NEW Census data has revealed how Bradford has changed over the last decade.

The 2021 Census, carried out on March 21 last year, was filled out by more than 24 million households across England and Wales.

The latest numbers show increases in the city's population, median age and average working hours.

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Between the last two censuses (held in 2011 and 2021), the population of Bradford increased by 4.6 per cent, from just under 522,500 in 2011 to around 546,400 in 2021.

The population increased by a greater percentage than the overall population of Yorkshire and The Humber (3.7 per cent).

In 2021, Bradford was home to around 10.6 people per football pitch-sized piece of land, compared with 10.2 in 2011.

It was the third-most densely populated local authority area across Yorkshire and The Humber, after Kingston upon Hull and Sheffield.

In the previous decade, the median age of Bradford increased by two years, from 34 to 36.

The area had the joint lowest median age in Yorkshire and The Humber, alongside Kingston upon Hull and Leeds.

The number of people aged 65 to 74 years rose by just over 11,000 (an increase of 31.0 per cent), while the number of residents aged four and under fell by around 5,100 (12.3 per cent decrease).

In 2021, 9.9 per cent of Bradford residents aged 16 years and over in employment said they worked 15 hours or less per week. This figure increased from 9.1 per cent in 2011.

Around one in 13 (7.7 per cent) said they worked over 49 hours per week, compared with 9.6 per cent in 2011.

The percentage of adults in employment working 31 to 48 hours per week increased from 58.2 per cent to 58.5 per cent.

Bradford saw England's joint third-largest percentage-point rise (alongside Walsall) in the share of lone-parent households (from 11.1 per cent in 2011 to 13.1 per cent in 2021).

During this period, the district went from being among the highest 30 per cent of English local authority areas based on its share of lone-parent households to being among the highest 15 per cent.

Bradford also saw Yorkshire and The Humber's largest percentage-point rise in the share of people who were economically inactive because they were looking after their family or home (from 6.1 per cent in 2011 to 8.1 per cent in 2021).