Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
__These datasets provide Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in England and Wales by sexual orientation by sex, sexual orientation by age and sexual orientation by sex and age.__ __LGB+__ An abbreviation used to refer to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other minority sexual orientations (for example, asexual). __Sexual orientation __ Sexual orientation is an umbrella term covering sexual identity, attraction, and behaviour. For an individual respondent, these may not be the same. For example, someone in an opposite-sex relationship may also experience same-sex attraction, and vice versa. This means the statistics should be interpreted purely as showing how people responded to the question, rather than being about whom they are attracted to or their actual relationships. We have not provided glossary entries for individual sexual orientation categories. This is because individual respondents may have differing perspectives on the exact meaning. The question on sexual orientation was new for Census 2021. It was voluntary and was only asked of people aged 16 years and over. In total, 44.9 million people answered the sexual orientation question (92.5% of the population aged 16 years and over). __Usual resident__ A usual resident is anyone who on Census Day, 21 March 2021, was in the UK and had stayed or intended to stay in the UK for a period of 12 months or more or had a permanent UK address. _Notes_ * To ensure that individuals cannot be identified in the data, population counts have been rounded to the nearest five and counts under 10 have been suppressed. * Percentages have been calculated using rounded data.
England and Wales Census 2021 - Sexual orientation by age and sex (4 categories)
Countries,Local Authorities,London Boroughs,Lower Tier Local Authorities,Metropolitan Districts,Non-Metropolitan Districts,Regions,Upper Tier Local Authorities
Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service.
Excel file containing data and metadata at a combined England and Wales level.
Sexual orientation by age at a combined England and Wales level
Excel file containing data and metadata at country level for England and Wales.
Sexual orientation by age at country level for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at region level for England and Wales.
Sexual orientation by age at region level for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at Upper Tier Local Authority level for England and Wales.
Sexual orientation by age at Upper Tier Local Authority level for England and Wales
Excel file containing data and metadata at Lower Tier Local Authority level for England and Wales.
Sexual orientation by age for Lower Level Local Authorities in England and Wales
Sexual orientation by age and sex at a combined England and Wales level
Sexual orientation by age and sex at country level for England and Wales
Sexual orientation by age and sex at region level for England and Wales
Sexual orientation by age and sex at Upper Tier Local Authority level for England and Wales
Sexual orientation by age and sex at Lower Tier Local Authority level for England and Wales
Sexual orientation by sex at a combined England and Wales level
Sexual orientation by sex at country level for England and Wales
Sexual orientation by sex at region level for England and Wales
Sexual orientation by sex at Upper Tier Local Authority level for England and Wales
Sexual orientation by sex at Lower Tier Local Authority level for England and Wales