South East: National identity - UK

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000008

Key Facts

All Residents	9,278,065
Male	4,539,240
Female	4,738,825
Households	3,807,966
Population Density (people/km2)	486.5

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
Borders with
- East Midlands
  Regions
- West Midlands
  Regions
- London
  Regions
- East of England
  Regions
- South West
  Regions
Overlaps with
- Output Area at TQ283591
  Output Areas
- Little Gaddesden
  Built Up Areas
- Cholesbury
  Built Up Areas
- West Hyde
  Built Up Areas
- Hillingdon
  Built Up Areas
- Stanwell
  Built Up Areas
- Sutton (Sutton)
  Built Up Areas
- Ludgershall (Wiltshire)
  Built Up Areas
- West Dean (Test Valley)
  Built Up Areas
- Redlynch and Woodfalls
  Built Up Areas
- Plaitford
  Built Up Areas
- Landford and Nomansland
  Built Up Areas
- Sopley
  Built Up Areas
- Upper Rissington
  Built Up Areas
- Eaton Bray and Edlesborough
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at TQ286589
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ286586
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ334590
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ345597
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ262619
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ259620
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ256620
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ238609
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ778821
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ336586
  Output Areas
- Sutton 025B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Castle Point 011D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chacombe
  Built Up Areas
- Cosgrove
  Built Up Areas
- Silverstone
  Built Up Areas
- Woburn Sands
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- West Sussex
  Counties
- Surrey
  Counties
- Oxfordshire
  Counties
- Kent
  Counties
- Hampshire
  Counties
- East Sussex
  Counties
- Buckinghamshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Isle of Wight
  Unitary Authorities
- Southampton
  Unitary Authorities
- Portsmouth
  Unitary Authorities
- Brighton and Hove
  Unitary Authorities
- Milton Keynes
  Unitary Authorities
- Wokingham
  Unitary Authorities
- Windsor and Maidenhead
  Unitary Authorities
- Slough
  Unitary Authorities
- Reading
  Unitary Authorities
- West Berkshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Bracknell Forest
  Unitary Authorities
- Medway
  Unitary Authorities

Table Code	ts027
Issued	2023-01-11
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	17

Description
Data
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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: Total: All usual residents	9,278,065
British only identity	5,256,993
English only identity	1,506,684
English and British only identity	1,354,195
Welsh only identity	33,153
Welsh and British only identity	16,298
Any other combination of only UK identities	99,205
Scottish only identity	39,780
Scottish and British only identity	21,350
Northern Irish only identity	11,501
Northern Irish and British only identity	5,572
Cornish only identity	1,516
Cornish and British only identity	284
Any other combination of only UK identities	19,202
Irish only identity	45,521
Irish and at least one UK identity	11,029
Other identity only	761,797
Other identity and at least one UK identity	193,190
Non-UK identity only	807,318
UK identity and non-UK identity	204,219

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