Census Data

Greenwich: National identity - UK

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004986

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Key Facts

All Residents 305,398
Male 148,339
Female 157,106
Households 121,140

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Greenwich. 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 305,389
British only identity 166,566
English only identity 29,882
English and British only identity 23,919
Welsh only identity 686
Welsh and British only identity 373
Any other combination of only UK identities 2,955
Scottish only identity 1,191
Scottish and British only identity 511
Northern Irish only identity 526
Northern Irish and British only identity 190
Cornish only identity 33
Cornish and British only identity 8
Any other combination of only UK identities 496
Irish only identity 2,992
Irish and at least one UK identity 589
Other identity only 64,438
Other identity and at least one UK identity 12,989
Non-UK identity only 67,430
UK identity and non-UK identity 13,578

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

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