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Gateshead: National identity (detailed)

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 Codets028
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options73

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 (detailed): Total: All usual residents 196,153
UK identity 186,587
UK identity: British only identity 117,776
UK identity: English only identity 29,836
UK identity: English and British only identity 35,006
UK identity: Welsh only identity 179
UK identity: Welsh and British only identity 80
UK identity: Scottish only identity 1,184
UK identity: Scottish and British only identity 400
UK identity: Northern Irish only identity 272
UK identity: Northern Irish and British only identity 105
UK identity: Cornish only identity 3
UK identity: Cornish and British only identity 0
UK identity: Any other combination of UK identities (UK only) 186
UK identity: Other identity and at least one UK identity 1,560
Other identity only 9,566
Other identity only: Guernsey Islander 0
Other identity only: Jersey Islander 0
Other identity only: Isle of Man (Manx) 2
Other identity only: Channel Islander not otherwise specified 0
Other identity only: Irish only identity 424
Other identity only: Irish and at least one UK identity 120
Other identity only: European 4,934
Other identity only: European: EU countries 3,864
Other identity only: European: EU countries: French 119
Other identity only: European: EU countries: German 93
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Italian 337
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Portuguese 211
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Spanish (including Canary Islander) 156
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries in March 2001 389
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Lithuanian 171
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Polish 1,165
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Romanian 556
Other identity only: European: EU countries: Other member countries 667
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries 1,070
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Turkish 87
Other identity only: European: Non-EU countries: Other European 983
Other identity only: African 971
Other identity only: African: North African 225
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African 423
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Ghanaian 19
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Nigerian 277
Other identity only: African: Central and Western African: Other Central and Western African 127
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African 323
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Kenyan 8
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Somali 2
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: South African 37
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Zimbabwean 82
Other identity only: African: South and Eastern African: Other South and Eastern African 194
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian 2,555
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern 1,243
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Kurdish 236
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iranian 288
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Iraqi 151
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Middle Eastern: Other Middle Eastern 568
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian 355
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Chinese 277
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Hong Kong Chinese 44
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Japanese 23
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Eastern Asian: Other Eastern Asian 11
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian 628
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Afghan 48
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Bangladeshi 39
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Indian 301
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Pakistani 199
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Sri Lankan 32
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Southern Asian: Other Southern Asian 9
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian 276
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Filipino 67
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Malaysian 82
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Singaporean 9
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: South-East Asian: Other South-East Asian 118
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Central Asian 3
Other identity only: Middle Eastern and Asian: Asian not otherwise specified 50
Other identity only: American and Caribbean 349
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American 171
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Canadian 53
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: US Citizen 114
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: North American: Other North American 4
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Central American 77
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: South American 78
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean 23
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Jamaican 2
Other identity only: American and Caribbean: Caribbean: Other Caribbean 21
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian 71
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian 58
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Australian 37
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: New Zealander 21
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Australasian: Other Australasian 0
Other identity only: Antarctican and Oceanian: Other Oceanian 13
Other identity only: Other 140

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