Greenwich: Sexual orientation

Location Type: London Boroughs, ONS Geographic Code: E09000011

Key Facts

All Residents	289,068
Male	140,498
Female	148,570
Households	114,052
Population Density (people/km2)	6,108.6

Related Census Areas
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- England
  Country
- London
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- Tower Hamlets
  London Boroughs
- Newham
  London Boroughs
- Lewisham
  London Boroughs
- Bexley
  London Boroughs
- Bromley
  London Boroughs
- Barking and Dagenham
  London Boroughs
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- Lewisham 009C
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- Output Area at TQ374771
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- Lewisham 039E
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- Tower Hamlets 035C
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- Newham 041B
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- Silvertown & Royal Wharf
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- North Woolwich
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- Newham 042H
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- Newham 041D
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- Output Area at TQ413796
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Contains
- Greenwich
  Built Up Areas
- Greenwich Peninsula
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- Greenwich Park
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- Greenwich Creekside
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- Eltham Town & Avery Hill
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- Eltham Park & Progress
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- Eltham Page
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- East Greenwich
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- Charlton Village & Riverside
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- Blackheath Westcombe
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- Charlton Hornfair
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- Abbey Wood
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- Kidbrooke Park
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- Kidbrooke Village & Sutcliffe
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- Woolwich Dockyard
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- Woolwich Common
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- Woolwich Arsenal
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- West Thamesmead
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- Thamesmead Moorings
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- Shooters Hill
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- Plumstead Common
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- Middle Park & Horn Park
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- Mottingham, Coldharbour & New Eltham
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- Plumstead & Glyndon
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- Middlepark & Horn Park
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- Woolwich Glyndon
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- Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard
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- Greenwich Peninsula East
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- Greenwich Peninsula West
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- Woolwich Arsenal
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- Greenwich Town & Park
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- Greenwich East
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- Plumstead South
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- Westcombe Park & Maze Hill
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- Woolwich Common
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- Charlton Slopes
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- Charlton Village
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- Woolwich South
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- Abbey Wood South
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- Plumstead Common & Riverside
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- Plumstead High Street
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- Woolwich West
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- Abbey Wood North
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- West Thamesmead
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- Hornfair Park
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- Shooters Hill
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- Greenwich & Deptford Creekside
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- Kidbrooke South
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- Wickham Lane & Winns Common
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- New Eltham
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- Mottingham East
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- Avery Hill
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- Eltham South
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- Eltham Park
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- Eltham West
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- Eltham North
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- Kidbrooke North
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- Blackheath Standard & Village
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- Thamesmead Birchmere Park
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Table Code	ts077
Issued	2023-01-06
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	6

Description
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in England and Wales by sexual orientation. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Classifies people according to the responses to the sexual orientation question. This question was voluntary and was only asked of people aged 16 years and over.

More information at the ONS website

Sexual orientation: Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over	229,747
Straight or Heterosexual	199,766
Gay or Lesbian	5,685
Bisexual	3,369
All other sexual orientations	1,253
Not answered	19,674

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