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16.06.2023 - 15:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
At least 33,000 people in Manchester were not counted in the latest census, the council has claimed. According to the 2021 census, the city's population stood at 551,944 when the national data gathering exercise last took place.
However, Manchester council's own calculations come to 588,277. The town hall is now concerned that this 'significant undercount' could affect funding.
The government says population data is just one factor which influences how much money councils get. But the local authority is using its own forecasting to fill in the gaps identified in the census which is carried out every 10 years.
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The council suspects that the census missed build apartment blocks, hidden houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and some student accommodation. The town hall has also said that some households may have been missed because the 2021 census was 'mostly digital' – although paper copies were available.
According to a council report, the residents who are most likely to be missing are aged 18 to 49, with a mix of young professionals and international students in the inner city, and young to middle-aged adults including students in HMOs, some with young children. Those missing from digitally excluded areas could be any age, but are more likely to be aged under 40 or over 65, the report said.
A higher-than-average proportion of those missing are likely to be Black, Asian and minority ethnic residents based on their age and the areas of the city that they are missing from, the economy scrutiny committee report claims. The council's claims correlate with the fall - or low rise - in 18 to 49-year-olds since the last census in 2021, according to the
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