Census Data

Atherton: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63001213

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Key Facts

All Residents 29,612
Male 14,557
Female 15,045
Households 13,176

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Atherton. 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 29,600
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 620
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 14
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 114
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 212
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 184
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 96
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 574
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 450
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 50
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 74
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 421
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 106
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 94
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 141
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 80
White 27,823
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 26,897
White: Irish 136
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 39
White: Roma 31
White: Other White 720
Other ethnic group 162
Other ethnic group: Arab 44
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 118

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

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