Census Data

Nelson: Ethnic group

Location Type: Civil Parishes, ONS Geographic Code: E04005233

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Key Facts

All Residents 33,491
Male 16,718
Female 16,765
Households 11,420

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Civil Parishes. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Nelson. 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 33,511
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 17,638
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 44
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 62
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 117
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 17,203
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 212
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 135
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 108
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 18
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 9
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 693
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 437
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 32
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 100
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 124
White 14,394
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 11,707
White: Irish 112
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 57
White: Roma 103
White: Other White 2,415
Other ethnic group 651
Other ethnic group: Arab 180
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 471

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

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