Census Data

Merthyr Tudful (Merthyr Tydfil): Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: W45000388

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Key Facts

All Residents 39,837
Male 19,327
Female 20,505
Households 17,476

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Merthyr Tydfil. 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 39,845
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 701
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 32
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 108
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 263
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 78
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 220
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 74
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 49
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 9
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 16
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 361
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 96
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 70
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 96
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 99
White 38,518
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 36,549
White: Irish 54
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 49
White: Roma 24
White: Other White 1,842
Other ethnic group 191
Other ethnic group: Arab 15
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 176

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

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