Census Data

Kirklees: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000034

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Key Facts

All Residents 433,216
Male 212,346
Female 220,870
Households 177,990
Population Density (people/km2) 1,060.3
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 433,215
British only identity 273,858
English only identity 61,261
English and British only identity 63,177
Welsh only identity 596
Welsh and British only identity 237
Any other combination of only UK identities 2,967
Scottish only identity 1,390
Scottish and British only identity 530
Northern Irish only identity 456
Northern Irish and British only identity 160
Cornish only identity 10
Cornish and British only identity 2
Any other combination of only UK identities 419
Irish only identity 1,175
Irish and at least one UK identity 302
Other identity only 24,022
Other identity and at least one UK identity 5,620
Non-UK identity only 25,197
UK identity and non-UK identity 5,922

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