Census Data

Cambridge (Cambridge): National identity - UK

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 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 155,813
British only identity 69,245
English only identity 12,428
English and British only identity 18,378
Welsh only identity 507
Welsh and British only identity 334
Any other combination of only UK identities 2,621
Scottish only identity 933
Scottish and British only identity 579
Northern Irish only identity 344
Northern Irish and British only identity 159
Cornish only identity 37
Cornish and British only identity 12
Any other combination of only UK identities 557
Irish only identity 1,251
Irish and at least one UK identity 529
Other identity only 40,419
Other identity and at least one UK identity 10,101
Non-UK identity only 41,670
UK identity and non-UK identity 10,630

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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