Our web statistics represent the access and usage records for our rochdale.gov.uk domain using Google analytics.
Reliable performance is important to encourage and maintain the usage of quality web-based services.
Website availability
Our aim is to have the Rochdale Borough Council website available for use at all times throughout the year; we acknowledge this is not always possible due to essential maintenance. We are committed to making our site available as close to 100% as possible.
2017 website user statistics at a glance
Unique visitors: This figure represents the number of distinct hosts that were served from the Internet.
Total visits: This figure represents the total number of user sessions.
Page views: This figure represents the total number of pages that are requested.
Average page views: This is average number of pages each visitor looked at.
Time on site: This is the average length of time a visitor stays on the site in minute and seconds.
Visitors viewing more than one page: This is the percentage of visitors who visited more than one page on the site.
| 2017 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s)
| Visitors viewing more than 1 page
|
|---|
August
| 92,098
| 178,241
| 455,375
| 2.5
| 1:0
| 39%
|
|---|
July
| 90,975
| 175,025
| 472,948
| 2.7
| 1:4
| 40%
|
|---|
June
| 92,999
| 212,240
| 542,495
| 2.5
| 2:1
| 39%
|
|---|
May
| 99,300
| 223,713
| 551,943
| 2.4
| 2:1
| 38%
|
|---|
April
| 90,649
| 193,617
| 486,684
| 2.5
| 1:5
| 38%
|
|---|
March
| 90,225
| 188,423
| 493,325
| 2.6
| 1:5
| 40%
|
|---|
February
| 78,095 | 158,641 | 449,280 | 2.8 | 1:5 | 41% |
|---|
| January | 89,628 | 184,167 | 532,649 | 2.8 | 1:5 | 41% |
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Devices used to access the website
Over the last decade our website analytics have identified a shift from visitors solely accessing the website by a desktop, to visitors choosing to browse by a mobile or tablet device.
In 2008 100% of all visitors to our website were browsing on a desktop. Yet, in 2013 this number had dropped to 69.9%, with mobile and tablet visitors accounting for 30.2% .
We expect the percentage of mobile users browsing the website to grow further which is a key reason why we aim to make all our website content mobile responsive.
Last updated: 5 September 2017.
Year
| Total visits | Desktop | Tablet | Mobile |
|---|
| 2017 - to date | 1,535,409
| 35.9% | 12.6%
| 51.3% |
|---|
2016
| 1,826,146 | 39.1% | 11.7% | 49.1% |
|---|
| 2015 | 1,456,489 | 46.5% | 13.3% | 40.1% |
|---|
| 2014 | 1,483,816 | 56.9% | 12.7% | 30.4% |
|---|
| 2013 | 1,317,587 | 69.9% | 8.8% | 21.3% |
|---|
| 2012 | 1,284,172 | 83.4% | 4.2% | 12.4% |
|---|
| 2011 | 1,179,276 | 93% | 0.2% | 6.8% |
|---|
| 2010 | 1,322,853 | 97.4% | 2.6% | 0% |
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| 2009 | 1,078,638 | 99.8% | 0% | 0.2% |
|---|
| 2008 | 850,892 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
|---|
2016 website user statistics
| 2016 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views
| Time on site (m:s)
| Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 67,910 | 144,324 | 399,029 | 2.7 | 1:5 | 44% |
|---|
| February | 65,311 | 132,764 | 356,508 | 2.7 | 1:4 | 42% |
|---|
| March | 74,749 | 154,289 | 406,879 | 2.6 | 1:4 | 42% |
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| April | 73,474 | 149,244 | 404,832 | 2.7 | 1:4 | 43% |
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| May | 86,266 | 153,367 | 405,872 | 2.6 | 1:4 | 41% |
|---|
| June | 75,770 | 151,514 | 402,207 | 2.6 | 1:4 | 41% |
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| July | 74,683 | 146,942 | 395,017 | 2.6 | 1:0 | 41% |
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| August | 82,723 | 161,579 | 431,672 | 2.6 | 1:4 | 41% |
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| September | 81,769 | 167,266 | 473,549 | 2.8 | 1:5 | 44% |
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| October | 80,778 | 158,579 | 445,275 | 2.8 | 1:4 | 42% |
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| November | 84,605 | 165,208 | 464,136 | 2.8 | 1:4 | 41% |
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| December | 70,984 | 141,067 | 389,360 | 2.7 | 1:4 | 41% |
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2015 website user statistics
| 2015 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 91,605 | 151,058 | 527,937 | 3.49 | 2:27 | 50% |
|---|
| February | 76,090 | 118,578 | 425,768 | 3.59 | 2.21 | 49% |
|---|
| March | 84,272 | 134,443 | 475,708 | 3.54 | 2.16 | 49% |
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| April | 87,837 | 135,296 | 466,080 | 3.44 | 2.15 | 47% |
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| May | 92,721 | 141,177 | 465,772 | 3.3 | 2.06 | 46% |
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| June | 86,362 | 134,515 | 150,555 | 3.3 | 2.08 | 43% |
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| July | 88,879 | 134,467 | 456,038 | 3.3 | 2.08 | 47% |
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| August | 89,850 | 137,479 | 455,575 | 3.3 | 2.08 | 46% |
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| September | 96,530 | 152,969 | 529,337 | 3.4 | 2.20 | 50% |
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| October | Statistics unavailable | | | | | |
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| November | Statistics unavailable | | | | | |
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| December | 52,569 | 100,572 | 275,135 | 2.7 | 1.41 | 43% |
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2014 website user statistics
| 2014 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 77,208 | 117,780 | 437,682 | 3.72 | 2:24 | 56% |
|---|
| February | 69,058 | 103,881 | 362,635 | 3.49 | 2:18 | 54% |
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| March | 77,997 | 118,748 | 416,776 | 3.51 | 2:16 | 53% |
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| April | 82,824 | 125,379 | 444,538 | 3.55 | 2:11 | 52% |
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| May | 90,713 | 134,101 | 508,633 | 3.79 | 2:13 | 52% |
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| June | 87,985 | 134,107 | 491,353 | 3.66 | 2:18 | 54% |
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| July | 91,028 | 140,384 | 508,151 | 3.62 | 2:20 | 54% |
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| August | 78,281 | 118,557 | 442,117 | 3.73 | 2:18 | 51% |
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| September | 87,278 | 135,112 | 498,619 | 3.69 | 2:24 | 53% |
|---|
| October | 90,133 | 135,925 | 478,198 | 3.52 | 2.12 | 50% |
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| November | 80,178 | 119,470 | 419,626 | 3.51 | 2.10 | 49% |
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| December | 65,649 | 100,372 | 371,900 | 3.71 | 2.14 | 52% |
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2013 website user statistics
| 2013 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 93,759 | 153,117 | 552,783 | 3.61 | 3:15 | 52% |
|---|
| February | 69,509 | 104,912 | 381,605 | 3.64 | 2:59 | 51% |
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| March | 73,100 | 111,457 | 414,694 | 3.72 | 2:52 | 56% |
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| April | 75,037 | 116,600 | 445,144 | 3.82 | 2:51 | 56% |
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| May | 76,990 | 117,916 | 432,270 | 3.67 | 2:51 | 54% |
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| June | 72,785 | 112,206 | 408,424 | 3.64 | 2:45 | 53% |
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| July | 69,300 | 108,176 | 415,078 | 3.84 | 2:57 | 57% |
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| August | 62,621 | 95,611 | 379,646 | 3.97 | 2:54 | 57% |
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| September | 63,916 | 98,766 | 395,043 | 4 | 2:46 | 58% |
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| October | 74,894 | 113,861 | 433,975 | 3.81 | 2:28 | 57% |
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| November | 67,206 | 100,728 | 373,581 | 3.71 | 2:21 | 55% |
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| December | 57,212 | 84,281 | 315,182 | 3.74 | 2:16 | 57% |
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2012 website user statistics
| 2012 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 72,913 | 111,269 | 361,672 | 3.2 | 2:22 | 51% |
|---|
| February | 70,039 | 105,078 | 332,141 | 3.2 | 2:16 | 51% |
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| March | 70,375 | 104,192 | 325,711 | 3.1 | 2:19 | 49% |
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| April | 69,625 | 100,139 | 318,137 | 3.18 | 3:18 | 49% |
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| May | 84,560 | 122,264 | 377,330 | 3.09 | 2:37 | 48% |
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| June | 75,032 | 112,818 | 340,051 | 3.01 | 2:52 | 48% |
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| July | 72,815 | 111,757 | 371,094 | 3.32 | 3:14 | 49% |
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| August | 67,941 | 103,002 | 359,220 | 3.49 | 3:17 | 51% |
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| September | 75,130 | 115,686 | 394,658 | 3.41 | 3:10 | 50% |
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| October | 74,590 | 115,229 | 406,473 | 3.53 | 3:28 | 51% |
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| November | 67,764 | 103,666 | 371,939 | 3.59 | 3:22 | 49% |
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| December | 54,585 | 80,485 | 300,105 | 3.73 | 3:13 | 49% |
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2011 website user statistics
| 2011 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 68,164 | 101,433 | 347,009 | 3.4 | 2:25 | 56% |
|---|
| February | 60,144 | 89,010 | 308,825 | 3.5 | 2:24 | 56% |
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| March | 67,135 | 101,465 | 344,144 | 3.4 | 2:24 | 56% |
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| April | 60,712 | 86,504 | 300,743 | 3.5 | 2:24 | 55% |
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| May | 74,853 | 106,107 | 367,237 | 3.5 | 2:15 | 54% |
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| June | 67,865 | 100,853 | 340,775 | 3.4 | 2:22 | 54% |
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| July | 66,127 | 97,078 | 325,748 | 3.4 | 2:16 | 55% |
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| August | 65,108 | 97,034 | 318,123 | 3.3 | 2:22 | 53% |
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| September | 70,372 | 105,219 | 355,634 | 3.4 | 2:29 | 53% |
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| October | 67,303 | 99,687 | 336,093 | 3.4 | 2:31 | 53% |
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| November | 78,357 | 109,902 | 331,241 | 3.0 | 2:05 | 46% |
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| December | 60,325 | 84,468 | 261,028 | 3.1 | 2:06 | 48% |
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2010 website user statistics
| 2010 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 99,442 | 210,995 | 785,897 | 3.7 | 2:56 | 69% |
|---|
| February | 62,624 | 102,836 | 345,978 | 3.4 | 2:10 | 64% |
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| March | 70,000 | 118,167 | 391,714 | 3.3 | 2:07 | 64% |
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| April | 63,244 | 103,714 | 330,740 | 3.2 | 2:07 | 63% |
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| May | 72,056 | 116,992 | 382,524 | 3.3 | 2:09 | 54% |
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| June | 64,207 | 100,782 | 286,382 | 2.8 | 1:57 | 52% |
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| July | 69,840 | 105,701 | 306,337 | 2.9 | 1:59 | 52% |
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| August | 55,135 | 84,938 | 308,739 | 3.6 | 2:25 | 56% |
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| September | 59,145 | 96,075 | 349,591 | 3.6 | 2:26 | 54% |
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| October | 54,685 | 86,717 | 332,748 | 3.8 | 2:34 | 54% |
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| November | 58,074 | 97,501 | 395,237 | 4.0 | 2:47 | 56% |
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| December | 56,626 | 98,386 | 360,037 | 3.7 | 2:32 | 57% |
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2009 website user statistics
| 2009 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 55,257 | 89,639 | 290,658 | 3.2 | 2:24 | 61% |
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| February | 56,055 | 90,604 | 310,060 | 3.4 | 2:13 | 62% |
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| March | 59,086 | 97,815 | 330,693 | 3.4 | 2:10 | 61% |
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| April | 53,571 | 86,671 | 283,090 | 3.3 | 2:04 | 60% |
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| May | 53,476 | 85,253 | 291,599 | 3.4 | 2:11 | 65% |
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| June | 59,176 | 97,929 | 323,900 | 3.3 | 2:09 | 65% |
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| July | 60,988 | 96,121 | 326,061 | 3.4 | 2:13 | 66% |
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| August | 47,501 | 77,917 | 270,411 | 3.4 | 2:14 | 66% |
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| September | 56,011 | 95,104 | 319,420 | 3.3 | 2:11 | 65% |
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| October | 53,540 | 88,859 | 301,808 | 3.4 | 2:13 | 64% |
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| November | 56,525 | 91,741 | 299,424 | 3.3 | 2:11 | 64% |
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| December | 51,428 | 82,968 | 275,364 | 3.3 | 2:02 | 63% |
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2008 website user statistics
| 2008 | Unique visitors | Total visits | Page views | Average page views | Time on site (m:s) | Visitors viewing more than 1 page |
|---|
| January | 46,725 | 78,002 | 264,594 | 3.4 | 2:42 | 66% |
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| February | Website statistics unavailable for this month |
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| March | 38,663 | 65,190 | 235,496 | 3.6 | 2:38 | 66% |
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| April | 47,799 | 79,752 | 282,362 | 3.5 | 2:31 | 64% |
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| May | 46,810 | 76,771 | 265,294 | 3.5 | 2:27 | 64% |
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| June | 47,359 | 79,560 | 270,588 | 3.4 | 2:23 | 63% |
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| July | 48,875 | 82,412 | 286,556 | 3.5 | 2:25 | 64% |
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| August | 43,698 | 71,693 | 253,166 | 3.5 | 2:26 | 64% |
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| September | 52,902 | 88,769 | 308,485 | 3.5 | 2:24 | 64% |
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| October | 49,595 | 83,151 | 290,382 | 3.5 | 2:17 | 62% |
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| November | 44,748 | 73,150 | 252,918 | 3.5 | 2:16 | 63% |
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| December | 42,248 | 69,361 | 234,252 | 3.4 | 2:12 | 63% |
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