Census Data

Rotherham: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63001350

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Key Facts

All Residents 77,413
Male 38,295
Female 39,126
Households 32,100

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Rotherham. 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 77,399
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 11,763
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 61
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 280
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 613
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 9,363
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 1,446
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 1,698
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 1,338
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 136
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 224
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1,583
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 592
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 249
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 380
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 362
White 60,242
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 55,945
White: Irish 192
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 127
White: Roma 727
White: Other White 3,251
Other ethnic group 2,113
Other ethnic group: Arab 605
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 1,508

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

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