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Broadland District Council
Local authority area: Broadland
Broadland is a district council in Norfolk, in the East of England region of England. It covers 552.4 km² and had 133,872 residents in 2022 — about 242 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Thorpe St Andrew.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Broadland, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022133,872+6.9% since 2012
Land area552.4km²213.3 sq mi
Density242/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#234of 382 UK councils · #199 in England
Population estimates4 data points
125.2K126.6K129.5K133.9K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Broadland became a local authority area.
Elections
27 electoral wards
Census 2021: 131,711 residents in 57,757 households across the wards; 25.9% aged 65+, 77.1% of homes owned, 11.0% of households without a car.
1Sprowston East4,359 households · 24.9% aged 65+9,5292Aylsham4,077 households · 29.9% aged 65+8,9383Old Catton and Sprowston West3,806 households · 24.9% aged 65+8,4964Thorpe St Andrew North West3,399 households · 27.0% aged 65+7,3665Thorpe St Andrew South East3,056 households · 20.0% aged 65+7,1616Blofield with South Walsham2,731 households · 28.0% aged 65+6,355
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Source: Wikidata Q2116353 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.