Population Estimates by Ethnic Group
2005
October 2007
Introduction
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provide population estimates by place of residence for local authority districts by ethnic group and by age and gender. These estimates are consistent with the annual mid-year total population estimates and cover the period 2001-2005. It should be noted that this ethnic group data series are still under development and are to be regarded as "experimental statistics". The results for Lancashire and for the constituent local authorities can be found in the Data Download Centre whilst the full data set for all parts of England are available from the National Statistics website. Statistical summaries of the population estimates by ethnic group for 2005 can also be found in the Area Profiles.
The data are split by five broad groupings of White, Mixed, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British and Chinese or Other Ethnic group. These are further sub-divided into 16 sub-categories, and the information is also split by gender and by whether people are above, below or of working age. This article presents only the briefest of summaries designed to highlight the existence of the detailed data set.
Lancashire Results
Across the whole of Lancashire there is a higher percentage of people from a white ethnic background (92.1%) than is the average for England (89.1%) and the great bulk of these are "White British" (Table 1). Aside from these, the most significant ethnic group is "Asian or Asian British" who comprise nearly 6% of the resident population, a proportion marginally above the national average. All other broad ethnic groups have a lesser representation in Lancashire that nationally. This is particularly marked in the case of "Black or Black British" who comprise just 0.4% of Lancashire's population against a share of 2.7% in England.
| Ethnic Group | Lancashire NUTS-2 | England | |||
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| White | British | 1,302,300 | 90.0 | 42,752,600 | 84.7 |
| Irish | 11,600 | 0.8 | 592,000 | 1.2 | |
| Other White | 18,800 | 1.3 | 1,623,200 | 3.2 | |
| All White | 1,332,700 | 92.1 | 44,967,800 | 89.1 | |
| Mixed | White and Black Caribbean | 4,000 | 0.3 | 266,300 | 0.5 |
| White and Black African | 1,400 | 0.1 | 101,400 | 0.2 | |
| White and Asian | 4,800 | 0.3 | 233,100 | 0.5 | |
| Other Mixed | 2,600 | 0.2 | 190,600 | 0.4 | |
| All Mixed | 12,800 | 0.9 | 791,400 | 1.6 | |
| Asian or Asian British | Indian | 33,700 | 2.3 | 1,215,400 | 2.4 |
| Pakistani | 42,900 | 3.0 | 825,500 | 1.6 | |
| Bangladeshi | 4,600 | 0.3 | 324,300 | 0.6 | |
| Other Asian or Asian British | 4,100 | 0.3 | 309,700 | 0.6 | |
| All Asian or Asian British | 85,300 | 5.9 | 2,674,900 | 5.3 | |
| Black or Black British | Caribbean | 2,500 | 0.2 | 590,400 | 1.2 |
| African | 3,300 | 0.2 | 658,500 | 1.3 | |
| Other Black or Black British | 400 | 0.0 | 110,400 | 0.2 | |
| All Black or Black British | 6,200 | 0.4 | 1,359,300 | 2.7 | |
| Chinese or Other Ethnic Group | Chinese | 5,600 | 0.4 | 347,000 | 0.7 |
| Other Ethnic Group | 3,400 | 0.2 | 325,200 | 0.6 | |
| All Chinese or Other Ethnic Group | 9,000 | 0.6 | 672,200 | 1.3 | |
| All People | 1,446,400 | 100.0 | 50,465,600 | 100.0 | |
| Source ONS - Estimated Population by Ethnic Group, 2005 | |||||
At the sub-Lancashire level eight of the Lancashire local authorities record relatively small proportions of non-white populations that represent less than 5% of their total resident population (Figures 1 and 2). In the case of Fylde, Wyre and West Lancashire the non-white population is less than 3%. It is only in Preston and four of the East Lancashire districts where there is a notable combined percentage of residents in the non-white groups. Of these, only Blackburn (with 22.7% non-white), Pendle (15.8%) and Preston (15.1%) have shares of non-white populations greater than the England average. In all these cases the largest non-white group is of Asian or Asian British ethnicity as it also is in Burnley and Hyndburn, though these latter two districts otherwise have non-white ethnicity close to the national average.
Changes in the Population by Ethnic Group in Lancashire, 2001-2005
Table 2 shows estimates of the total population for each of the ethnic groups in Lancashire for mid-2001 and 2005 together with the numerical and percentage rates of change for each group over this period. It should be noted that the calculated changes are based on population estimates rounded to the nearest 100 and in some instances also on relatively small base numbers. Therefore the calculated numerical and percentage rates of change over the period should be taken as being indicative of the pattern of change rather than precise figures.
Between 2001 and 2005 the population of the Lancashire sub-region is estimated to have grown by some 29,000 or 2.1%, a rate of increase on a par with that of England. There was only a relatively small change of well under 1% in the growth of the White British group and a decrease of the White Irish group over the period (due both to net international emigration and more deaths than births) but this relatively stable state was more than offset by the increase in other ethnic groups. Numerically there was a considerable increase in Other White, with Asian Pakistani, Asian Indian, Chinese and Black African groups also making a significant contribution to growth. In percentage terms the greatest increases derived from those groups with some of the smallest starting populations, most notably Black or Black British, Chinese or Other Ethnic Group and Mixed.
The size of many different ethnic groups within many Lancashire local authority areas allied with the rounded nature of the published data make it unrealistic to calculate accurate rates of change at this geographical level. However, it is evident that from a national perspective the pattern of faster growth of non-"White British" populations in areas with smaller starting populations is a widespread pattern. Conversely, the lowest growth rates nationally are associated with areas like Inner London which already have high proportions of non-"White British" populations.
| Ethnic Group | 2001 | 2005 | Change 2001-2005 | ||
| No. | No. | No. | % | ||
| White | British | 1,297,300 | 1,302,300 | 5,000 | 0.4 |
| Irish | 11,800 | 11,600 | -200 | -2 | |
| Other White | 13,700 | 18,800 | 5,100 | 37 | |
| All White | 1,322,800 | 1,332,700 | 9,900 | 1 | |
| Mixed | White and Black Caribbean | 3,200 | 4,000 | 800 | 25 |
| White and Black African | 900 | 1,400 | 500 | 56 | |
| White and Asian | 3,700 | 4,800 | 1,100 | 30 | |
| Other Mixed | 1,800 | 2,600 | 800 | 44 | |
| All Mixed | 9,600 | 12,800 | 3,200 | 33 | |
| Asian or Asian British | Indian | 30,100 | 33,700 | 3,600 | 12 |
| Pakistani | 39,100 | 42,900 | 3,800 | 10 | |
| Bangladeshi | 3,900 | 4,600 | 700 | 18 | |
| Other Asian or Asian British | 3.200 | 4,100 | 900 | 28 | |
| All Asian or Asian British | 76,300 | 85,300 | 9,000 | 12 | |
| Black or Black British | Caribbean | 1,800 | 2,500 | 700 | 39 |
| African | 1,200 | 3,300 | 2,100 | 175 | |
| Other Black or Black British | 200 | 400 | 200 | 100 | |
| All Black or Black British | 3,200 | 6,200 | 3,000 | 94 | |
| Chinese or Other Ethnic Group | Chinese | 3,300 | 5,600 | 2,300 | 70 |
| Other Ethnic Group | 1,800 | 3,400 | 1,600 | 89 | |
| All Chinese or Other Ethnic Group | 5,100 | 9,000 | 3,900 | 76 | |
| All People | 1,417,300 | 1,446,400 | 29,100 | 2.1 | |
| Source ONS - Estimated Population by Ethnic Group, 2005 | |||||
For further details, please contact:
Peter Kivell
Tel 01772 534157
Email Peter.Kivell@lancashire.gov.uk