Wakefield East Ward : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 936 Show data context 68 Show data context 12,065 Show data context 54 Show data context
2001 1,517 Show data context 85 Show data context 13,567 Show data context 187 Show data context
2011 2,437 Show data context 455 Show data context 12,285 Show data context 574 Show data context
2021 3,570 Show data context 892 Show data context 11,725 Show data context 934 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


Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wakefield East Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Ethnic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13460759/cube/ETHNICITY_4WAY

Date accessed: 04th June 2026