Ethnicity
Ethnicity The question asked in the 2001 Census about residents’ ethnicity included the same categories as the equivalent question ten years earlier. However, it also gave residents new, additional options to describe their ethnicity. In particular, it differentiated between three different White groups and identified four separate categories of mixed ethnicity.
together totalled more than 3,000 residents in 1991. Although the 2001 census revealed nearly six thousand Sandwell residents of mixed ethnicity, the differences in categorisation between 1991 and 2001 prevent us knowing what change there might have been in the size of this group.
Ethnic Diversity Number of ethnic groups exceeding 1% of the population
Ethnic Diversity
Using the more detailed set of responses to this new question we can see that White residents categorised themselves as British (98% of all White residents in Sandwell), Irish (1%) and ‘White Other’ (a further 1%). This was also the first time in an English Census that Irish residents were able to identify themselves as an ethnic group.
The 2001 Census not only allows us to see the distribution of individual ethnic groups, but also to consider the ethnic diversity of the local population. If we define diversity as the number of ethnic groups which make up more than 1% of the residents of any given area, we can map the diversity of the various parts of the Borough.
In 2001, one in every fifty residents of Sandwell (2%) described themselves as having mixed ethnicity. While the 1991 census results do not identify a separate category of mixed ethnicity, it is possible that those residents who considered themselves in these terms used the categories of ‘Black Other’ or ‘Other’, which
By this measure, Soho & Victoria ward was ranked 8th most diverse out of the 162 wards in the county, while Cradley Heath & Old Hill was one of the least diverse.
Geographic Concentration We can also consider how much individual ethnic minority groups were concentrated
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For Sandwell ward and neighbourhood names, see pages 2 and 3
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Ethnic Groups 9 or more 7 to 9 5 to 7 3 to 5 Fewer than 3
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Ethnicity Residents Who Identify Themselves as White British
Residents Who Identify Themselves as White Irish
For Sandwell ward and neighbourhood names, see pages 2 and 3
or dispersed across the Borough. Bangladeshi residents were the least dispersed. As many as 80% were living in just five of Sandwell’s 24 wards. Conversely, the Black Caribbean ethnic group was the most dispersed outside of the White population. The total Black Caribbean population of 13 wards would have needed to have been added together before 80% of the this community could have been accounted for.
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% White British 90 or more 75 to 90 60 to 75 35 to 60 35 or less
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The White Population
% White Irish 4 or more 3 to 4 2 to 3 1 to 2 1 or less
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There are 220,542 residents of Sandwell who identify themselves as White British, 78% of the total. In most Sandwell Neighbourhoods White British are the majority, with only 10 (all in Smethwick and West Bromwich) where this is not the case. About 2,600 Sandwell residents define their ethnicity as Irish (the only other White ethnic group identified), which is just less than 1% of the total. This compares to the 2,386 residents who were born in either Northern Ireland or the Irish Republic.
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Ethnicity Residents Who Identify Themselves as Indian
Residents Who Identify Themselves as Pakistani
For Sandwell ward and neighbourhood names, see pages 2 and 3
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% Indian 13 or more 8 to 13 5 to 8 4 to 5 4 or less
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Residents Who Identify Themselves as Bangladeshi
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% Pakistani 6 or more 4 to 6 2 to 4 1 to 2 1 or less
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Ethnicity Residents Who Identify Themselves as Black Caribbean
Residents Who Identify Themselves as Mixed White/Black Caribbean
6 or more 4 to 6 3 to 4 2 to 3 2 or less
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The Black Population
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One in every seven Sandwell residents was recorded as Asian or Asian British— a total of 39,592 and 14% of the population. The Indian population, the largest of Sandwell’s Asian ethnic groups and by far the largest ethnic minority overall, comprised 25,855 residents, 9% of the Sandwell population. The two other large Asian groups in Sandwell were Pakistanis (of which there were 8,342, 3% of the population) and Bangladeshis (3,432 residents, 1% of the total).
For Sandwell ward and neighbourhood names, see pages 2 and 3
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The Asian Population
% Mixed White/Carib. 4 or more 3 to 4 2 to 3 1 to 2 1 or less
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Residents who defined themselves as Black or Black British accounted for 4% of Sandwell residents (10,816) and were categorised by the Census as either Caribbean, African or Other. The largest of these groups was Black Caribbean, making up 3% (9,403) of the population. Black Caribbean was also a component of the largest of the mixed ethnic groups (i.e. ‘Mixed White and Black Caribbean’). Black African residents were a relatively small group in Sandwell comprising 578 residents, 0.2% of the population.
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