Census Data

St. Helens: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000013

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Key Facts

All Residents 183,248
Male 89,914
Female 93,334
Households 81,013
Population Density (people/km2) 1,343.6
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 183,250
British only identity 108,435
English only identity 30,994
English and British only identity 35,116
Welsh only identity 405
Welsh and British only identity 161
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,080
Scottish only identity 476
Scottish and British only identity 170
Northern Irish only identity 192
Northern Irish and British only identity 63
Cornish only identity 6
Cornish and British only identity 0
Any other combination of only UK identities 173
Irish only identity 561
Irish and at least one UK identity 90
Other identity only 5,387
Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,021
Non-UK identity only 5,948
UK identity and non-UK identity 1,111

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