The following pages give basic information on the demographic characteristics of Cambridge. It is intended to be a starting point for researchers, policy makers, commerce and industry in their search for information about the City.
More detailed information is also available on request.
County Research Group 1999. The fundamental reason for the difference between the ONS and Cambridgeshire County Council estimates is that ONS assume a very high net migration into Cambridge City, with a considerable amount attributed to international migration. As international migration figures are only available at a national level from a sample survey the County Council have not estimated separately for this, particularly as the evidence for 1981-91 shows that net international migration was low.