In 1991 96.4% (170305) of the population of Bury MBC identified themselves as white compared to 93.9% (169550) in the 2001 Census – showing an increase in theblack and ethnic minority (BME) community of Bury MBC of 2.5% overall. The response to the question on ethnic group indicates a substantial increase in the largest black and minority ethnic group in Bury representing almost a doubling in the size of the Pakistani community between 1991 and 2001.
94.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom and 91.5% of the population of Bury were born in England.
For the first time in a national Census a question was asked about religion, although it was a voluntary question and this may have affected the outcome. The Jewish community in Bury was the largest in Greater Manchester and 7th largest in England and Wales, although previous estimates of the size of this community have been substantially higher.
[The 1991 Census gave data relating to ten different ethnic groups, the 2001 Census provided 16 different black minority ethnic groups. This increase of groupings is largely due to the introduction of the mixed race categories in 2001. Therefore comparison between the 1991 and 2001 Census ethnicity figures should be done so with care and this difference in mind.]
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