Census 2031 Topic Consultation
The Topic Consultation provides you with an opportunity to help shape Census 2031 and future population statistics. By sharing your views on what data matters to you and your organisation, you will inform the design of a census that better supports public services and policy decisions.
Detail
At the Office for National Statistics (ONS), we’d like to hear about how you use census data and your requirements for topic data from Census 2031. For each of the 13 census topic groups, we will ask about:
- the purposes you use census data for
- your requirements for Census 2031 data
- how you use census data at small geographies, to understand small populations, to make comparisons over time and across geographies
- how you compare census data with other census variables (multivariate analysis)
Similar questions are asked for new topics that may be required for Census 2031.
04 March 2026We have now published the evaluation criteria for this consultation on the ONS website
27 April 2026We have published an update on this consultation on the ONS website: