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Overview
As Austria joined the European Union in 1995, a rise in its British population could have been expected between 1991 and 2001.

In fact, the number declined by about 5% to around 19,500 people.

The only two areas of Britain that saw rises in Austrian-born people were Scotland and the North East.

Some of the greatest falls were in London's Regents Park and Golders Green areas.

Both are associated with Jewish life and have been home to some of the Austrian Jews who fled from the Nazis in the 1930s.

Concentrations of people born in Austria
Concentrations of people born in Austria
Map on right shows country as if areas with roughly equal populations were the same size. So, densely populated London takes up much more space than sparsely populated Scottish Highlands.

At-a-glance
19,511 Austrian-born people were living in the UK in 2001 � 0.03% of the population.

9 of Britain's 11 nations and regions have seen steep declines in the number of Austrians living there.

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Distribution of people born in Austria
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
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19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Whole of Britain20,68819,511-5.690.040.03-0.01
 
East Midlands1,000974-2.600.030.02-0.01
East of England1,8251,815-0.550.040.03-0.01
London6,3925,771-9.720.100.08-0.02
North East3263404.290.010.010.00
North West1,8851,658-12.040.030.02-0.01
Scotland67782622.010.010.020.01
South East3,8433,717-3.280.050.050.00
South West1,5671,557-0.640.030.030.00
Wales551495-10.160.020.020.00
West Midlands1,1581,042-10.020.020.020.00
Yorks & Humber1,4641,316-10.110.030.030.00

Most popular areas
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
AreaRegions19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Golders GreenLondon355240-32.390.840.50-0.34
Hyde ParkLondon212188-11.320.350.28-0.07
KensingtonLondon1851881.620.360.30-0.06
ChelseaLondon14517621.380.280.290.01
HighgateLondon219163-25.570.470.30-0.17
KilburnLondon236148-37.290.530.35-0.18
Regent's ParkLondon260143-45.000.320.20-0.12
Richmond NLondon13014310.000.200.210.01
FinchleyLondon1201210.830.210.17-0.04
Stoke NewingtonLondon108103-4.630.240.19-0.05
 
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