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Variables

Population type
All usual residents aged 3 years and over
Area type
Lower tier local authorities
Change Area type
Coverage
England and Wales
Change Coverage
Main language (detailed)
95 categories
  • English (English or Welsh in Wales)
  • Welsh or Cymraeg (in England only)
  • Other UK language: Gaelic (Irish)
  • Other UK language: Gaelic (Scottish)
  • Other UK language: Manx Gaelic
  • Other UK language: Gaelic (Not otherwise specified)
  • Other UK language: Cornish
  • Other UK language: Scots
  • Other UK language: Ulster Scots
  • Other UK language: Romany English
  • Other UK language: Irish Traveller Cant
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Other European language (EU): Italian
  • Other European language (EU): German
  • Other European language (EU): Polish
  • Other European language (EU): Slovak
  • Other European language (EU): Czech
  • Other European language (EU): Romanian
  • Other European language (EU): Lithuanian
  • Other European language (EU): Latvian
  • Other European language (EU): Hungarian
  • Other European language (EU): Bulgarian
  • Other European language (EU): Greek
  • Other European language (EU): Dutch
  • Other European language (EU): Swedish
  • Other European language (EU): Danish
  • Other European language (EU): Finnish
  • Other European language (EU): Estonian
  • Other European language (EU): Slovenian
  • Other European language (EU): Maltese
  • Other European language (EU): Any other European language (EU)
  • Other European language (non EU): Albanian
  • Other European language (non EU): Ukrainian
  • Other European language (non EU): Any other Eastern European language (non EU)
  • Other European language (non EU): Northern European language (non EU)
  • Other European language (EU and non-EU): Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin
  • Other European language (non-national): Any Romani language
  • Other European language (non-national): Yiddish
  • Russian
  • Turkish
  • Arabic
  • West or Central Asian language: Hebrew
  • West or Central Asian language: Kurdish
  • West or Central Asian language: Persian or Farsi
  • West or Central Asian language: Pashto
  • West or Central Asian language: Any other West or Central Asian language
  • South Asian language: Urdu
  • South Asian language: Hindi
  • South Asian language: Panjabi
  • South Asian language: Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari)
  • South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya)
  • South Asian language: Gujarati
  • South Asian language: Marathi
  • South Asian language: Telugu
  • South Asian language: Tamil
  • South Asian language: Malayalam
  • South Asian language: Sinhala
  • South Asian language: Nepalese
  • South Asian language: Any other South Asian language
  • East Asian language: Mandarin Chinese
  • East Asian language: Cantonese Chinese
  • East Asian language: All other Chinese
  • East Asian language: Japanese
  • East Asian language: Korean
  • East Asian language: Vietnamese
  • East Asian language: Thai
  • East Asian language: Malay
  • East Asian language: Tagalog or Filipino
  • East Asian language: Any other East Asian language
  • Oceanic or Australian language
  • North or South American language
  • Caribbean Creole: English-based Caribbean Creole
  • Caribbean Creole: Any other Caribbean Creole
  • African language: Amharic
  • African language: Tigrinya
  • African language: Somali
  • African language: Krio
  • African language: Akan
  • African language: Yoruba
  • African language: Igbo
  • African language: Swahili or Kiswahili
  • African language: Luganda
  • African language: Lingala
  • African language: Shona
  • African language: Afrikaans
  • African language: Any other Nigerian language
  • African language: Any other West African language
  • African language: Any other African language
  • Sign language: British Sign Language
  • Sign language: Any other sign language
  • Sign language: Any sign communication system
  • Other language
  • Does not apply
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Variable and dataset information

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower tier local authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. However, you can choose to filter areas by:

  • country - for example, Wales
  • region - for example, London
  • local authority - for example, Cornwall
  • health area – for example, Clinical Commissioning Group
  • statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Main language (detailed)

A person's first or preferred language.

This breaks down the responses given in the write-in option "Other, write in (including British Sign Language)".