the 2011 Census. [13], Crawley has three Grade I listed buildings (the parish church of St Margaret in Ifield, the parish church of St Nicholas, Worth, and the Friends Meeting House in Langley Lane, Ifield), 12 Grade II* listed buildings and 85 Grade II listed buildings. [170], Regular train services run from Crawley, and also Ifield, to London Victoria and London Bridge stations, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, Horsham, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. Nevertheless, plans dated 1961 anticipated growth to 70,000 by 1980, and by 1969 consideration was given to an eventual expansion of up to 120,000. [34] Secondary education was to be provided at campuses at Ifield Green, Three Bridges and Tilgate. Of Crawley residents aged 16 years and over, 38.4% said they had never been married or in a civil partnership in 2021, up from 34.7% in 2011. [81] Many houses have their own gardens and are set back from roads. 0000081985 00000 n [38], In 1999, plans were announced to develop the 14th neighbourhood on land at Tinsley Green to the northeast of the town; this was given the go ahead in 2011 and is officially the town's 14th neighbourhood, named Forge Wood after the ancient woodland that is enclosed within the development. 0000003043 00000 n Population growth was higher in Crawley than across the South East Percentage population change, Crawley and surrounding areas, 2011 Census to Census 2021 . 0000002812 00000 n %PDF-1.4 % The parish was significantly enlarged in 1933, when it absorbed the neighbouring parish of Ifield. 0000023907 00000 n [13] Crawley grew slowly in importance over the next few centuries, but was boosted in the 18th century by the construction of the turnpike road between London and Brighton. As of 2020, India gains roughly 1 million (10 lakh) inhabitants each month, putting it on course to surpass China . This venture, supported by local businesses, local government and SEEDA, South East England's Regional Development Agency, aims to maintain and improve the Crawley and Gatwick area's status as a region of national and international economic importance. [99][100], Many Chagossians expelled from the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean settled in Crawley in the 1960s and 1970s, and it was reported in 2016 that the town's Chagossian community numbered approximately 3,000 people. 0000055276 00000 n rounded estimates for Census 2021 and unrounded estimates from the 2011 In 2021, just over 1 in 40 people (2.6%) identified with a UK and non-UK national identity, compared with 1.1% in 2011. In 1840 there were 13 Crawley families living in Virginia. This application does not reflect Population Estimates data released on 3/30/23 for US Counties and Municipios. The figure has risen from just over 82,500 in 2011, which at the time represented 77.4% of Crawley's population. Across England, the proportion fell by 1.6 percentage points, from 9.1% to 7.5%. health, disability and unpaid care quality information. For example, in the same period, the population of the neighbouring district of Horsham grew by just 99%. xref [188] Three Bridges Cricket Club is a founding member of the Sussex Cricket League[189] and in 2018 were promoted back to the Premier Division. There are many factors that may be contributing to the changing ethnic composition of England and Wales, such as differing patterns of ageing, fertility, mortality, and migration. The number of shop units provided in the neighbourhood parades reflected this: despite the master plan making provision for at least 20 shops in each neighbourhood,[82] the number actually built ranged from 19 in the outlying Langley Green neighbourhood to just seven in West Green, close to the town centre. The population reached 4,433 in 1901, compared to 1,357 a century earlier. The icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion). [12] The first written record of Crawley dates from 1202, when a licence was issued by King John for a weekly market on Wednesdays. [49], Initially, the district (and then borough) council worked with the Commission for New Towns on many aspects of development; but in 1978 many of the commission's assets, such as housing and parks, were surrendered to the council. This proposed new neighbourhoods at Broadfield and Bewbush, both of which extended outside the administrative area of the then Urban District Council. Some services are provided by the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, including a 24-hour Urgent Treatment Centre for semi-life-threatening injuries. 0000013132 00000 n More recently, Charlwood fell to 11.2C (11.8F)[73] and Gatwick 11.1C (12.0F)[74] on 20 December 2010. A population pyramid is displayed. In Crawley, the percentage of private renting increased from 14.5% in 2011 to 19.8% in 2021. [29] In 1891, a racecourse was opened on farmland at Gatwick. The chart changes into circles located at the centre of each local authority area on a map. Both weather stations are about 3 miles north of Crawley town centre and at similar altitudes. Crawley's age structure shows the working-age population to be 79,222 which is 66.8% of the population. 0000057909 00000 n Town and non-metropolitan borough in England, The High Street, Queen's Square, Goff's Park House and the Memorial Gardens with the centre in the background, Statutory emergency fire and rescue services, the parish church of St Margaret in Ifield, "Select Committee on Transport, Local Government and the Regions: Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence. These figures include same-sex marriages and opposite-sex civil partnerships in 2021, neither of which were legally recognised in England and Wales in 2011. [213] The college also provides higher education courses in partnership with the universities at Chichester and Sussex. According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Crawley is predominantly white (73%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 27% of the population. [26] In 1898 more than 700 people were employed at the site. [63] The town has no major waterways, although a number of smaller brooks and streams are tributaries for the River Mole which rises near Gatwick Airport and flows northwards to the River Thames near Hampton Court Palace. Its street name signs do not follow the standard format of the neighbourhood signs but display only the street name. [182], Crawley Town F.C. Ethnic Diversity of the Hispanic Population. Census 2021 took place during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a period of rapid and unparalleled change; the national lockdown, associated guidance and furlough measures will have affected the labour market and our ability to measure it. [50], The borough remains part of the local two-tier arrangements, with services shared with West Sussex County Council. 0000015588 00000 n [25] An airfield was opened in 1930 on land near the racecourse. The growth in population of the new townaround 1,000% between 1951 and 2001[29]has outstripped that of most similar-sized settlements. Its advantages included flat land with no existing development; proximity to the LondonBrighton railway line, the A23 and the planned M23; space for railway sidings (which were eventually built on a much smaller scale than envisaged); and an adjacent 44-acre (18ha) site reserved for future expansion, on the other side of the railway line (again, not used for this purpose in the end). During calm, clear periods of weather this allows for some interesting temperature variations, although most of the time, when mobile westerly airstreams persist, the weather is typically Oceanic like the rest of the British Isles. The Identity Documents Bill 2010, proposed in May 2010 and passed in September 2010, authorised the destruction of all data stored for the identity card scheme brought about by the Identity Cards Act 2006.[58]. Crawley has a Muslim population of 11,521 which is 9.7% of the population. The population pyramid changes to show the number of males and females in each age group as a percentage of the total population in England. [191] However, the facilities became insufficient for the growing town, even though an annexe was opened in Bewbush in 1984. There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as a changing age structure or residents relocating for work or education. 0 The population development in Crawley as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images). The area of each circle indicates the total population. Main facts and figures according to the 2011 Census, women and girls made up 51% of the population of England and Wales, and men and boys made up 49% most ethnic groups had roughly the same. The median age is the age of the person in the middle of the group, meaning that one half of the group is younger than that person and the other half is older. [33] This proposed filling in the gaps between the villages of Crawley, Ifield and Three Bridges. [113] In 1949, 1,529 people worked in manufacturing: the main industries were light and precision engineering and aircraft repair. A rail link to London opened in 1841. In 2000, by comparison, Hispanics made up just 7.4% of U.S. eligible voters. [3], Crawley became a parish in the sixteenth century, having previously been a chapelry in the parish of Slaugham. The overall maximum stands at 36.5C (97.7F)[69] at Charlwood, set on 10 August 2003. Work also took place in the area now known as Ifield West on the western fringes of the town. [82], The Corporation stipulated that several manufacturing industries should be developed, rather than allowing one sector or firm to dominate. In 2021, the urban population of Crawley was approximately 106,244 or 100%, while the rural population was around 353 or 0%. Crawley developed slowly as a market town from the 13th century, serving the surrounding villages in the Weald. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age, [1] and was a centre of ironworking in Roman times. The median age of the male population is 40.3 and the female population is 42.1. [4] By this time, nearby settlements were more established: the Saxon church at Worth, for example, dates from between 950 and 1050AD. This connects London's orbital motorway, the M25, to the A23 at Pease Pottage, at the southern edge of Crawley's built-up area. A population pyramid is displayed. H\j0E This is over 3.5 million. 0000061197 00000 n The percentage of households including a couple without children in Crawley fell from 16.3% to 15.6%, while the percentage of households including a couple with only non-dependent children increased from 6.2% to 6.9%. The Hispanic population includes people from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds. Dartford was second, increasing 20.0%. 1. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age,[1] and was a centre of ironworking in Roman times. The percentage of people who identified their ethnic group within the "Mixed or Multiple" category increased from 2.9% in 2011 to 4.1% in 2021. 0000038929 00000 n As of the 2021 local elections, the council is run by Labour in coalition with the sole independent councillor,[52] with seats held as follows: Crawley Borough is coterminous with the parliamentary constituency of Crawley. However, again due to the southerly location of the area, with warmer air from the nearby English Channel, the snow is often temporary as low-pressure systems track north bringing in milder air; areas immediately north of London tend to have less accumulation, but lying for a longer duration. In 1958 the companies reached an agreement which allowed them both to provide services in all parts of the town. [180] It was closed between 1956 and 1958 for rebuilding. It was agreed that there would be no further expansion at Gatwick unless it became impossible to meet growth targets at London Heathrow Airport within existing pollution limits. [195] In March 2008 the centre was named as a training site for the 2012 Olympics in London. [145] The town's main bus station was redesigned, roads including the main A2220 Haslett Avenue were rerouted, and some buildings at the south end of The Martlets were demolished to accommodate the mall. This figure decreased from 7.0% in 2011. The area was joined to the railway network in the mid-19th century; and since the creation of the new town, there have been major road upgrades (including a motorway link), a guided bus transit system and the establishment of an airport which has become one of Britain's largest and busiest. 0000022377 00000 n In 2021, 35.1% of Crawley residents reported having "No religion", up from 26.0% in 2011. [159] Gas is supplied by Southern Gas Networks who own and manage the South East Local Distribution Zone. [211], Further education is provided by Central Sussex College. The largest religious group in Crawley is Christians who account for 43% of the population. The A2011, another dual-carriageway, joins the A23 in West Green and provides a link, via the A2004, to the town centre. The articles have been written and semi-automated by our data journalists and are a new publishing format for the Office for National Statistics. The Black population in the U.S. has grown by 30% since 2000, rising from 36.2 million then to 47.2 million in 2021. But Crawley has always had immigration. 0000061200 00000 n The English region with the largest population increase was the East of England, which grew by around 8.3% or 488,000 more residents. Crawley is highlighted on the bar chart along with other local authority areas in the South East. [4] The course had its own railway station on the Brighton Main Line. When district and parish councils were established under the Local Government Act 1894, Crawley was given a parish council and included in the Horsham Rural District. At the other end of the scale, Gosport has seen a fall of 0.9%. Age statistics collected by the ONS show the adult population of Crawley, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 95,033. [}VVJ1xs>N!E7S8n, V8~(D]bf|iNIv~?ytJ\b:w]6/|W9Wv~5!xQTEh-J B' 0000034027 00000 n 0000009323 00000 n [146] Changes brought about by the scheme have included 50,000 square feet (4,600m2) of additional retail space in Queen's Square and The Martlets, and a mixed-use development at the southern end of the High Street on land formerly occupied by Robinson Road (which was demolished) and Spencers Road (shortened and severed at one end). Due to the positioning of their transmitters, when broadcasting separately both stations cover Crawley stories. These articles were first published on 8 December 2022 covering topics such as demography, country of birth, ethnic groups, religion, national identity and economic activity status. [163], The Civil Aviation Authority Regulation Safety Group is in the Aviation House in Gatwick Airport in Crawley.[164]. [27], There was a major expansion in house building in the late 19th century. There are approximately 382 births each year and around 441 deaths. [72], The overall minimum for Gatwick Airport for the period from 1960 is 16.7C (1.9F), set in January 1963. [43][42] The Local Government Act 1972 led to the district being reformed as a borough in April 1974,[44] gaining a mayor for the first time. Foreign-born population. h=]-*hA`J,,,ilv4z}ZTAa*KN Telephone: +44 1329 44 4972, Rank of local authority areas for population size in England, view the full Census 2021 first results dataset, download the data used in this article (XLSX, 138KB), download data from the 2011 Census (XLSX, 265KB). In 2020, the 'white ethnic' group accounted for 96.8 per cent of the rural population, compared with 81.7 per cent in urban areas. Explanation: For Scotland, the 2021 figures refer to mid-2021 population estimates. [126] The UK headquarters of Nestl is in the Manor Royal area of Crawley. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from to . [82] The remaining land between this area and the railway line was sold for private development by 1982;[82] in 1992 a 450,000 square feet (41,800m2)[143] shopping centre named County Mall and anchored by an Owen Owen department store was opened there. [214], Crawley has three local newspapers, of which two have a long history in the area. (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. endstream endobj 1410 0 obj <>/Size 1375/Type/XRef>>stream [190], The new town's original leisure centre was in Haslett Avenue in the Three Bridges neighbourhood. [193], In 2005, Crawley Leisure Centre was closed and replaced by a new facility, the K2 Leisure Centre, on the campus of Thomas Bennett Community College near the Broadfield Stadium. The places that have seen the largest increases in the population aged under 15 years are Dartford in Kent, where the size of this age group increased by 31.8% between 2011 and 2021, and Peterborough in the East of England (23.8%).
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