Census Data

Chorley: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63001008

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Key Facts

All Residents 40,983
Male 20,120
Female 20,848
Households 18,121

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Chorley. 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 40,992
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 1,247
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 72
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 132
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 418
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 514
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 111
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 247
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 119
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 93
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 35
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 684
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 184
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 88
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 261
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 151
White 38,562
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 37,185
White: Irish 229
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 15
White: Roma 36
White: Other White 1,097
Other ethnic group 252
Other ethnic group: Arab 137
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 115

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

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