Census Data

West Midlands: Multiple main languages in household

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000005

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,919,653
Male 1,433,051
Female 1,486,603
Households 1,131,763

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within West Midlands. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets026
Issued2022-11-29
Unit of MeasureHousehold
Number of Response Options6

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify households in England and Wales by the combination of household members speaking the same or different main languages. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Classifies households by whether members speak the same or different main language. If multiple main languages are spoken, this identifies whether they differ between generations or partnerships within the household.

Multiple main languages in household: Total: All households 1,131,760
One-person household 344,201
All household members have the same main language 677,450
Main language differs between generations, but not within partnerships 39,077
Main language differs within partnerships 35,606
Any other combination of multiple main languages 35,426

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within West Midlands. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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