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Census 2011 - Detailed Characteristic Sector

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
8 July 2026
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Summary

An DC sector is one of 2 special postcode sectors created for 2011 Census Output.

A postcode sector comprises all the unit postcodes that have the same identifier except for the last two characters. Special postcode sectors are created for census output to ensure sectors conform to a minimum threshold and do not cross Council Area boundaries. DC sectors have a minimum threshold of 400 households and 1000 persons. There are 866 DC sectors.

Revisions and Corrections Revision to Detailed Characteristic (DC) sector boundaries at boundary between East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire Council areas. (7 October 2013) DC Sectors S28000494, S28000496, and S280007669 have been amended following a correction to Ordnance Survey BoundaryLine.

Data links

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CEN2011:DCSector2011 11/2/2025
DCSector2011 11/2/2025

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
11 February 2025
Harvest GUID
d9f77d5c-6fc1-4307-ac12-49a4f6dd4696
Extent (Latitude)
60.87° to 54.63°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.80° to -0.71°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2013-08-15
Dataset reference date (revision)
2013-10-07
Dataset reference date (publication)
2013-10-07
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Access constraints
The following statements must be used when reproducing or using this material: Copyright National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year).
Responsible party
National Records of Scotland (publisher)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng