Canterbury
South East · England 157,429 Population (2021 Census)
82.5% White British (2021)
75.9% White British (2041 projected)
71.4% White British (2051 projected)
Ethnic composition
Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.
white british 82.5%
white other 6.7%
asian 4.1%
black 2.5%
mixed 2.7%
other 1.5%
Projected 2051
white british 71.4%
white other 12.4%
asian 4.4%
black 2.7%
mixed 7.2%
other 1.9%
Diversity index
moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.40 · Dissimilarity: 9.1
Religion
Census 2021 religious composition with projections.
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Country of birth
UK-born (2021) 87.1%
Foreign-born (2021) 12.9%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 40.7%
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 94.6%
notEnglishPct 10.9%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Service demand pressure
Ethnic change10/20
Asylum7/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing14/20
Economic profile
Avg employment rate50.3%
Avg home ownership60.9%
Avg social rent11.4%
Degree or above30.9%
No qualifications15.1%
Housing demand projection
Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.
Ownership (2021)60.9%
Social rent (2021)11.4%
Private rent (2021)21.3%
Ownership (2041)59.3%
Social rent (2041)11.2%
Social rent change-0.2pp
High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 94.6%
notEnglishPct 10.9%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+6.5pp
Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.
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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