Census Data

Merton: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63005121

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Key Facts

All Residents 229,245
Male 111,369
Female 117,912
Households 87,045

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Merton. 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 229,294
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 42,647
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 2,546
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 3,798
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 10,314
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 10,548
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 15,441
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 24,550
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 12,956
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 8,315
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 3,279
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 13,647
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 3,976
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 1,827
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 3,269
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4,575
White 137,856
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 94,355
White: Irish 4,594
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 222
White: Roma 926
White: Other White 37,759
Other ethnic group 10,594
Other ethnic group: Arab 2,075
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 8,519

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

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