Census Data

Shaw (Oldham): Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63001126

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Key Facts

All Residents 19,683
Male 9,528
Female 10,150
Households 8,790

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Shaw (Oldham). 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 19,660
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 849
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 481
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 54
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 60
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 218
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 36
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 142
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 98
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 35
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 9
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 353
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 82
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 45
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 179
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 47
White 18,251
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 17,779
White: Irish 117
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 2
White: Roma 8
White: Other White 345
Other ethnic group 65
Other ethnic group: Arab 13
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 52

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

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