Census Data

West Yorkshire: Ethnic group

Location Type: Combined Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E47000003

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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 Combined Authorities. 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 Codets021
Issued2022-11-29
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options20

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by ethnic group. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

The ethnic group that the person completing the census feels they belong to. This could be based on their culture, family background, identity or physical appearance.

Respondents could choose one out of 19 tick-box response categories, including write-in response options.

Ethnic group: Total: All usual residents 2,351,579
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 372,728
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 20,099
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 12,516
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 62,407
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 250,497
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 27,209
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 72,257
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 47,888
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 15,588
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 8,781
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 64,947
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 21,014
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 7,756
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 23,573
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 12,604
White 1,801,352
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 1,693,845
White: Irish 13,893
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 2,311
White: Roma 3,982
White: Other White 87,321
Other ethnic group 40,295
Other ethnic group: Arab 11,515
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 28,780

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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