Census Data

Walsall: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000030

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Key Facts

All Residents 284,124
Male 138,657
Female 145,467
Households 112,226
Population Density (people/km2) 2,733.1
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 284,123
British only identity 160,534
English only identity 52,560
English and British only identity 43,042
Welsh only identity 440
Welsh and British only identity 190
Any other combination of only UK identities 889
Scottish only identity 346
Scottish and British only identity 137
Northern Irish only identity 130
Northern Irish and British only identity 64
Cornish only identity 2
Cornish and British only identity 0
Any other combination of only UK identities 210
Irish only identity 661
Irish and at least one UK identity 131
Other identity only 22,334
Other identity and at least one UK identity 3,342
Non-UK identity only 22,995
UK identity and non-UK identity 3,473

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