Mid Suffolk

East of England · England
-3.5pp WBI 94.0% → 90.6% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
102,701 Population (2021 Census)
94.0% White British (2021)
92.0% White British (2041 projected)
90.5% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 94.0%
white other 2.8%
asian 0.8%
black 0.5%
mixed 1.4%
other 0.4%

Projected 2051

white british 90.5%
white other 5.0%
asian 0.6%
black 0.5%
mixed 2.9%
other 0.4%

What's driving change?

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

-1.8pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.3pp Structural effect
+5.8pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.17 · Dissimilarity: 19.5

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 94.4%
Foreign-born (2021) 5.6%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 32.3%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.5%
notEnglishPct 3.0%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

17/100 Stable Rank 303 of 320
Ethnic change3/20
Asylum1/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing13/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate59.2%
Avg home ownership73.8%
Avg social rent11.2%
Degree or above29.6%
No qualifications17.3%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)73.8%
Social rent (2021)11.2%
Private rent (2021)13.8%
Ownership (2041)73.5%
Social rent (2041)11.3%
Social rent change0pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.5%
notEnglishPct 3.0%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+2pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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