Information about Scarborough

Population
108,736
Avg Annual Income
£34,221
Full Time Employees
22.19%
Average Age
47.25
Scarborough Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Scarborough is 108,736 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Scarborough is 55,899, and the female population is 52,836. 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 101,848, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 3,100. 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 (57,393), followed by No religion (42,889), 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 (23,248), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (18,045). 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 Scarborough area mentioned they are Retired (29,122), while 24,125 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.

Education

Regarding education, 25,365 adults have Level 3 education, while 13,002 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Scarborough area are

  • Skilled trades occupations (7213)
  • Professional occupations (6289), and
  • Elementary occupations (6113)

Age

The average age of people living in Scarborough is 47 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (17192), Between 65 to 74 (16109), and Below 14 (15517). 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 Scarborough has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (17,231) followed by Semi-routine occupations (13,416), and Routine occupations (13,328). 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)

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Population of Scarborough over the years

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Postcodes in Scarborough

The postcode district TS, YO are associated with the Scarborough, and there are total 7 postcode areas (listed below). The Scarborough has a total of 3467 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaScarborough
Ward

Castle

Cayton

Danby & Mulgrave

Derwent Valley & Moor

Eastfield

Esk Valley & Coast

Falsgrave & Stepney

Filey

Hunmanby & Sherburn (part Scarborough)

Newby

Northstead

Scalby & the Coast

Seamer

Weaponness & Ramshill

Whitby Streonshalh

Whitby West

Woodlands

LTLA22
UTLA22North Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CountryEngland