In 2021, 91.9% of residents in Bury identified with at least one UK national identity only (English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, British, and Cornish), a decrease from 94.8% in 2011. This is reflective of the trend in England and Wales as 90.3% (53.8 million) of usual residents identified with at least one UK national identity, which is a slight decrease from 92.0% (51.6 million) in 2011.

Usual residents in Bury who identified with at least one UK and one non-UK identity accounted for 1.2% (2,360 people) of the overall population in Bury, similar to the national figure of 2% (1.2 million people) in 2021. Those selecting a non-UK identity only accounted for 6.9% of the total population in Bury, an increase from 4.6% in 2011. There has also been an increase in those who selected a non-UK identity as nationally this constituted 9.7% of the overall population (5.8 million people), which is an increase from 8.0% of the population (4.5 million people) in 2011.

The map below illustrates the percentage of people who reported one or more UK identity only in Bury:

Within Bury, Sedgley Park MSOA had the highest proportion of residents who responded that their national identity was “British only” (68.1%), closely followed by Whitefield West & Park Lane (65.3%), and Fairfield & Jericho had the lowest proportion of residents with a national identity of “British only” (54.8%).

The table below shows national identity by MSOA.

The table below shows the top 5 national identities within Bury:

The table below shows national identity by ward.

Tottington has the highest proportion of residents responding as One or more UK identity only at 96.3%.  Bury East was the lowest at 81.2%.