Until recently it was difficult to find out what commissioned tables were available from these censuses. ONS hold copies of all the tables published from the 2021, 2011 and 2001 censuses but they didn't publish details of these. In October 2024 they released lists of the tables available from 2001 to 2021 and since then have updated the lists periodically.
ONS lists of commissioned tables 2001,2011 and 2021
Lists for 2011 and 2021 give hyperlinks to the data. All the 2021 and 2011 tables are now on the ONS website, but some of the earlier 2011 tables haven't always been. Hence some earlier 2011 tables are hyperlinked to archived versions. Note: Each workbook includes a sheet labelled "Find Table" which originally allowed users to search tables by topic. This functionality is no longer supported.
The GLA lists below should have been superseded. But ONS don't include some 'ad hoc' 2021 commissioned tables in their list so my list can be more complete. The 2001 and 2011 ONS and GLA lists should have the same tables, except for delays in updating them. I've dated my lists below so you can see their currency.
2001 tables were never published on the ONS website but were (and are) available on request from Census.Customer.Services@ons.gov.uk We've also published most of the 2001 tables in bulk here on the Datastore.
Most 2011 tables commissioned by the Census Information Scheme (CIS) have also been put on the Datastore though this is now a little out of date.
CIS members should send any requests for census data to census@london.gov.uk as we co-ordinate and fund commissioned table requests on behalf of members.