Canton: Ethnic group

Location Type: Communities, ONS Geographic Code: W04000840

Key Facts

All Residents	16,140
Male	7,782
Female	8,364
Households	7,085

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Communities. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Canton. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Related Census Areas
Is within
- Cardiff
  Unitary Authorities
- Canton
  Electoral Wards
Borders with
- Pontcanna
  Communities
- Llandaff
  Communities
- Fairwater
  Communities
- Ely
  Communities
- Grangetown
  Communities
- Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith
  Communities
- Caerau
  Communities
- Riverside
  Communities
Overlaps with
- Cardiff
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at ST146770
  Output Areas
Contains
- Victoria Park
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Canton
  Middle layer Super Output Areas

Table Code	ts021
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	20

Description
Data
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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	16,142
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1,627
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi	615
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese	208
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian	395
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani	262
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian	147
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	437
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African	303
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean	64
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black	70
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	763
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian	212
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African	97
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean	203
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	251
White	12,915
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British	11,959
White: Irish	143
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller	9
White: Roma	18
White: Other White	786
Other ethnic group	400
Other ethnic group: Arab	180
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group	220

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

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