Census Data

Nelson (Pendle): Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000746

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Key Facts

All Residents 35,084
Male 17,512
Female 17,564
Households 12,119

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Nelson (Pendle). 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 35,102
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 17,894
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 49
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 63
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 119
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 17,450
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 213
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 137
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 108
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 20
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 9
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 729
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 464
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 32
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 102
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 131
White 15,690
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 12,962
White: Irish 119
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 57
White: Roma 103
White: Other White 2,449
Other ethnic group 652
Other ethnic group: Arab 180
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 472

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

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