[45] The new borough in 1974 also saw its boundaries enlarged, gaining other areas which had been included in the designated area of the New Town as well as the area north of the town including Gatwick Airport, which had previously been in Surrey. [154] The Surrey and Sussex was judged as "weak" by the Healthcare Commission in 2008,[155] however in 2015 both the hospital[156] and the Surrey and Sussex Trust[157] were rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 94 55 We are working to update the tool and we appreciate your patience. Every local authority area of England is shown as a dot on a chart, with the legend running from the largest percentage decrease to the highest percentage increase in population. 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[82], The Corporation stipulated that several manufacturing industries should be developed, rather than allowing one sector or firm to dominate. Crawley has a total of 1,682 people and of those residents there are 843 males and 839 females. 0000038813 00000 n )I2(2HiIiI|j|JkGl"EvCvEMCMEMCMEMCMEMCME"C"EsC5U33 nrcgggvF:c!oENx{ 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]. News View More India's population has more than tripled in the six decades following Partition, from 361 million (36.1 crore) people in the 1951 census to more than 1.2 billion (120 crore) in 2011. [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). A drawing of a football pitch is displayed. Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (.e.g for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy'). 0000002964 00000 n Use our interactive map to find out what peoples lives are like across England and Wales. 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). The map now highlights the areas with the largest increases in children aged under 15 years. 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. [195] In March 2008 the centre was named as a training site for the 2012 Olympics in London. The sex ratio was 99.3 males to every 100 females. Crawley developed slowly as a market town from the 13th century, serving the surrounding villages in the Weald. In 2021, 42.6% of people in Crawley described themselves as Christian (down from 54.2%), while 9.7% described themselves as Muslim (up from 7.2% the decade before). [32] The 5,920 acres (2,396ha) of land set aside for the new town were split across the county borders between East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey. [218] In September 2008 Johnston Press launched a new weekly broadsheet newspaper called the Crawley Times based on the companies paper produced in Horsham, the West Sussex County Times. (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. [167], A line to Horsham, now part of the Arun Valley Line, was opened on 14 February 1848. [35], A new plan was put forward by West Sussex County Council in 1961. The rate of social renting in Crawley fell from 23.9% to 22.9%, while the rate of home ownership decreased from 59.0% to 55.7%. Ethnicity Overall, 'white' is the majority ethnic group in both rural and urban areas, however urban areas are more ethnically diverse than rural areas. 0000060521 00000 n The shield bears nine martlets representing both the county of Sussex and the new town's original nine neighbourhoods. Across the South East, the percentage of people from the "Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh" ethnic group increased from 5.2% to 7.0%, while across England the percentage increased from 7.8% to 9.6%. In 1978 there were 105 such firms, employing nearly 20,000 people. These communities consist of diverse ethnic origins, with different religions, languages and cultural values. Compare life expectancy by area. 0000006943 00000 n )[197] Crawley's earliest cinema, the Imperial Picture House on Brighton Road, lasted from 1909 until the 1940s; the Embassy Cinema on the High Street (opened in 1938) replaced it. [147] Robinson Road, previously named Church Road, had been at the heart of the old Crawley: a century before its demolition, its buildings included two chapels, a school, a hospital and a post office. 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. [17] The original building has become the George Hotel, with conference facilities and 84bedrooms; it retains many period features including an iron fireback. In 2021, the urban population of Crawley was approximately 106,244 or 100%, while the rural population was around 353 or 0%. Its location on the main road from London to Brighton brought passing trade, which encouraged the development of coaching inns. [82] The rapid growth of Gatwick Airport provided opportunities for businesses in the aviation, transport, warehousing and distribution industries. [}VVJ1xs>N!E7S8n, V8~(D]bf|iNIv~?ytJ\b:w]6/|W9Wv~5!xQTEh-J B' The proportion of Crawley residents who were not disabled increased from 81.9% to 83.2%. h=]-*hA`J,,,ilv4z}ZTAa*KN The percentage of adults in Crawley that had divorced or dissolved a civil partnership increased from 9.3% to 9.4%. The population reached 4,433 in 1901, compared to 1,357 a century earlier. The nearby communities of Ifield, Pound Hill and Three Bridges were absorbed into the new town at various stages in its development. [117], While most of the jobs created in the new town's early years were in manufacturing, the tertiary sector developed strongly from the 1960s. Split by gender, a girl born today in Crawley has a life expectancy of 84 years, and a boy has a life expectancy of 80 years. Tower Hamlets in London has become the most densely populated local authority area in England (overtaking Islington) with the equivalent of around 112 people per pitch. 1411 0 obj <>stream Source: UK Office for National Statistics (web). The median average age of someone in Crawley was 37.1 years in 2019. [109], Since the Second World War, unemployment in Crawley has been low: the rate was 1.47% of the working-age population in 2003. 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. Brighton and Hove saw the South East's next largest increase in the percentage of people aged 16 years and over and in employment who said they usually worked 15 hours or less per week (from 11.1% in 2011 to 13.2% in 2021). [36] Later, a fourth campus, in Southgate, was added to the plans. 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. [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. 0000001704 00000 n A station was provided next to Crawley High Street from that date. endstream endobj 105 0 obj <> endobj 106 0 obj <> endobj 107 0 obj <>stream This was about 12% of all the recorded Crawley's in USA. Its large industrial area supports manufacturing and service companies, many of them connected with the airport. [152] The South East Coast Ambulance Service is responsible for ambulance and paramedic services.[153]. Alternatively the town is also well served by BBC South East & ITV Meridian on the Heathfield transmitter andFreesat. Between 2016 and 2019, the white population declined from 197,845,666 . The percentage point change is also used to show the difference between the 2011 and 2021 percentages. There is also a primary / secondary School called The Gatwick School, which is a Free School that opened in 2014. In the 1960s and 1970s, large branches of Tesco, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer were opened (the Tesco superstore was the largest in Britain at the time). [26] In 1898 more than 700 people were employed at the site. 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. ` y [33] The neighbourhoods would consist mainly of three-bedroom family homes, with a number of smaller and larger properties. A chart shows the population rankings of local authority areas for total population size in England in 2011 and 2021. [224] From March 2009, BBC Southern Counties Radio became BBC Sussex on 104.5FM & BBC Surrey on 104FM. [41] Development of another neighbourhood began in 2012 on the western side of Crawley in the Horsham district, named Kilnwood Vale. census.customerservices@ons.gov.uk Further expansion at Bewbush was begun in 1974, although development there was slow. 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. [200], Each neighbourhood has self-contained recreational areas, and there are other larger parks throughout the town. The largest religious group in Crawley is Christians who account for 43% of the population. The Hispanic population includes people from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds. [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. This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew. [101] Crawley MP Henry Smith stated that Crawley "is home to perhaps the largest Chagossian population in the world". The population of Crawley is 118,580 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. 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. Those respondents who were on furlough because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were asked to classify themselves as "temporarily away from work" to ensure they remained in the economically active population. [4], In May 1946, the New Towns Act of 1946 identified Crawley as a suitable location for a New Town;[2] but it was not officially designated as such until 9 January 1947. 0000033661 00000 n [113] In 1949, 1,529 people worked in manufacturing: the main industries were light and precision engineering and aircraft repair. [10], Although Crawley itself is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086,[11] the nearby settlements of Ifield and Worth are recorded. 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. [183] As of the 2019/2020 season, Crawley Town play in League Two, the fourth tier of league football in England. This may have influenced how people perceived and managed their provision of unpaid care, and therefore may have affected how people chose to respond. [27], There was a major expansion in house building in the late 19th century. 0000003194 00000 n 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. The council is elected in thirds.[51]. 0000059818 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n English is spoken as the main language by 84.3% of people in Crawley, and spoken either well or very well by 13% of the population. In England as a whole, the gender ratio was 96 males to every 100 females in 2021. [160], The provision of public services was made in co-operation with the local authorities as the town grew in the 1950s and 1960s. A court challenge to the designation order meant that plans were not officially confirmed until December 1947. 1. Due to Crawley's expansion this station is now surrounded by the town's western areas. 0000081642 00000 n [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. [185] Three other local men's teams play in the Sussex County Football League: Three Bridges F.C., Oakwood F.C. 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. 0000037791 00000 n [142] The town centre was completed by 1960, by which time Crawley was already recognised as an important regional, rather than merely local, shopping centre. Ethnic Diversity of the Hispanic Population. endstream endobj 95 0 obj <>>> endobj 96 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 595.276 841.89]/Type/Page>> endobj 97 0 obj <> endobj 98 0 obj <> endobj 99 0 obj [/Separation/New#20Colour#20Swatch/DeviceCMYK<>] endobj 100 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 197 132 0 R] endobj 101 0 obj <> endobj 102 0 obj <> endobj 103 0 obj [125 0 R] endobj 104 0 obj <>stream [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 increase in the percentage of privately-rented homes was greater in Crawley (5.3 percentage points) than in nearby Horsham (2.7 percentage points). In the latest census, around 84,900 Crawley residents said they were born in England. Many of the jobs in these industries were highly skilled. [75] Air frost is recorded on 58.2 nights at Gatwick[76] (1971-00). health, disability and unpaid care quality information. The hub of each neighbourhood is a shopping parade, community centre and church, and each has a school and recreational open spaces as well. %PDF-1.4 % Opened in 1958 as Crawley Technical College,[212] it merged with other local colleges to form the new institute in August 2005. 0000008998 00000 n However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. [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. There are areas which are not defined as neighbourhoods but which are closely associated with Crawley: At the census in 2011 the population of Crawley was recorded as 106,597. This may have influenced how people perceived and rated their health, and therefore may have affected how people chose to respond. These are age-standardised proportions. 0000004187 00000 n Pupils with special needs are educated at the two special schools in the town, each of which covers the full spectrum of needs: Manor Green Primary School and Manor Green College. Of the 3.7% of the population who have a non-Christian religion, 42.5% are Muslim and 24.7% are Hindu. [176] A second route, from Broadfield to the Langshott area of Horley, north of Gatwick Airport, was added on 27 August 2005. [15][16] The George, a timber-framed house dating from the 15thcentury, expanded to become a large coaching inn, taking over adjacent buildings. 0 is Crawley's main football team. 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. This area had a lower average (median) age than the South East as a whole in 2021 (41 years) and a lower average (median) age than England (40 years). At 11.2%, Crawley's population increase is higher than the increase for the South East (7.5%). It is said to have 13th-century origins,[20] but there has been much rebuilding (especially in the 19th century) and the oldest part remaining is the south wall of the nave, which is believed to be 14thcentury. 0000033512 00000 n The borough is the police headquarters for the West Sussex division,[149] and is itself divided into three areas for the purposes of neighbourhood policing: Crawley East, Crawley West, and Crawley Town Centre. Rainfall is lower than the English average, but higher than many other areas of the South East. -E`h@~c+,UtBp{|^}?-Mb.p The map then zooms to centre on Crawley and show neighbouring areas. The social mix is similar to the national norm: around 50% are in the ABC1 social category,[104] although this varies by ward, with just 44% in Broadfield North[105] compared to 75% in Maidenbower. Most wards are coterminous with the borough's neighbourhoods, but three neighbourhoods are divided: Broadfield, Northgate, and Pound Hill into "Pound Hill North and Forge Wood" and "Pound Hill South and Worth". In Wales, the population grew by 1.4% or 44,000 people. In Census 2021, British was moved to the top response option and this may have influenced how people described their national identity. 0000082012 00000 n In 2021, just over 4 in 10 people (44.8%) said they were married or in a registered civil partnership, compared with 46.9% in 2011. As of 2020, India gains roughly 1 million (10 lakh) inhabitants each month, putting it on course to surpass China . 0000037527 00000 n A coach station was opened by Southdown in 1931 on the A23 at County Oak, near Lowfield Heath: it was a regular stopping point for express coaches between London and towns on the Sussex coast. [207] Since the restructuring, Crawley has had 17 primary schools (including two Church of England and two Roman Catholic) and four pairs of infant and junior Schools. When this was completed in 1770, travel between the newly fashionable seaside resort and London became safer and quicker, and Crawley (located approximately halfway between the two) prospered as a coaching halt. The places that have seen the largest percentage decrease in the number of children aged under 15 years are Westminster (19.4%) and Kensington and Chelsea (17.8%) in London and Richmondshire in Yorkshire (12.3%). [199] The Moka nightclub on Station Way opened in October 2012. The local authority areas displayed on the map change form and position to create a bar chart that orders selected areas of the South East by percentage change in total population. This was a private concern until the Second World War when it was claimed by the Royal Air Force. Residents in most parts of Crawley receive their drinking water from Southern Water; areas in the north of the town around Gatwick Airport are provided by Sutton & East Surrey Water; and South East Water supplies Maidenbower. Gatwick is the nearest weather station that publishes long-term averages that give an accurate description of the climate of the Crawley area, although more recently the Met Office has also published data for its nearby weather station at Charlwood. [62] The highest point in the borough is 486 feet (148m) above sea level. [42], Following the designation as a New Town in 1947, the parish of Crawley was enlarged in 1953 to take in territory from the parishes of Slaugham and Worth. 0000003671 00000 n 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. 0000030817 00000 n 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. 0000004785 00000 n The most Crawley families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. 5,331 or 4% of the Crawley population are black according to the latest 2021 census. [179] It was used during the Second World War as an RAF base, and returned to civil use in 1946. [4][8], In the 5thcentury, Saxon settlers named the area Crow's Leahmeaning a crow-infested clearing, or Crow's Wood. &_T}_?o\u}7o!|,~c^G|,SxIm7kw~U}Fu [82][113], Industrial development had to take place relatively soon after the new town was established because part of the corporation's remit was to move people and jobs out of an overcrowded and war-damaged London. During the same period, the regional percentage fell from 21.0% to 20.6%. This share has steadily increased over the past two decades and is up from 12.8% in 2018. This population pyramid shows the population of males and females in each five-year age group at the time of the 2011 Census.The largest age group in the South East back then was those aged 45 to 49 years. The largest population increases in the South East have been seen in Dartford and Milton Keynes, where the populations have grown by 20.0% and 15.3%, respectively. Age-standardised proportions are used throughout this section. Supporting information | Released 2 November 2022. When it comes to nonwhite racial and ethnic groups, the 2020 census gives us one picture for the nation. Contents: Subdivision. 0000014998 00000 n [209] [182], Crawley Town F.C. [82] Major schemes during that period included premises for the Westminster Bank British Caledonian and The Office of the Paymaster-General. 0000001889 00000 n Both weather stations are about 3 miles north of Crawley town centre and at similar altitudes. [128][129], British Airways took over British Caledonian's former headquarters near the Manor Royal estate, renamed it "Astral Towers" and based its British Airways Holidays and Air Miles divisions there. [196], Crawley Development Corporation made little provision for the arts in the plans for the new town, and a proposed arts venue in the town centre was never built. Contents: Settlements The population of all built-up areas in South East England with 500 inhabitants or more. A second terminal, the North Terminal, was built in 1988. Built to replace a steeplechase course at Waddon near Croydon in Surrey, it was used for both steeplechase and flat racing, and held the Grand National during the years of the First World War. [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. We have not included topics that were new for Census 2021 or where there is no comparability with the 2011 Census. By 1971 Crawley had a population of 67,000. In Crawley, the population size has increased by 11.2%, from around 106,600 in 2011 to 118,500 in 2021. The 1949 master plan had allowed for 50,000 people, but this was amended to 55,000 in 1956 after the Development Corporation had successfully resisted pressure from the Minister for Town and Country Planning to accommodate 60,000. Laura Moffatt, a member of the Labour Party, was the MP for Crawley from 1997 to 2010; she was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson. [221] The station, now owned by Global Radio, broadcasts as Heart South from Brighton, with the studios in Kelvin Way in Crawley closed in August 2010. He announced his discovery in an 1825 scientific paper, giving the creature the name Iguanodon. 2.2% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.4% spoke no English at all. Percentages and percentage point changes have been individually rounded to one decimal place. Crawley has a Muslim population of 11,521 which is 9.7% of the population. Crawley Hospital in West Green is operated by West Sussex Primary Care Trust. Prevalence rankings and diffusion score. [6] Goffs Parknow a recreational area in the south of the townwas the site of two late Iron Age furnaces. The population development in Crawley as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images). The end of the motorway at Pease Pottage is Junction 11. There were proposals to close the airport in the late 1940s, but in 1950 the government announced that it was to be developed as London's second airport. CR/1998/0039/OUT", "Surrey Constabulary Part 3: Policing Change 19511975. Population growth was higher in Crawley than across the South East Percentage population change, Crawley and surrounding areas, 2011 Census to Census 2021 . The articles have been written and semi-automated by our data journalists and are a new publishing format for the Office for National Statistics. 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. No population figures (and the actual area) are provided for parishes smaller than output areas. There has been an increase of 16.6% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 9.5% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and an increase of 13.0% in children aged under 15 years. H\j0E Architect Thomas Bennett was appointed chairman of Crawley Development Corporation. 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. 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). In 2021, just under 1 in 10 people (9.8%) were identified as being disabled and limited a little, compared with 10.0% in 2011. [114] The Broadwalk and its 23 shops were built in 1954, followed by the Queen's Square complex and surrounding streets in the mid-1950s.

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