Identity
A civil parish in Dorset — Lyme Regis, E04003560. Every figure below describes that area, except where it is labelled as a comparison, or as a figure for a neighbourhood or a wider area.
94% of residents gave their ethnic group as White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
Usual residents by ethnic group, Lyme Regis, Census 2021
Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS021)Period 2021Area Lyme Regis civil parish
Sources, notes and figures: 94% of residents gave their ethnic group as White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS021)
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The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.
Lyme Regis civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.
| Residents | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British | 3,531 | 94.3% |
| White: Other White | 97 | 2.6% |
| White: Irish | 27 | 0.7% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian | 18 | 0.5% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese | 12 | 0.3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 10 | 0.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 9 | 0.2% |
| Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 9 | 0.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 6 | 0.2% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 5 | 0.1% |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 5 | 0.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 4 | 0.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 3 | 0.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 3 | 0.1% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 1 | less than 0.1% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 0 | 0% |
| Other ethnic group: Arab, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 0 | 0% |
| White: Roma, in the bar of 14 smaller groups | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 3,744 | 100% |
57% of residents gave their national identity as British only
Usual residents by national identity, Lyme Regis, Census 2021
Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS027)Period 2021Area Lyme Regis civil parish
Sources, notes and figures: 57% of residents gave their national identity as British only
Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS027)
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The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.
Lyme Regis civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.
| Residents | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| British only identity | 2,140 | 57.2% |
| English only identity | 855 | 22.9% |
| English and British only identity | 481 | 12.9% |
| Other identity only | 111 | 3.0% |
| Other identity and at least one UK identity | 42 | 1.1% |
| Welsh only identity | 40 | 1.1% |
| Welsh and British only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 12 | 0.3% |
| Any other combination of only UK identities: Scottish only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 10 | 0.3% |
| Irish only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 10 | 0.3% |
| Any other combination of only UK identities: Other, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 9 | 0.2% |
| Any other combination of only UK identities: Scottish and British only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 8 | 0.2% |
| Irish and at least one UK identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 8 | 0.2% |
| Any other combination of only UK identities: Northern Irish and British only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 7 | 0.2% |
| Any other combination of only UK identities: Northern Irish only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 6 | 0.2% |
| Any other combination of only UK identities: Cornish only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 1 | less than 0.1% |
| Any other combination of only UK identities: Cornish and British only identity, in the bar of 10 smaller groups | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 3,740 | 100% |
53% of residents gave their religion as Christian
Usual residents by religion, Lyme Regis, Census 2021
Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS030)Period 2021Area Lyme Regis civil parish
Sources, notes and figures: 53% of residents gave their religion as Christian
Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS030)
Source: Office for National Statistics Licence terms
Lyme Regis civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.
| Residents | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,998 | 53% |
| No religion | 1,455 | 39% |
| Not answered | 238 | 6% |
| Other religion | 22 | 1% |
| Buddhist | 20 | 1% |
| Jewish | 6 | 0.2% |
| Muslim | 5 | 0.1% |
| Hindu | 1 | less than 0.1% |
| Sikh | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 3,745 | 100% |
99% of residents aged 3 or over have English as their main language
Usual residents aged 3 or over by main language and how well they speak English, Lyme Regis, Census 2021
Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS029)Period 2021Area Lyme Regis civil parish
Sources, notes and figures: 99% of residents aged 3 or over have English as their main language
Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS029)
Source: Office for National Statistics Licence terms
The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.
Lyme Regis civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.
| Residents aged 3 or over | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales) | 3,645 | 99% |
| Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well | 26 | 1% |
| Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well | 15 | 0.4% |
| Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well | 6 | 0.2% |
| Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 3,692 | 100% |
Other figures in this view
Source Office for National Statistics, from NomisPeriod 2021Area Lyme Regis civil parish
Sources, notes and figures: Other figures in this view
Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University
Source: Office for National Statistics Licence terms
The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.
Lyme Regis civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.
| Measure | Figure | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Census 2021 — Ethnic group — Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 27 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — Ethnic group — Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 10 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — Ethnic group — Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 38 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — Ethnic group — Other ethnic group | 9 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — Ethnic group — White | 3,660 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — National identity - UK — Any other combination of only UK identities | 41 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — National identity - UK — Non-UK identity only | 121 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — National identity - UK — UK identity and non-UK identity | 50 | 2021 |
| Census 2021 — Proficiency in English — Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) | 47 | 2021 |