Ethnic origin

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

White

-

-

-

-

76.42%

White British

72.32%

72.11%

67.12%

-

-

White English

-

-

-

59.30%

-

White Irish

1.80%

1.86%

1.91%

3.23%

-

White Irish Traveller

-

-

0.01%

-

-

White Scottish

-

-

5.08%

7.35%

-

White Welsh

-

-

-

3.32%

-

White Other

1.61%

1.77%

1.89%

2.82%

-

Black African

2.14%

2.24%

2.65%

2.95%

3.50%

Black Caribbean

1.21%

1.16%

1.20%

1.26%

1.35%

Black Other

0.27%

0.26%

0.30%

0.30%

0.35%

Asian Bangladeshi

0.82%

0.76%

0.80%

0.86%

0.83%

Asian Chinese

0.95%

0.93%

0.93%

-

0.91%

Asian Indian

4.31%

4.06%

4.00%

3.98%

3.85%

Asian Pakistani

2.76%

2.54%

2.62%

2.68%

2.62%

Asian Other

1.11%

1.13%

1.15%

-

1.20%

Other Asian background (ex. Chinese)

-

-

-

1.11%

-

Asian Other

1.11%

1.13%

1.15%

-

1.20%

Chinese

-

-

-

0.98%

-

Mixed - White and Asian

0.62%

0.68%

0.73%

0.72%

0.86%

Mixed - White and Black African

0.20%

0.21%

0.22%

0.26%

0.28%

Mixed - White and Black Caribbean

0.37%

0.40%

0.44%

0.52%

0.60%

Mixed - Other mixed background

0.52%

0.58%

0.65%

0.74%

0.87%

Other ethnic background

0.72%

0.66%

0.70%

0.89%

1.06%

Unknown

8.27%

8.64%

7.61%

6.72%

5.32%

Total

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.0%

Ethnic origin

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

White

-

-

-

-

77.48%

White British

73.5%

72.76%

68.18%

-

-

White English

-

-

-

60.75%

-

White Irish

1.7%

1.74%

1.81%

3.08%

-

White Irish Traveller

-

-

0.01%

0.00%

-

White Scottish

-

-

4.83%

6.98%

-

White Welsh

-

-

-

3.40%

-

White Other

1.5%

1.67%

1.76%

2.70%

0.00%

Black African

1.85%

1.93%

2.33%

2.52%

2.91%

Black Caribbean

1.07%

1.05%

1.10%

1.13%

1.24%

Black Other

0.24%

0.24%

0.28%

0.27%

0.31%

Asian Bangladeshi

0.75%

0.74%

0.76%

0.84%

0.80%

Asian Chinese

0.98%

0.96%

0.96%

0.00%

0.94%

Asian Indian

4.44%

4.16%

4.18%

4.10%

3.96%

Asian Pakistani

2.61%

2.43%

2.49%

2.55%

2.47%

Asian Other

1.08%

1.09%

1.09%

0.00%

1.13%

Other Asian background (ex. Chinese)

-

-

-

1.06%

-

Chinese

-

-

-

1.02%

-

Mixed - White and Asian

0.65%

0.70%

0.74%

0.75%

0.88%

Mixed - White and Black African

0.20%

0.20%

0.21%

0.24%

0.26%

Mixed - White and Black Caribbean

0.34%

0.38%

0.42%

0.50%

0.58%

Mixed - Other mixed background

0.51%

0.57%

0.64%

0.73%

0.86%

Other ethnic background

0.68%

0.62%

0.66%

0.82%

0.99%

Unknown

7.98%

8.74%

7.55%

6.54%

5.18%

Total

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%