Georeferencing socio-demographic information: postcodes, addresses, land parcels and geographical information systems

The collection and dissemination of population related data requires that all database records are georeferenced. First we consider household residential populations in Great Britain before noting some differences in Northern Ireland and for institutional populations. We then outline the situation for mobility, both migration and commuting and in relation to the latter, place of work. Ultimately, all these circumstances are geographically inter-related so should be considered as part of a whole statistical system.