This page includes the Surrey-specific data from the national 2021 Census release which has been prepared by the SCC Population Insight team. A summary of the gender identity data for Surrey residents has also been produced and is available on Surrey-i.
Gender identity refers to a person’s sense of their own gender, whether male, female or another category such as non-binary. This may or may not be the same as their sex registered at birth.
The question on gender identity was new for Census 2021. It was added to provide the first official data on the size of the transgender population in England and Wales. The data will help to:
The question was voluntary and was only asked of people aged 16 years and over. People were asked “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?”, and had the option of selecting either “Yes”, or selecting “No” and writing in their gender identity.
Definitions used by the 2021 Census:
Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given - These are people who answered “No” to the question “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” but did not write in a gender identity.
Non-binary - Someone who is non-binary does not identify with the binary categories of man and woman. In these results the category includes people who identified with the specific term “non-binary” or variants thereon. However, those who used other terms to describe an identity which was neither specifically man nor woman have been classed in “All other gender identities”.
Trans man - A trans man is someone who was registered female at birth, but now identifies as a man.
Trans woman - A trans woman is someone who was registered male at birth, but now identifies as a woman.
Source:
Gender identity, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
Data at MSOA, LAD, Surrey, South East, England.
Including:
Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth,
Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given,
Trans woman,
Trans man,
All other gender identities.
Data at LAD, Surrey, South East, England.
Including:
Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth,
Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given,
Trans woman,
Trans man,
Non-binary,
All other gender identities.
