Census Data

North Tyneside: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000022

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Key Facts

All Residents 208,967
Male 101,337
Female 107,630
Households 96,236
Population Density (people/km2) 2,538.6
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 208,967
British only identity 131,431
English only identity 29,843
English and British only identity 36,015
Welsh only identity 267
Welsh and British only identity 102
Any other combination of only UK identities 3,094
Scottish only identity 1,682
Scottish and British only identity 616
Northern Irish only identity 346
Northern Irish and British only identity 164
Cornish only identity 14
Cornish and British only identity 2
Any other combination of only UK identities 270
Irish only identity 477
Irish and at least one UK identity 109
Other identity only 5,851
Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,778
Non-UK identity only 6,328
UK identity and non-UK identity 1,887

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