Sexual orientation
Key findings
23% of employees have not given details (down 5% compared to last year).
10% preferred not to say (equal to last year).
Of those who did share details:
- 64% identify as heterosexual
- 3% identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual
2.9% of the Southend population identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual making our 3% very representative of our community
Bisexual
Use first column for year then move across for percentage of staff who identify as bisexual.
| Year |
Percentage |
| 2020/21 |
0.8% |
| 2021/22 |
1.0% |
| 2022/23 |
1.0% |
| 2023/24 |
1.0% |
| Overall change on previous year |
0% |
| Southend Census data (2021) |
1.3% |
Gay
Use first column for year then move across for percentage of staff who identify as gay.
| Year |
Percentage |
| 2020/21 |
0.6% |
| 2021/22 |
0.8% |
| 2022/23 |
1.0% |
| 2023/24 |
1.0% |
| Overall change on previous year |
0% |
| Southend Census data (2021) |
1.6% |
Lesbian
Use first column for year then move across for percentage of staff who identify as lesbian.
| Year |
Percentage |
| 2020/21 |
0.5% |
| 2021/22 |
1.5% |
| 2022/23 |
1.0% |
| 2023/24 |
1.0% |
| Overall change on previous year |
0% |
| Southend Census data (2021) |
1.6% |
Heterosexual
Use first column for year then move across for percentage of staff who identify as Heterosexual.
| Year |
Percentage |
| 2020/21 |
51% |
| 2021/22 |
52.5% |
| 2022/23 |
59% |
| 2023/24 |
64% |
| Overall change on previous year |
5% |
| Southend Census data (2021) |
89.8% |
Prefer not to say
Use first column for year then move across for percentage of staff who preferred not to say.
| Year |
Percentage |
| 2020/21 |
12% |
| 2021/22 |
10.7% |
| 2022/23 |
10% |
| 2023/24 |
10% |
| Overall change on previous year |
0% |
| Southend Census data (2021) |
7% |
Not known
Use first column for year then move across for percentage of staff who's sexuality is not known.
| Year |
Percentage |
| 2020/21 |
35.2% |
| 2021/22 |
34.3% |
| 2022/23 |
28% |
| 2023/24 |
23% |
| Overall change on previous year |
-5% |
| Southend Census data (2021) |
Not applicable |
