Census Data

Preston (Preston): Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000830

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Key Facts

All Residents 99,132
Male 49,945
Female 49,188
Households 39,538

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Preston (Preston). 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 99,137
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 23,063
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 569
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 515
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 14,397
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 6,185
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 1,397
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 2,850
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 1,927
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 673
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 250
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3,287
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 985
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 382
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 1,341
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 579
White 67,636
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 59,652
White: Irish 602
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 96
White: Roma 226
White: Other White 7,060
Other ethnic group 2,301
Other ethnic group: Arab 908
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 1,393

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

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