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Sheffield

Yorkshire and The Humber · England
-26.7pp WBI 74.5% -> 47.8% by 2051 (single-year HP, SNPP-constrained)
556,537 Population (2021 Census)
74.5% White British (2021)
58.3% White British (2041 projected)
47.8% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 74.5%
white other 4.6%
asian 9.6%
black 4.1%
mixed 3.5%
other 3.6%

Projected 2051

white british 47.8%
white other 16.4%
asian 12.6%
black 9.8%
mixed 8.4%
other 5.0%

What's driving change?

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

-9.5pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-0.3pp Structural effect
-2.8pp Local effect

Diversity index

diverse Shannon entropy: 0.53 · Dissimilarity: 3.8

Service demand pressure

31/100 Low Pressure Rank 211 of 320
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum11/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing0/20
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Updated 14 Apr 2026 · Census 2021, ONS SNPP, DfE School Census