Census Data

Pontefract: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000957

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Key Facts

All Residents 32,982
Male 16,023
Female 16,955
Households 14,399

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Pontefract. 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 32,982
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 530
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 4
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 115
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 142
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 95
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 174
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 216
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 168
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 23
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 25
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 382
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 130
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 46
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 114
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 92
White 31,753
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 30,679
White: Irish 61
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 16
White: Roma 5
White: Other White 992
Other ethnic group 101
Other ethnic group: Arab 16
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 85

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

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