Census Data

Newham: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004881

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Key Facts

All Residents 357,737
Male 178,627
Female 179,094
Households 118,033

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Newham. 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 357,666
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 149,983
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 56,353
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 6,314
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 38,963
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 31,701
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 16,652
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 62,657
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 41,744
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 13,925
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 6,988
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 16,864
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 3,413
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 3,404
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 4,372
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5,675
White 110,670
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 53,197
White: Irish 2,115
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 356
White: Roma 2,390
White: Other White 52,612
Other ethnic group 17,492
Other ethnic group: Arab 3,593
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 13,899

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

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