Census Data

Sheffield: National identity - UK

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63001424

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Key Facts

All Residents 509,746
Male 251,380
Female 258,403
Households 211,020

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Sheffield. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets027
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options17

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their national identity. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Someone’s national identity is a self-determined assessment of their own identity, it could be the country or countries where they feel they belong or think of as home. It is not dependent on ethnic group or citizenship.

Respondents could select more than one national identity.

Quality Statement

The increase since the 2011 Census in people identifying as “British” and fall in people identifying as “English” may partly reflect true changes in self-perception. It is also likely to reflect that “British” replaced “English” as the first response option listed on the questionnaire in England.

More information at the ONS website

National identity: Total: All usual residents 509,748
British only identity 293,286
English only identity 69,905
English and British only identity 80,929
Welsh only identity 1,041
Welsh and British only identity 490
Any other combination of only UK identities 3,704
Scottish only identity 1,416
Scottish and British only identity 666
Northern Irish only identity 509
Northern Irish and British only identity 232
Cornish only identity 38
Cornish and British only identity 11
Any other combination of only UK identities 832
Irish only identity 1,335
Irish and at least one UK identity 572
Other identity only 48,682
Other identity and at least one UK identity 9,804
Non-UK identity only 50,017
UK identity and non-UK identity 10,376

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

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