Census Data

Oxford: National identity - UK

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004458

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Key Facts

All Residents 173,102
Male 85,145
Female 87,955
Households 59,650

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Oxford. 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 173,069
British only identity 85,118
English only identity 15,174
English and British only identity 18,916
Welsh only identity 832
Welsh and British only identity 398
Any other combination of only UK identities 2,638
Scottish only identity 841
Scottish and British only identity 532
Northern Irish only identity 268
Northern Irish and British only identity 161
Cornish only identity 37
Cornish and British only identity 11
Any other combination of only UK identities 788
Irish only identity 1,410
Irish and at least one UK identity 558
Other identity only 38,740
Other identity and at least one UK identity 9,285
Non-UK identity only 40,150
UK identity and non-UK identity 9,843

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

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