SACRE

Census 2021

Pembrokeshire has a diverse and changing population. In the 2021 Census, 48.8% of residents stated that they were Christian, 43.0% stated that they had no religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.05% Jewish and 0.03% Sikh. A further 0.6% selected another religion and 6.6% did not answer the voluntary religion question. This represents a notable shift since the 2011 Census, when 63% of Pembrokeshire residents stated that they were Christian and 27.3% stated that they had no religion. There is also linguistic diversity across Pembrokeshire schools: 3.74% (713) of pupils registered in Pembrokeshire schools have first languages other than English or Welsh, 0.53% (89) declined to state their first language, and 71 stated first languages are recorded. The most widely spoken first languages other than English or Welsh include Shona, Polish, Malayalam, Ukrainian, Turkish, Romanian, Arabic, Sinhala, Bengali and Urdu. Pembrokeshire schools are therefore diverse communities, and appreciating this diversity will be important for schools to factor into their Religion, Values and Ethics curriculum design process.

 

Wales and Pembrokeshire: Census 2021 comparison

 

Religion / reponse	Wales 2021 %	Pembrokeshire 2021 %
Buddhist	0.32	0.4
Christian	43.60	48.8
Hindu	0.39	0.1
Jewish	0.07	0.05
Muslim	2.15	0.5
Sikh	0.13	0.03
Any other religion	0.51	0.6
No religion	46.55	43.0
Did not answer	6.28	6.6

 

Language diversity in Pembrokeshire schools

 

Measure	Data
Pupils with first languages other than English/Welsh	3.74% (713 pupils)
Pupils who declined to state their first language	0.53% (89 pupils)
Stated first languages	71
Pupils speaking other languages not captured in the list	0.16% (26 pupils)
Most widely spoken first languages other than English/Welsh	Shona (62), Polish (58), Malayalam (57), Ukrainian (40), Turkish (34), Romanian (32), Arabic (24), Sinhala (23), Bengali (22), Urdu (20)