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North East Lincolnshire

Yorkshire and The Humber · England
-18.4pp WBI 92.6% → 74.2% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
156,967 Population (2021 Census)
92.6% White British (2021)
82.9% White British (2041 projected)
74.2% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 92.6%
white other 3.6%
asian 1.6%
black 0.6%
mixed 1.0%
other 0.7%

Projected 2051

white british 74.2%
white other 19.2%
asian 2.0%
black 0.8%
mixed 2.7%
other 1.0%

What's driving change?

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

-2.8pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.2pp Structural effect
+4.8pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.20 · Dissimilarity: 18.1

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 93.4%
Foreign-born (2021) 6.6%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 36.0%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 96.1%
notEnglishPct 7.7%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

44/100 Low Pressure Rank 117 of 320
Ethnic change15/20
Asylum9/20
School6/20
Language0/20
Housing15/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate56.1%
Avg home ownership62.8%
Avg social rent13%
Degree or above21.2%
No qualifications23.7%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)62.8%
Social rent (2021)13%
Private rent (2021)22.2%
Ownership (2041)59.8%
Social rent (2041)13.1%
Social rent change+0.1pp

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

School demographics

DfE School Census 2024/25. 23,001 pupils.

WBI pupils86.4%
Minority pupils13.6%
EAL growth (projected)+6.2pp
WBI gap (school vs population)6.2pp

Schools are 6pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 96.1%
notEnglishPct 7.7%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+9.7pp

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 North East Lincolnshire on Asylum Stats →
Updated 14 Apr 2026 · Census 2021, ONS SNPP, DfE School Census