Census Data

Lancaster: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000560

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Key Facts

All Residents 55,168
Male 27,345
Female 27,841
Households 22,768

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Lancaster. 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 55,167
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 3,543
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 287
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 992
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 1,223
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 472
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 569
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 797
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 668
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 76
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 53
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1,263
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 493
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 201
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 206
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 363
White 48,734
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 44,946
White: Irish 347
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 142
White: Roma 34
White: Other White 3,265
Other ethnic group 830
Other ethnic group: Arab 365
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 465

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

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