Census Data

Durham: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000190

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Key Facts

All Residents 51,528
Male 25,540
Female 26,003
Households 18,430

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Durham. 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 51,538
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 3,629
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 88
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 1,767
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 845
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 277
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 652
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 491
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 360
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 73
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 58
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1,455
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 730
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 178
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 180
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 367
White 45,127
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 42,233
White: Irish 377
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 67
White: Roma 39
White: Other White 2,411
Other ethnic group 836
Other ethnic group: Arab 392
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 444

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

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