Data just released from the 2021 census reveals the sexual orientation of residents over the age of 16 in Walsall, as well as information on gender identity.
While 201,330 Walsall residents identified as straight or heterosexual, 2,399 identified as gay or lesbian, 1,876 as bisexual and 550 as “all other sexual orientations”. 16,945 residents didn’t answer the question.
For the first time in a census, the results reveal an estimate of the sexual orientation of people within the town, which reveals:
- 90.24% Straight
- 1.07% gay or lesbian
- 0.84% bisexual
- 0.25% Other sexual orientations
7.6% of residents didn’t answer the question.
Data on gender identity was also released, confirming the following statistics for the Walsall borough:
- 92.90 % (207,254) identify with the gender they were born with
- 0.27% (592) identify with a different gender identity than from their sex at birth
- 0.09% (196) identify as a trans woman
- 0.09% (207) identify as a trans man
- 0.03% (57) identify as non-binary
- 0.02% (34) identify as “other gender identities”
6.62% (14,760) of Walsall residents did not answer the question on gender.
National statistics can be found on the ons.gov.uk website.