Census Data

West Yorkshire: Sexual orientation (detailed)

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000006

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Key Facts

All Residents 2,351,583
Male 1,150,725
Female 1,200,857
Households 972,875

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

Table Codets079
Issued2023-01-06
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options9

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 1,880,490
Straight or Heterosexual 1,679,765
Gay or Lesbian 28,246
Bisexual 25,550
Pansexual 4,604
Asexual 1,022
Queer 595
All other sexual orientations 351
Not answered 140,357

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

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