Census Data

Leigh (Wigan): Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63001260

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Key Facts

All Residents 47,070
Male 23,423
Female 23,639
Households 21,036

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Leigh (Wigan). 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 47,058
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 1,336
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 31
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 236
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 223
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 546
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 300
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 832
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 642
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 74
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 116
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 798
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 249
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 172
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 188
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 189
White 43,606
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 41,623
White: Irish 168
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 51
White: Roma 83
White: Other White 1,681
Other ethnic group 486
Other ethnic group: Arab 127
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 359

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

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