This is a list of settlements in Greater Manchester by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 61 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Greater Manchester, shown in the table below.
Administrative boundaries
Table taken from the Greater Manchester article: Metropolitan countyMetropolitan districtCentre of administrationOther componentsGreater Manchester1ManchesterManchester(City Centre)Blackley, Burnage, Cheetham Hill, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, Ringway, Withington, Wythenshawe2StockportStockportBramhall, Bredbury, Cheadle, Gatley, Hazel Grove, Marple, Reddish, Romiley3TamesideAshton-under-LyneAudenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley, Stalybridge4OldhamOldhamChadderton, Shaw and Crompton, Failsworth, Lees, Royton, Saddleworth5RochdaleRochdaleHeywood, Littleborough, Middleton, Milnrow, Newhey, Wardle6BuryBuryPrestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Whitefield7BoltonBoltonBlackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Lever, South Turton, Westhoughton8WiganWiganAbram, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Astley, Atherton, Bryn, Golborne, Higher End, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Orrell, Standish, Shevington, Tyldesley, Winstanley9SalfordSwintonEccles, Walkden, Worsley, Salford, Irlam, Pendlebury, Cadishead10TraffordStretfordAltrincham, Bowdon, Hale, Old Trafford, Sale, Urmston
Population ranking
#SettlementPopulationCensus 2001Census 20111Manchester‡ (see notes)405,300510,7462Bolton182,980194,1893Sale122,990134,0224Rochdale102,080107,9265Stockport106,170105,8786Salford88,460103,8867Wigan98,480103,6088Oldham103,54496,5559Bury74,54077,21110Leigh/Atherton65,98070,54211Altrincham46,46052,41912Ashton-under-Lyne43,24045,19813Middleton42,62542,97214Urmston41,26341,82515Eccles37,86138,75616Denton36,87736,59117Chadderton33,00034,81818Romiley34,92634,69619Hyde31,61034,00320Radcliffe28,96029,95021Ashton-in-Makerfield28,85628,76222Heywood28,33028,20523Farnworth25,67726,93924Stretford24,84226,81325Stalybridge24,90026,48226Swinton25,04625,36227Hindley22,92024,49728Cheadle Hulme24,49524,36229Golborne23,11924,16730Droylsden24,17024,13431Westhoughton22,19024,12632Royton23,67023,81233Walkden20,84721,19434Gatley20,58320,99735Whitefield20,87720,97536Dukinfield20,50720,90937Irlam19,02019,93338Horwich18,61019,49239Hazel Grove19,15319,36540Failsworth19,27918,84441Shaw19,33518,81542Marple18,74218,24143Ramsbottom17,90017,87244Bramhall17,74717,43645Hale15,31616,62446Tyldesley15,58316,14247Standish13,58013,70148Cheadle13,37413,46749Uppermill12,64713,44850Lees12,60013,06251Little Lever12,57012,80352Littleborough12,26012,37053Ince-in-Makerfield10,68012,24354Kearsley10,46011,15055Mossley9,71010,77256Platt Bridge/Abram9,01010,31557Milnrow9,89610,01558Worsley9,4659,10859Partington7,3277,91260Shevington Vale/Appley Bridge† (see notes below)5,1555,19761Shevington5,2925,11462Aspull4,9774,89963Hattersley4,7774,82564High Lane4,7724,60865Blackrod4,9754,548
Notes: ‡ Prestwich (Bury) included in count. † Shevington Vale merges into Appley Bridge which is in Lancashire, their population has been added to the ONS statistics.
See also Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Built-up Area
References
External links Link to ONS built up area statistics