The small area sexual orientation and gender identity census data is now live in Local Insight. You can start using and analysing this data for all your custom areas.
For guidance on using Census 2021 data in Local Insight please see “How to explore Census 2021 data in Local Insight”.
Summary of published data
Download the full list of indicators now available in Local Insight.
We have added 26 indicators to Local Insight. This release includes small area data from the sexual orientation and gender identity topic summary. Indicators for the following datasets can now be seen live in Local Insight:
- Sexual orientation (13 indicators)
- Gender identity (11 indicators)
- Non respondents to these questions (2 indicators)
ONS also published 4 indicators; Non-binary, Pansexual, Asexual and Queer. These indicators are currently not available in Local Insight as the data is only published at Local Authority level. If you were interested in uploading this data yourself to Local Insight please get in touch on support@ocsi.co.uk.
More information about these datasets
The question about sexual orientation and gender identity in the 2021 census was voluntary.
In total, 92.5% of the population aged 16 years and over answered the question on sexual orientation and 94.0% of the population aged 16 years and over answered the question on gender identity. Read more about this on the ONS website.
ONS percentages are calculated using the overall population rather than the population who responded to the sexual orientation and gender identity question.
Alongside adding the official ONS figures to Local Insight, we have also included additional indicators that use only people who responded to the sexual orientation and gender identity question as the denominator. These indicators are displayed as [sexuality] (as a % of all who responded to the sexual orientation questions) (Census 2021).
Below is an example how these distinct indicators display in Local Insight
- Bisexual (as a % of all who responded to the sexual orientation questions) (Census 2021)
- Bisexual (as a % of all aged 16+) (Census 2021)
These supplementary indicators that use respondents only as the denominator provide additional value as the response rates vary considerably across local areas. There are a multitude of possible driving factors behind non-response rates, which are not necessarily related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Non respondents
We have also added 2 indicators that show the non response rates for this topic. These two indicators are called:
- Non respondents to the sexual orientation question (as a % of all aged 16+) (Census 2021)
- Non respondents to the gender identity question (as a % of all aged 16+) (Census 2021)
Reports
We have not added any of the sexual orientation and gender identity indicators to the Local Insight reports.
