Census Data

Harpenden: National identity - UK

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004326

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Key Facts

All Residents 31,374
Male 15,389
Female 15,984
Households 12,060

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Harpenden. 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 31,390
British only identity 18,623
English only identity 3,958
English and British only identity 4,759
Welsh only identity 113
Welsh and British only identity 94
Any other combination of only UK identities 566
Scottish only identity 187
Scottish and British only identity 167
Northern Irish only identity 59
Northern Irish and British only identity 33
Cornish only identity 2
Cornish and British only identity 0
Any other combination of only UK identities 118
Irish only identity 348
Irish and at least one UK identity 84
Other identity only 1,943
Other identity and at least one UK identity 902
Non-UK identity only 2,291
UK identity and non-UK identity 986

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

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