Buckshaw & Whittle: National identity - UK

Location Type: Electoral Wards/Divisions, ONS Geographic Code: E05013065

Key Facts

All Residents	10,089
Male	5,010
Female	5,079
Households	4,133
Population Density (people/km2)	2,062.2

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- North West
  Regions
- Lancashire
  Counties
- Chorley
  Non-metropolitan Districts
Borders with
- Chorley North & Astley
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Euxton
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Clayton West & Cuerden
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Chorley North East
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Buckshaw & Worden
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
Overlaps with
- Euxton
  Built Up Areas
- Whittle-le-Woods
  Civil Parishes
- Euxton
  Civil Parishes
- Output Area at SD563207
  Output Areas
- Chorley 008G
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chorley 004A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Output Area at SD563193
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD570197
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD565208
  Output Areas
- Whittle-le-Woods
  Built Up Areas
- Chorley West
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Whittle-le-Woods & Anglezarke
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
Contains
- Chorley 008F
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chorley 008E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chorley 004F
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chorley 004E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chorley 004C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas

Table Code	ts027
Issued	2023-01-11
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	17

Description
Data
Bar Chart
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their national identity. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Someone’s national identity is a self-determined assessment of their own identity, it could be the country or countries where they feel they belong or think of as home. It is not dependent on ethnic group or citizenship.

Respondents could select more than one national identity.

Quality Statement

The increase since the 2011 Census in people identifying as “British” and fall in people identifying as “English” may partly reflect true changes in self-perception. It is also likely to reflect that “British” replaced “English” as the first response option listed on the questionnaire in England.

More information at the ONS website

National identity: Total: All usual residents	10,090
British only identity	6,267
English only identity	1,376
English and British only identity	1,880
Welsh only identity	20
Welsh and British only identity	15
Any other combination of only UK identities	103
Scottish only identity	39
Scottish and British only identity	28
Northern Irish only identity	17
Northern Irish and British only identity	8
Cornish only identity	0
Cornish and British only identity	0
Any other combination of only UK identities	11
Irish only identity	28
Irish and at least one UK identity	7
Other identity only	280
Other identity and at least one UK identity	114
Non-UK identity only	308
UK identity and non-UK identity	121

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