Ethnic origin

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

White

-

-

-

-

339,781

White British

289,036

289,775

275,155

-

-

White English

-

-

-

245,091

-

White Irish

7,181

7,470

7,813

13,364

-

White Irish Traveller

-

-

45

-

-

White Scottish

-

-

20,846

30,390

-

White Welsh

-

-

-

13,738

-

White Other

6,419

7,121

7,756

11,668

-

Black African

8,546

8,992

10,856

12,206

15,572

Black Caribbean

4,823

4,676

4,926

5,194

5,984

Black Other

1,072

1,060

1,237

1,251

1,564

Asian Bangladeshi

3,278

3,074

3,272

3,538

3,684

Asian Chinese

3,783

3,754

3,799

-

4,029

Asian Indian

17,234

16,309

16,402

16,471

17,110

Asian Pakistani

11,040

10,202

10,735

11,066

11,661

Asian Other

4,450

4,544

4,706

-

5,339

Other Asian background (ex. Chinese)

-

-

-

4,591

-

Chinese

-

-

-

4,069

-

Mixed - White and Asian

2,486

2,736

2,983

2,975

3,830

Mixed - White and Black African

784

843

905

1,058

1,225

Mixed - White and Black Caribbean

1,482

1,595

1,814

2,155

2,649

Mixed - Other mixed background

2,089

2,349

2,663

3,072

3,867

Other ethnic background

2,888

2,636

2,876

3,660

4,692

Unknown

33,054

34,718

31,179

27,777

23,643

Total

399,645

401,854

409,968

413,334

444,630

Ethnic origin

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

White

-

-

-

-

279,118

White British

239,051

241,348

227,667

-

-

White English

-

-

-

203,099

-

White Irish

5,485

5,766

6,058

10,308

-

White Irish Traveller

-

-

29

-

-

White Scottish

-

-

16,128

23,344

-

White Welsh

-

-

-

11,363

-

White Other

4,886

5,549

5,872

9,025

-

Black African

6,012

6,405

7,772

8,431

10,496

Black Caribbean

3,491

3,491

3,664

3,792

4,453

Black Other

770

803

936

897

1,116

Asian Bangladeshi

2,443

2,456

2,548

2,805

2,891

Asian Chinese

3,185

3,194

3,199

-

3,389

Asian Indian

14,447

13,812

13,963

13,702

14,273

Asian Pakistani

8,481

8,057

8,331

8,512

8,913

Asian Other

3,518

3,621

3,642

-

4,082

Other Asian background (ex. Chinese)

-

-

-

3,532

-

Chinese

-

-

-

3,417

-

Mixed - White and Asian

2,108

2,332

2,484

2,512

3,168

Mixed - White and Black African

636

660

706

799

924

Mixed - White and Black Caribbean

1,107

1,269

1,405

1,684

2,072

Mixed - Other mixed background

1,655

1,894

2,139

2,452

3,100

Other ethnic background

2,209

2,060

2,201

2,751

3,583

Unknown

25,988

29,008

25,198

21,870

18,666

Total

325,472

331,725

333,942

334,295

360,244