Lone Parent Households in England and Wales, Census 2001

Office for National Statistics data defines and counts lone-parent households with dependent children from the 2001 Census. The dataset provides counts at multiple geographic levels, including Output Areas, LSOAs, MSOAs, Wards, Local Authority Districts, Government Office Regions, and national totals for England and Wales. It was published by Neighbourhood Statistics.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic distribution of lone-parent families based on the described census geography levels.
• Analyzing correlations between lone-parent households and other socio-economic indicators at the small-area level.
• Tracking changes in family structure over time when compared with subsequent census data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative national Census of 2001.
• Geographic coverage includes England and Wales at seven nested administrative levels.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single point in time (2001), limiting analysis of trends.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Survey (census)

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:25.785897; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales