Editing Slough (section)

==Demography==
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{{Main|Demographics of Slough}}{{Pie chart|color1=DodgerBlue|label1=[[History of Christianity in Britain|Christianity]]|label2=[[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|No Religion]]|label3=[[Islam in the United Kingdom|Islam]]|label4=[[Sikhism in the United Kingdom|Sikhism]]|label5=[[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|Hinduism]]|label6=[[Buddhism in the United Kingdom|Buddhism]]|label7=[[Judaism in the United Kingdom|Judaism]]|color2=honeydew|color3=green|color4=yellow|color5=Coral|color6=aqua|color7=darkkhaki|value1=31.96|value2=13.08|value3=29.44|value4=11.35|value5=7.79|value6=0.49|value7=0.05|thumb=right|caption=Faith in Slough (2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=How life has changed in Slough: Census 2021|publisher=[[gov.uk]]|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censusareachanges/E06000039}}</ref>|color8=darkorchid|label8=Other Religions|value8=0.45|value9=5.39|color9=lightgrey|label9=Religion not Stated}}According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 census]], Slough is a large town with a population of 158,400 of which 46.9% of the population was [[British Asian|Asian]], 35.9% [[White people|white]], 7.5% [[Black British|black]], 4% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|mixed race]], 1.2% [[British Arab|Arab]] and 4.5% of other ethnic heritage.<ref name="2021census">{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> This makes the town one of the most ethnically diverse local authorities in the country outside of London. 

Despite its diverse population, English is the most spoken language in 2021, with over 110,212 citing English as their first language. Those stating other languages is significantly lower due to the large shares of the [[British Asians|British Asian]] and [[Black British people|Black]] population speaking English as their first language. Aside from English, the most commonly spoken languages are [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Polish language|Polish]], and [[Urdu]].<ref>Census 2021 - [https://democracy.slough.gov.uk/documents/s76262/Appendix%20B%20-%20Slough%20Insights%20-%20March%202023.pdf Slough Insights]  Retrieved 19 June 2024.</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Top countries of birth ([[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 census]])
! Country of birth
! Number resident
|-
|{{ENG}}
|87,350
|-
|{{flag|India}}
|17,107
|-
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|14,418
|-
|{{flag|Poland}}
|8,912
|-
|{{flag|Romania}}
|3,551
|-
|{{flag|Kenya}}
|1,940
|-
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|1,385
|-
|{{flag|Somalia}}
|1,336
|-
|{{flag|Italy}}
|1,125
|-
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|1,064
|-
|}
Figures from the 2021 census showed that 32% of Slough's population identified as Christian, 29.4% as Muslim, 11.4% as Sikh, 7.8% as Hindu, 0.5% as Buddhist, 0.1% as Jewish, 0.5% as having other religions, 13% as having no religion and 5.4% did not answer the question.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/ |access-date=11 March 2024 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>

Further information can be found on the page [[Demographics of Slough]].