South Staffordshire

West Midlands · England
-6.7pp WBI 92.1% → 85.5% by 2051 (20-group HP, Census-direct, SNPP-constrained)
110,475 Population (2021 Census)
92.2% White British (2021)
88.4% White British (2041 projected)
85.5% White British (2051 projected)

Ethnic composition

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

white british 92.2%
white other 1.6%
asian 2.8%
black 0.9%
mixed 2.0%
other 0.5%

Projected 2051

white british 85.5%
white other 1.5%
asian 6.8%
black 1.0%
mixed 4.8%
other 0.5%

What's driving change?

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

-2.5pp Total WBI change
-6.4pp National effect
-1.2pp Structural effect
+5.1pp Local effect

Diversity index

low diversity Shannon entropy: 0.22 · Dissimilarity: 18.0

Religion

Census 2021 religious composition with projections.

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Country of birth

UK-born (2021) 96.7%
Foreign-born (2021) 3.3%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 21.4%

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.8%
notEnglishPct 2.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%

Service demand pressure

18/100 Stable Rank 295 of 320
Ethnic change6/20
Asylum4/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing9/20

Economic profile

Avg employment rate54.6%
Avg home ownership72.3%
Avg social rent13.6%
Degree or above28.3%
No qualifications18.5%

Housing demand projection

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

Ownership (2021)72.3%
Social rent (2021)13.6%
Private rent (2021)10.3%
Ownership (2041)70.4%
Social rent (2041)13.3%
Social rent change-0.2pp

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

English proficiency

mainLanguageEnglishPct 98.8%
notEnglishPct 2.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+3.8pp

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

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