Census reveals number of LGBT+ identifying people in south east London for first time
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New census data which includes estimates the LGBT+ population for the first time has been released.
The charity Stonewall described the publication of the figures as a “historic step forward” after more than two centuries of LGBT+ lives being “missing from the national record”.
Around 3.2% of those aged 16 in England and Wales identified with an LGB+ sexual orientation in the 2021 census.
Here is a list of the proportion of people aged 16 and over identifying as LGB+ (gay or lesbian, bisexual or other sexual orientation) at the 2021 census in south east London and Dartford boroughs:
- Lewisham – 6.1 per cent
- Greenwich – 4.5 per cent
- Bromley – 2.7 per cent
- Bexley – 2.1 per cent
- Dartford – 2.3 per cent
The ONS data also found that more than a quarter of a million people in England and Wales have a different gender identity from their sex registered at birth.
Around 262,000 people in England and Wales said their gender identity was different from their sex registered at birth which represents 0.5% of the population aged 16 and over.
Here is a list of the proportion of people aged 16 and over who said their gender identity was different from their sex at birth at the 2021 census in south east London and Dartford boroughs.
- Lewisham – 1.02 per cent
- Greenwich – 0.88 per cent
- Bexley – 0.54 per cent
- Dartford – 0.52 per cent
- Bromley – 0.4 pre cent
Data from the 2021 census for England and Wales is being published in stages over two years.
It is the first time figures on sexual orientation and gender identity have ever been included, with people aged 16 and over asked to provide this information on a voluntary basis.
Respondents aged 16 and over were able to request an individual access code allowing them to fill in the census separately to the rest of their household.
ONS director Jen Woolford said the first census estimates were “crucial”, adding: “They will ensure decision-makers have the best information so they can better understand the extent and nature of disadvantage which people may be experiencing in terms of educational outcomes, health, employment and housing.
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