Census Data

Gateshead: National identity - UK

Location Type: Metropolitan Districts, ONS Geographic Code: E08000037

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Key Facts

All Residents 196,151
Male 96,199
Female 99,952
Households 88,999
Population Density (people/km2) 1,378.0
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 196,154
British only identity 117,776
English only identity 29,836
English and British only identity 35,006
Welsh only identity 179
Welsh and British only identity 80
Any other combination of only UK identities 2,150
Scottish only identity 1,184
Scottish and British only identity 400
Northern Irish only identity 272
Northern Irish and British only identity 105
Cornish only identity 3
Cornish and British only identity 0
Any other combination of only UK identities 186
Irish only identity 424
Irish and at least one UK identity 120
Other identity only 9,023
Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,560
Non-UK identity only 9,447
UK identity and non-UK identity 1,680

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