Census Data

Canvey Island: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004875

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Key Facts

All Residents 38,655
Male 18,719
Female 19,935
Households 16,313

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Canvey Island. 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 38,649
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 455
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 70
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 82
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 100
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 50
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 153
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 496
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 344
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 99
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 53
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 560
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 133
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 65
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 211
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 151
White 36,941
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 36,060
White: Irish 207
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 20
White: Roma 8
White: Other White 646
Other ethnic group 197
Other ethnic group: Arab 8
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 189

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

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