Census Data

Barnstaple: Ethnic group

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63005982

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Key Facts

All Residents 32,439
Male 15,690
Female 16,755
Households 14,514

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Barnstaple. 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 32,446
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 630
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 72
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 86
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 204
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 70
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 198
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 138
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 99
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 17
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 22
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 448
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian 148
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African 53
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean 126
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 121
White 31,101
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 29,928
White: Irish 109
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 10
White: Roma 40
White: Other White 1,014
Other ethnic group 129
Other ethnic group: Arab 41
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group 88

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

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