Census Data

Thurrock: National identity - UK

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000034

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Key Facts

All Residents 176,001
Male 86,213
Female 89,787
Households 66,377
Population Density (people/km2) 1,074.2
Table Codets027
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options17

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 175,998
British only identity 93,841
English only identity 33,626
English and British only identity 22,967
Welsh only identity 204
Welsh and British only identity 92
Any other combination of only UK identities 744
Scottish only identity 334
Scottish and British only identity 110
Northern Irish only identity 143
Northern Irish and British only identity 26
Cornish only identity 3
Cornish and British only identity 2
Any other combination of only UK identities 126
Irish only identity 755
Irish and at least one UK identity 94
Other identity only 20,903
Other identity and at least one UK identity 2,772
Non-UK identity only 21,658
UK identity and non-UK identity 2,866

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