Essex: Sexual orientation (detailed)

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000012

Key Facts

All Residents	1,503,524
Male	732,332
Female	771,189
Households	626,472
Population Density (people/km2)	434.7

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- East of England
  Regions
Borders with
- Southend-on-Sea
  Unitary Authorities
- Thurrock
  Unitary Authorities
- Medway
  Unitary Authorities
- Cambridgeshire
  Counties
- Suffolk
  Counties
- Hertfordshire
  Counties
Overlaps with
- Output Area at TQ857848
  Output Areas
- Hoddesdon
  Built Up Areas
- Stonebridge
  Built Up Areas
- Southend-on-Sea
  Built Up Areas
- Fobbing
  Built Up Areas
- Canvey Island
  Built Up Areas
- Sawbridgeworth
  Built Up Areas
- Spellbrook
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at TQ877845
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ841797
  Output Areas
- Southend-on-Sea 012A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Southend-on-Sea 015A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chalkwell
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Southend Central
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Cavendish
  Built Up Areas
- Haverhill
  Built Up Areas
- Bures
  Built Up Areas
- Bishop's Stortford
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- Basildon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Tendring
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Rochford
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Maldon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Harlow
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Epping Forest
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Colchester
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Chelmsford
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Castle Point
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Brentwood
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Braintree
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Uttlesford
  Non-metropolitan Districts

Table Code	ts079
Issued	2023-01-06
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	9

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	1,224,178
Straight or Heterosexual	1,117,204
Gay or Lesbian	13,421
Bisexual	10,880
Pansexual	1,965
Asexual	495
Queer	152
All other sexual orientations	140
Not answered	79,921

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