the North East Government Region

Created: 1994  

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

We know of no alternate names.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DURHAM Modern (post 1974) County 1996 01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHUMBERLAND Modern (post 1974) County 1996 01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TYNE AND WEAR Met.C Modern (post 1974) County 1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ALNWICK District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BERWICK UPON TWEED District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BLYTH VALLEY District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CASTLE MORPETH District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CHESTER LE STREET District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COUNTY DURHAM UA District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2009   Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
DARLINGTON UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DERWENTSIDE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DURHAM District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EASINGTON District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GATESHEAD District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HARTLEPOOL UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
MIDDLESBROUGH UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH TYNESIDE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTHUMBERLAND UA District/Unitary Authority 01 Apr 2009   Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SEDGEFIELD District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SOUTH TYNESIDE District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
STOCKTON ON TEES UA District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
SUNDERLAND District/Unitary Authority     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TEESDALE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
TYNEDALE District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WANSBECK District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEAR VALLEY District/Unitary Authority   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
DARLINGTON Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
DURHAM Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
HARTLEPOOL AND STOCKTON ON TEES Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
NORTHUMBERLAND Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SOUTH TEESSIDE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
SUNDERLAND Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)
TYNESIDE Nuts Unit Level 3     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (NUTS, level 3 (January 2018) Boundaries UK)

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1994   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of the North East Government Region

If the boundaries of the Government Region changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the North East (Government Region) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10102741

Date accessed: 08th November 2025