2011 Census Maps (England and Wales)

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People who are forced out by gentrification have to move somewhere, don't they.

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Remember that all the 'Christian' and 'No Religion' categories measure* is the importance of the word 'Christian' as a point of identity (the difference in practice between about 80% of people who answered the former and 80% the latter is pretty tiny; vaguely culturally Christian but not really exactly religious or anything being the absolute mainstream). It matters more to Catholics because they aren't entirely mainstream yet, thus consistently higher rates of the 'Christian' answer wherever large numbers are found.

*At this level anyway; there's the possibility of more 'useful' patterns at a local level in some places.

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Anyways, I was trying to remember the answers I put on my form, and can't remember this one. I might have answered accurately (Christian), but may also have skipped the question - as you were 'allowed' to do - on a point of principle. Genuinely don't remember. I also can't remember which Welsh language skill I randomly ticked; there wasn't an option for 'some knowledge, but not much', you had to choose between a set of absolutes, so decided for a 'representative' answer.

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Why the high concentration north of Cardiff (I suppose those are valleys, given their elongated shapes)?

Yes. That is odd. High rates in Wales generally are a little... odd.

Less Taigs?

It was true of the last census as well; no one came up with a good explanation then, and I've yet to see one this time round. At a guess, though, it's one of those paradoxical things: because Wales has a history of mass religious fervour - with some traces that lasted until very recently in places - that England lacks, someone who's basically culturally Christian but isn't really religious is maybe likely to associate 'Christian' with their Sabbath-observing, Chapel-going Nan, and therefore be less likely to describe themselves as such when running through a census form.

In terms of patterns within Wales, the historically dominant denominations in the Valleys (Baptists and Independents - that is, Congregationalists. Edit: Baptists further east, Independents further west. Mostly) had a particularly stark decline in terms of active membership and all that from 1920 onwards, much more so than the Presbyterian Church of Wales up here or the CiW (which, in complete contrast, had a pretty good Twentieth Century).

But then there are weird things in England as well. I draw attention to the differences between the two great strongholds of 19th century Methodism, Co. Durham and Cornwall.

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Well, the Muslim map or more or less a map of urban areas (+ Bangor, I suppose it's related to the university).

I suspect that the Ysbyty Gwynedd is more of a factor than the University. In fact, I know it is...

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The map on the right is quite telling.

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The map on the right is quite telling.

On the degree map or the no qualifications map?

Well, both are obviously, but I was thinking of the no qualifications one in particular.

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The huge increase in Deudraeth RD (just south of Ffestiniog) is because of Trawsfynydd. Note that poor Ffestiniog itself still lost people, despite all the civil engineering projects in the area.

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Are you sure Llangefni's right? Though it grew a lot in the 50s.

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For those that don't know Wales that well, the fast growing district north of Newport is Cwmbran.

Are you sure Llangefni's right? Though it grew a lot in the 50s.

You're right. I coloured it the bottom not the top colour. Fixed.

Basically it's the movement of the rural poor into market towns. Lots of new estates were built; I think the town was majority council housing for a while (actually have the figures written down somewhere, but not here).