Census Data

Ashton-under-Lyne: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63001268

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Key Facts

All Residents 51,017
Male 25,298
Female 25,726
Households 21,251

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Ashton-under-Lyne. 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 51,042
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 10,911
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 1,284
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 275
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 2,320
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 6,516
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 516
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 1,675
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 1,391
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 117
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 167
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1,136
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 367
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 213
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 327
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 229
White 36,582
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 34,275
White: Irish 209
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 9
White: Roma 27
White: Other White 2,062
Other ethnic group 738
Other ethnic group: Arab 185
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 553

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

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