Great Yarmouth

East of England · England
-11.2pp WBI 88.9% → 77.7% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
99,750 Population (2021 Census)
88.9% White British (2021)
82.2% White British (2041 projected)
77.7% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 88.9%
white other 5.7%
asian 1.9%
black 1.1%
mixed 1.6%
other 0.8%

Projected 2051

white british 77.7%
white other 14.1%
asian 2.3%
black 1.6%
mixed 3.4%
other 0.9%

What's driving change?

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

-3.9pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.0pp Structural effect
+3.5pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.28 · Dissimilarity: 14.4

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 90.2%
Foreign-born (2021) 9.8%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 46.4%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 93.7%
notEnglishPct 12.7%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

29/100 Low Pressure Rank 221 of 320
Ethnic change10/20
Asylum1/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing18/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate52.2%
Avg home ownership59.8%
Avg social rent15.7%
Degree or above17.7%
No qualifications25.7%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)59.8%
Social rent (2021)15.7%
Private rent (2021)21.5%
Ownership (2041)57.3%
Social rent (2041)15.4%
Social rent change-0.3pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 93.7%
notEnglishPct 12.7%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+6.7pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

Updated 14 Apr 2026 · Census 2021, ONS SNPP, DfE School Census