Barking and Dagenham District : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 6,175 Show data context 3,681 Show data context 141,222 Show data context 713 Show data context
2001 9,065 Show data context 11,412 Show data context 139,669 Show data context 3,784 Show data context
2011 29,594 Show data context 37,140 Show data context 108,204 Show data context 10,973 Show data context
2021 56,544 Show data context 46,802 Show data context 98,306 Show data context 17,215 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S06 Ethnic group: Residents [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Ethnic Group (Table UV009), 16 way)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS201UK - Ethnic group)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (All usual residents: Ethnic Group (20 way))

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nCube definition


This simple four-way classification of ethnicity can be presented for four recent censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Barking and Dagenham District through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Ethnic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056780/cube/ETHNICITY_4WAY

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026