Census Data

Newcastle upon Tyne: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000077

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Key Facts

All Residents 291,041
Male 144,013
Female 147,028
Households 118,885

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 291,102
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 34,084
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 7,245
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 5,394
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 7,260
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 8,739
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 5,446
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 9,873
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 8,516
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 329
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 1,028
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 6,819
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 2,575
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 1,372
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 870
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2,002
White 231,221
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 214,854
White: Irish 1,858
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 334
White: Roma 1,038
White: Other White 13,137
Other ethnic group 9,105
Other ethnic group: Arab 4,147
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 4,958

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

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