Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Equality and Diversity

The Equality and Diversity section of the Stockton-on-Tees Data Warehouse provides data downloads on the following subjects:

• Age and Gender 
• Disability
• Ethnicity
• Religion
• Sexual Orientation

Some interesting equality and diversity facts about Stockton-on-Tees include:

1. In mid 2010 there were 94,400 males and 98,000 females living in the Stockton-on-Tees borough. (Source: Office for National Statistics).
2. During 2004 Stockton-on-Tees had 2,265 people registered as deaf or hard of hearing. This is equal to approximately 1% of the Borough's population. (Source: Stockton-on-Tees Joint Strategic Needs Assessment).
3. In Stockton-on-Tees during 2009, 181,100 people were classified as 'white' (94.8% of the population) and 10,000 people were classified as 'other ethnic groups' (5.2% of the population). (Source: Office for National Statistics).
4. Early data identifies that during 2009 there were 180 British Citizenship ceremonies held in Stockton-on-Tees. This is an increase of 56.5% compared to the number of Citizenship Ceremonies held in the Borough during 2004. (Source: Home Office).
5. The majority of the population of Stockton-on-Tees are Christian (81.6%). (Source: Census 2001, Office for National Statistics).
6. In Stockton-on-Tees during 2009 there were five civil partnerships. 80% of the civil partnerships were male to male partnerships. (Source: Office for National Statistics).

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