Census Data

Cambridge (Cambridge): Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63003443

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Key Facts

All Residents 155,828
Male 78,065
Female 77,749
Households 56,571

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Cambridge (Cambridge). 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 155,831
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 23,381
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 2,967
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 6,747
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 6,679
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 1,611
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 5,377
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 3,887
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 2,768
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 690
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 429
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 7,853
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 3,140
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 1,082
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 1,251
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2,380
White 115,893
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 82,475
White: Irish 1,970
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 243
White: Roma 934
White: Other White 30,271
Other ethnic group 4,817
Other ethnic group: Arab 1,250
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 3,567

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

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