Census Data

Sunderland: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000024

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Key Facts

All Residents 274,172
Male 133,093
Female 141,078
Households 122,177
Population Density (people/km2) 1,994.6
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 274,169
British only identity 165,136
English only identity 43,657
English and British only identity 53,693
Welsh only identity 223
Welsh and British only identity 83
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,847
Scottish only identity 985
Scottish and British only identity 371
Northern Irish only identity 213
Northern Irish and British only identity 98
Cornish only identity 5
Cornish and British only identity 2
Any other combination of only UK identities 173
Irish only identity 303
Irish and at least one UK identity 69
Other identity only 7,719
Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,439
Non-UK identity only 8,022
UK identity and non-UK identity 1,508

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