Census Data

Thanet: National identity - UK

Location Type: Non-metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E07000114

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Key Facts

All Residents 140,587
Male 67,660
Female 72,927
Households 62,200
Population Density (people/km2) 1,356.9
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 140,588
British only identity 79,323
English only identity 27,740
English and British only identity 21,809
Welsh only identity 389
Welsh and British only identity 147
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,160
Scottish only identity 540
Scottish and British only identity 200
Northern Irish only identity 134
Northern Irish and British only identity 67
Cornish only identity 6
Cornish and British only identity 1
Any other combination of only UK identities 212
Irish only identity 617
Irish and at least one UK identity 122
Other identity only 7,686
Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,595
Non-UK identity only 8,303
UK identity and non-UK identity 1,717

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