Census Data

Chesham: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004541

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Key Facts

All Residents 24,004
Male 11,724
Female 12,278
Households 9,748

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Chesham. 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 24,011
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 3,390
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 102
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 123
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 674
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 2,060
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 431
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 340
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 197
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 104
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 39
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 819
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 319
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 89
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 167
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 244
White 19,183
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 17,206
White: Irish 261
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 38
White: Roma 26
White: Other White 1,652
Other ethnic group 279
Other ethnic group: Arab 43
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 236

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

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