Barking and Dagenham
London · England 218,871 Population (2021 Census)
30.9% White British (2021)
7.2% White British (2041 projected)
2.7% White British (2051 projected)
Ethnic composition
Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.
white british 30.9%
white other 14.0%
asian 25.9%
black 21.4%
mixed 4.3%
other 3.6%
Projected 2051
white british 2.7%
white other 14.6%
asian 54.7%
black 10.2%
mixed 1.7%
other 16.2%
Diversity index
highly diverse Shannon entropy: 0.88 · Dissimilarity: 43.6
Religion
Census 2021 religious composition with projections.
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Muslim population projected: 71.6% by 2051
Country of birth
UK-born (2021) 58.7%
Foreign-born (2021) 41.3%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 76.5%
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 75.9%
notEnglishPct 48.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Service demand pressure
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum6/20
School15/20
Language0/20
Housing18/20
Economic profile
Avg employment rate35%
Avg home ownership22.1%
Avg social rent15.3%
Degree or above17.6%
No qualifications11.9%
Housing demand projection
Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.
Ownership (2021)22.1%
Social rent (2021)15.3%
Private rent (2021)15.4%
Ownership (2041)15.1%
Social rent (2041)9%
Social rent change-6.3pp
High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.
School demographics
DfE School Census 2024/25. 45,308 pupils.
WBI pupils15.9%
Minority pupils84.1%
EAL growth (projected)+15.0pp
WBI gap (school vs population)15.0pp
Schools are 15pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 75.9%
notEnglishPct 48.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+23.7pp
NHS and council services will need increased interpreter/translation provision.
Asylum and immigration data
Asylum seekers on support, hotel costs, grant rates, and the True Cost of Asylum for this area.
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