Census Data

Colchester: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004104

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Key Facts

All Residents 135,188
Male 66,223
Female 68,946
Households 55,306

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Colchester. 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 135,203
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 9,116
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 714
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 1,656
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 2,801
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 692
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 3,253
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 6,033
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 4,504
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 824
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 705
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4,566
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 1,314
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 837
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 1,170
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1,245
White 112,976
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 102,766
White: Irish 827
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 137
White: Roma 223
White: Other White 9,023
Other ethnic group 2,512
Other ethnic group: Arab 638
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 1,874

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

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