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Yorkshire and The Humber · England
-32.1pp WBI 86.6% → 54.5% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
308,104 Population (2021 Census)
86.6% White British (2021)
68.4% White British (2041 projected)
54.5% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.

white british 86.6%
white other 6.5%
asian 3.0%
black 1.2%
mixed 1.5%
other 1.2%

Projected 2051

white british 54.5%
white other 27.4%
asian 3.6%
black 3.5%
mixed 2.8%
other 8.2%

What's driving change?

Shift-share decomposes demographic change into national trend, structural composition, and local factors. Dominant driver: national trend.

-5.2pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-0.9pp Structural effect
+2.1pp Local effect

Diversity index

moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.32 · Dissimilarity: 12.1

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 89.6%
Foreign-born (2021) 10.4%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 35.0%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 92.8%
notEnglishPct 14.5%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

53/100 Moderate Pressure Rank 78 of 320
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum10/20
School10/20
Language0/20
Housing12/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate55.9%
Avg home ownership60.2%
Avg social rent16.3%
Degree or above21.8%
No qualifications23.6%

Housing demand projection

Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.

Ownership (2021)60.2%
Social rent (2021)16.3%
Private rent (2021)19.3%
Ownership (2041)53.5%
Social rent (2041)15.6%
Social rent change-0.7pp

High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.

School demographics

DfE School Census 2024/25. 47,978 pupils.

WBI pupils76.4%
Minority pupils23.6%
EAL growth (projected)+10.2pp
WBI gap (school vs population)10.2pp

Schools are 10pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 92.8%
notEnglishPct 14.5%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+18.3pp

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. View Doncaster on Asylum Stats →
Updated 14 Apr 2026 · Census 2021, ONS SNPP, DfE School Census