Information about East Riding of Yorkshire

Population
342,215
Avg Annual Income
£40,042
Full Time Employees
26.75%
Average Age
46.73
East Riding of Yorkshire Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of East Riding of Yorkshire is 342,215 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in East Riding of Yorkshire is 174,368, and the female population is 167,847. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 323,838, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 7,819. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (182,396), followed by No religion (133,916), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (77,704), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (51,733). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the East Riding of Yorkshire area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (91,554), while 89,466 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 87,851 adults have Level 3 education, while 40,565 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the East Riding of Yorkshire area are

  • Professional occupations (28215)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (21363), and
  • Skilled trades occupations (19462)

Age

The average age of people living in East Riding of Yorkshire is 47 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (52058), Below 14 (50454), and Between 65 to 74 (48432). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in East Riding of Yorkshire has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (61,751) followed by Routine occupations (37,213), and Semi-routine occupations (35,335). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

Map of East Riding of Yorkshire

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Population of East Riding of Yorkshire over the years

Male Population of East Riding of Yorkshire over the years
Female Population of East Riding of Yorkshire over the years
Postcodes in East Riding of Yorkshire

The postcode district DN, HU, YO are associated with the East Riding of Yorkshire, and there are total 24 postcode areas (listed below). The East Riding of Yorkshire has a total of 11958 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ward

Beverley Rural

Bridlington Central and Old Town

Bridlington North

Bridlington South

Cottingham North

Cottingham South

Dale

Driffield and Rural

East Wolds and Coastal

Goole North

Goole South

Hessle

Howden

Howdenshire

Mid Holderness

Minster and Woodmansey

North Holderness

Pocklington Provincial

Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland

South East Holderness

South Hunsley

South West Holderness

St Mary's

Tranby

Willerby and Kirk Ella

Wolds Weighton

LTLA22
UTLA22East Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CountryEngland