Findings of local government ethnic and religious diversity revealed

Only seven per cent of local authorities have high ethnic diversity.

The London borough of Brent was the most ethnically diverse local authority area in England and Wales in 2001, while Easington in the north east of England was the least ethnically diverse, according to new analysis published by the Office for National Statistics.

This new analysis of diversity is based on the likelihood that two people at random will belong to different ethnic groups. In Brent the likelihood was 85 per cent while in Easington it was 2 percent.

Brent's predominant ethnic groups were White British (29per cent), Indian (18 per cent), Black Caribbean (10 per cent),Other White (9 per cent) and Black African (8 per cent).

The report, Focus on Ethnicity and Religion, brings together statistics from the Census on the key demographic, geographic, household and labour market differences between the main ethnic and religious groups in Great Britain.

It analyses factors that contribute to these differences and shows new analysis on ethno-religious groups, changes between 1991 and 2001, and thediversity of different areas. Because of its large size the Census isused for detailed analysis of small population groups.
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