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| Fewer than one in 10 of English and Welsh local authorities are ethnically-diverse despite a growth in ethnic minorities, research suggests. | Fewer than one in 10 of English and Welsh local authorities are ethnically-diverse despite a growth in ethnic minorities, research suggests. |
| The study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is based on a new method of analysing 2001 census data. | The study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is based on a new method of analysing 2001 census data. |
| Brent in north-west London was the most diverse with an 85% chance two people at random would be from different ethnic groups, researchers said. | Brent in north-west London was the most diverse with an 85% chance two people at random would be from different ethnic groups, researchers said. |
| Easington in north-east England was the least diverse with only a 2% chance. | Easington in north-east England was the least diverse with only a 2% chance. |
| There are approximately 4.6 million people of ethnic minority origin in the UK - about 8% of the total population. | There are approximately 4.6 million people of ethnic minority origin in the UK - about 8% of the total population. |
| UK'S ETHNIC MINORITIES 1. Asian: 50%2. Black: 25%3. Mixed: 15%4. Chinese: 5%5. Other: 5% | UK'S ETHNIC MINORITIES 1. Asian: 50%2. Black: 25%3. Mixed: 15%4. Chinese: 5%5. Other: 5% |
| Research from the ONS published earlier this year showed the number of white Britons in England was falling while other ethnic groups were growing rapidly. | Research from the ONS published earlier this year showed the number of white Britons in England was falling while other ethnic groups were growing rapidly. |
| But the latest figures show only 28 out of 376 local authorities in England and Wales - or 7% - could be classed "highly ethnically-diverse" - defined as at least a 50% chance that two people in the area chosen at random would be from different ethnic groups. | |
| Almost all these highly diverse areas were London boroughs while outside London, Slough in Berkshire had the highest ethnic diversity, researchers said. | Almost all these highly diverse areas were London boroughs while outside London, Slough in Berkshire had the highest ethnic diversity, researchers said. |
| There was an even smaller chance of finding areas with high religious diversity, the study said, with 11 local authorities areas meeting the criteria set by the ONS. | There was an even smaller chance of finding areas with high religious diversity, the study said, with 11 local authorities areas meeting the criteria set by the ONS. |
| Of those 10 were London boroughs with Harrow emerging as the most religiously-diverse area in England and Wales, scoring 62% on the ONS scale. Outside London, Leicester scored highest for religious diversity. |