3,477 Oxfordshire residents aged 16+ identify with a gender which differs from their sex registered at birth.
The 2021 Census asked: “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?”
Overall, 558,863 (93.9%) of the population of Oxfordshire aged 16 years and over answered the question. The remaining 36,171 (6.1%) did not answer the question.
In Oxfordshire, 555,387 (93.3%) answered Yes, indicating that their gender identity was the same as their sex registered at birth, which was lower than the England and Wales average of 93.5%. 3,477 (0.6%) answered No, this is higher than the England and Wales average of 0.5%.
Within this group:
| Gender identity | People | Percentage of population |
|---|---|---|
| Answered No but did not provide a write-in response | 1,420 | 0.24% |
| Trans man | 598 | 0.10% |
| Trans woman | 548 | 0.09% |
| Non-binary | 616 | 0.10% |
| Wrote in a different gender identity | 295 | 0.05% |
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. The census question on gender identity was a voluntary question asked of those aged 16 years and over.
Further information may be found on the ONS website: Gender identity, England and Wales and Oxfordshire data explorer’s gender identity section
Where gender identity differs across Oxfordshire
Outside of London, Oxford was the local authority with the highest proportion of population aged 16+ whose gender identity was different from their sex at birth (1.25%).
| Area | People | Percentage of population | Percentage not answered question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherwell | 657 | 0.50% | 5.4% |
| Oxford | 1712 | 1.25% | 9.9% |
| South Oxfordshire | 434 | 0.36% | 4.9% |
| Vale of White Horse | 388 | 0.35% | 5.0% |
| West Oxfordshire | 283 | 0.30% | 4.4% |