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The Equalities 2023 Interactive District Report has been updated to include the latest information available as of May 2023, and is now available to download in the Equality & Diversity section of the Inform website. It provides data, trends and mapping of the population at district, regional and national levels by the nine protected characteristics as set out in the Equality Act 2010 .

Gloucestershire County Council recently commissioned OCSI to produce a profile for each Parish in the county. The parish profiles cover topics including population, health, economy and community safety.

A Joint Strategic Needs Assessment looks at the current and future health and care needs of local populations.

Gloucestershire ‘INFORM’ has hosted our JSNA since 2012 with a wealth of information on our population demographics and assets, our economy, environment, the health and wellbeing of Gloucestershire residents and service users, in addition to information on health and social care service use and needs.

A report using the latest mid-2021 population estimates data has been uploaded on the population section of Inform here. It summarises the mid-2021 key population statistics, including population totals and composition, median age and population density. The population of Gloucestershire was estimated to be 646,627 and the England and Wales population was estimated to be 59,641,829 in 2021. 

UPDATED MARCH 2023. The cost of living  dashboard aims to help  build an understanding of the current financial pressures on Gloucestershire’s residents. It brings together
a range of indicators about employment and income, household costs, including energy and food prices, and assistance schemes.

The dashboard can be found here

The Population Analysis of Protected Characteristics has been updated to include the latest information available as of March 2023, and is now available to download in the Equality & Diversity section of the Inform website. It provides an overview of the population of Gloucestershire by nine protected characteristics as set out in the Equality Act 2010.

Young people from schools, sixth forms and further education colleges took part in the survey and said what they think about a range of issues - from healthy eating, physical activity and living well to their experiences at school and how safe they feel. The headline results of the survey along with deep dive reports all can be found here.

The annual report from the Director of Public Health is available here, this years report focuses on social connections

The Office for National Statistics has published data about health, deprivation and disability from the 2021 Census.

This data can be found here.

The 2021 Mid-Year Population Estimates at district and county level have been published by the Office for National Statistics. The population of Gloucestershire was estimated to be around 646,627 in Mid 2021. The estimates for Gloucestershire and its districts can be found here.

Please note the estimates for 2021 are not comparable with estimates for 2012-2020. This is because the 2021 estimates are based on the 2021 Census. Over the coming months the population estimates for 2012-2020 will be revised to increase coherence between the census and mid year estimates.

The Office for National Statistics has published data about education from the 2021 Census.

This data can be found here.

The Office for National Statistics has published data about sexual orientation and gender identity from the 2021 Census.

This data can be found here.