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Hackney

London · England
-7.2pp WBI 33.9% → 26.7% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
259,147 Population (2021 Census)
33.9% White British (2021)
29.8% White British (2041 projected)
26.7% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 33.9%
white other 19.2%
asian 10.4%
black 21.1%
mixed 6.8%
other 8.7%

Projected 2051

white british 26.7%
white other 11.2%
asian 8.2%
black 13.7%
mixed 7.8%
other 32.4%

What's driving change?

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

-2.2pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
+3.5pp Structural effect
+0.7pp Local effect

Diversity index

highly diverse Shannon entropy: 0.92 · Dissimilarity: 40.6

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 60.3%
Foreign-born (2021) 39.7%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 75.3%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 80.1%
notEnglishPct 39.8%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

51/100 Moderate Pressure Rank 85 of 320
Ethnic change6/20
Asylum11/20
School16/20
Language0/20
Housing18/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate48%
Avg home ownership17.7%
Avg social rent26.9%
Degree or above36%
No qualifications11.7%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)17.7%
Social rent (2021)26.9%
Private rent (2021)23.9%
Ownership (2041)17.5%
Social rent (2041)31.7%
Social rent change+4.8pp

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

School demographics

DfE School Census 2024/25. 32,021 pupils.

WBI pupils18.0%
Minority pupils82.0%
EAL growth (projected)+15.9pp
WBI gap (school vs population)15.9pp

Schools are 16pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 80.1%
notEnglishPct 39.8%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+4.1pp

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