Census 2021 ethnic group publications

Ethnic group, England and Wales: Census 2021
Article | Published 29 November 2022
Information on the ethnic groups of usual residents and the ethnic composition of households in England and Wales using Census 2021 data.

Ethnic group by age and sex, England and Wales: Census 2021
Article | Published 23 January 2023
Information from Census 2021 on the sex and age characteristics of ethnic groups and how this has changed since 2011 in England and Wales.

Ethnic group by education, employment, health and housing, England and Wales: Census 2021
Article | Published 15 March 2023
Information from Census 2021 on ethnic groups by education, employment, health and housing.

Census 2021 religion publications

Religion, England and Wales: Census 2021
Article | Published 30 January 2023
The religion of usual residents and the religious composition of households in England and Wales using Census 2021 data.

Religion by age and sex, England and Wales: Census 2021
Article | Published 30 January 2023
The religion people connect or identify with (their religious affiliation), whether or not they practise or have belief in it, by age and sex using Census 2021 data.

Religion by housing, health, employment and education, England and Wales: Census 2021
Article | Published 24 March 2023
An overview of differences in life outcomes across the eight “tickbox” religious groups in health, housing, employment and education, using Census 2021 data for England and Wales combined.

Welsh language publications

The following related publications have been produced and published by the Welsh Government.

Welsh language by other characteristics (Census 2021)
Article | Published 8 June 2023
Estimates of the population who can speak Welsh by demography, national identity, economic status, health, and several other characteristics from Census 2021.

Welsh language composition of households in Wales (Census 2021)
Article | Published 8 June 2023
Analysis of Welsh-speaking ability within households in Wales from Census 2021.

White paper publications 

The following publications are linked to commitments detailed in the Help shape our future Census 2021 White Paper (PDF, 967KB)

Somali populations, England and Wales: Census 2021
This analysis explores the education, employment, health, housing, language and country of birth of residents who identified as Somali in England and Wales using Census 2021 data. 

Gypsy or Irish Traveller populations, England and Wales: Census 2021
This analysis explores the outcomes for Gypsy or Irish Traveller populations compared with the usual resident population of England and Wales using Census 2021 data. 

Roma populations, England and Wales: Census 2021 
This analysis explores the outcomes for Roma populations compared with the usual resident population of England and Wales using Census 2021 data. 

Cornish identity, England and Wales: Census 2021
This analysis explores the characteristics of people who identified as Cornish in Census 2021, including their age, sex, location, education, employment, housing, health and disability status. 

Sikh identity, England and Wales: Census 2021
This analysis explores the characteristics of people who identified as Sikh in Census 2021 through religion, ethnic group or both. 

Jewish identity, England and Wales: Census 2021
This analysis explores the characteristics of people who identified as Jewish in Census 2021 through religion, ethnic group or both.     

Census 2021 data, tools and analysis for people who identified as Jewish or Sikh through the religion question

The majority of Census 2021 data, tools and analysis for people who identified as Jewish or Sikh covers only those who identified through the religion question. This represents 94.4% of all people who identified as Jewish and 99.7% of all people who identified as Sikh. Here we list the datasets, articles and tools that contain breakdowns using religion.

Census 2021 tools including the religion variable 

The Census 2021 create a custom dataset tool allows you to cross reference people who identified as Jewish or Sikh through the religion question with a range of other variables, including age, sex, economic activity status, main language, ethnic group. The results can be presented at a range of geography levels from national (England and Wales) to electoral wards and divisions, local health boards and census output areas. 

The Census 2021 maps tool allows you to see where people who identified as Jewish or Sikh through the religion question lived in England and Wales. 

The Census 2021 population group profile tool allows you to select one or more identity characteristics to define a population group. For example, people who identified as Jewish through the religion question or people who identified as Sikh through the religion question. Once selected, you will see how your selected group compares with the population of England and Wales.

Census 2021 analysis articles with sections or data tables relating to religion  

Other available datasets and articles