Census Data

Lewisham: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63005035

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Key Facts

All Residents 315,446
Male 149,842
Female 165,641
Households 128,771

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Lewisham. 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 315,368
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 28,156
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 2,130
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 6,601
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 5,277
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 2,423
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 11,725
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 84,001
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 40,052
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 32,772
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 11,177
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 25,345
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 4,531
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 3,985
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 9,053
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 7,776
White 162,976
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 117,636
White: Irish 5,300
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 142
White: Roma 1,122
White: Other White 38,776
Other ethnic group 14,890
Other ethnic group: Arab 1,762
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 13,128

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

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