Census Data

Southwark: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004965

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Key Facts

All Residents 324,591
Male 157,365
Female 167,225
Households 137,971

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Southwark. 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 324,633
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 31,791
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 5,683
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 8,741
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 6,487
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 2,108
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 8,772
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 80,361
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 49,704
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 19,349
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 11,308
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 23,575
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 4,988
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 3,769
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 6,825
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 7,993
White 168,809
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 117,106
White: Irish 6,430
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 156
White: Roma 1,652
White: Other White 43,465
Other ethnic group 20,097
Other ethnic group: Arab 3,211
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 16,886

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

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