Portobello Craigmillar Ward : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 228 Show data context 50 Show data context 26,461 Show data context 71 Show data context
2001 475 Show data context 71 Show data context 25,389 Show data context 161 Show data context
2011 1,336 Show data context 355 Show data context 25,287 Show data context 380 Show data context
2021 2,537 Show data context 1,021 Show data context 28,679 Show data context 1,485 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S06 Ethnic group: Residents [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Ethnic Group (Table UV10), 15 way)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS201UK - Ethnic group)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Scot-Census-2022-Output-Area-v1, Table UV201 - Ethnic group)

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nCube definition


Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026