Socio-economic statistics for Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

Is Driffield in East Riding of Yorkshire a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Driffield older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Driffield and East Riding of Yorkshire? What is the claimant count in Driffield and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Driffield Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Driffield residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Driffield to the national average for England.

Level	Driffield and Rural	England
No Qualifications	19.51%	18.08%
Level 1	10.27%	9.69%
Level 2	14.87%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	7.44%	5.32%
Level 3	18.03%	16.92%
Level 4	27.04%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Driffield and East Riding of Yorkshire

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Driffield either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 71.73 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 28.27 of Driffield residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Driffield and Rural	71.73%	28.27%
East Riding of Yorkshire	73.12%	26.88%
Yorkshire and The Humber	62.58%	37.42%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Driffield has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.

Driffield compared to other wards in East Riding of Yorkshire

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Willerby and Kirk Ella	87.65%	12.35%
2	South Hunsley	84.01%	15.99%
3	Beverley Rural	82.05%	17.95%
4	Dale	81.25%	18.75%
5	Mid Holderness	80.65%	19.35%
6	Cottingham North	80.4%	19.6%
7	Howdenshire	79.31%	20.69%
8	Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland	78.45%	21.55%
9	Bridlington North	77.96%	22.04%
10	South West Holderness	76.49%	23.51%
11	East Wolds and Coastal	76.02%	23.98%
12	Pocklington Provincial	75.95%	24.05%
13	Howden	75.2%	24.8%
14	Tranby	75.11%	24.89%
15	St Mary's (East Riding of Yorkshire)	75.05%	24.95%
16	Wolds Weighton	74.24%	25.76%
17	Cottingham South	72.56%	27.44%
18	North Holderness	72.43%	27.57%
19	Driffield and Rural	71.73%	28.27%
20	Hessle	71.38%	28.62%
21	South East Holderness	68.48%	31.52%
22	Goole North	65.11%	34.89%
23	Minster and Woodmansey	64.45%	35.55%
24	Bridlington Central and Old Town	57.32%	42.68%
25	Bridlington South	49.92%	50.08%
26	Goole South	47.78%	52.22%

Driffield is ranked 19 out of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Driffield Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Driffield and Rural.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Driffield?

The largest employment sector in Driffield is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Administrative & Secretarial.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	15.59%
Skilled Trades	13.04%
Associate Professional & Technical	12.34%
Elementary Occupations	12.34%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	11.4%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	11.16%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	8.31%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.08%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Driffield Health Statistics

Driffield and Rural has a significantly lower proportion of residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Driffield and Rural	42.42%	36.72%	15.42%	4.34%	1.1%
East Riding of Yorkshire	44.87%	35.39%	14.37%	4.12%	1.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber	46.18%	34.31%	13.7%	4.49%	1.32%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire changed since 2011?

East Riding of Yorkshire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.1% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	45.19%	34.97%	14.46%	4.15%	1.24%
2021	44.87%	35.39%	14.37%	4.12%	1.26%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Driffield Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
East Riding of Yorkshire	2.5%	-0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber	4.2%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Driffield on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Driffield.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	54.11%
In Part-Time Work	29.38%
Unemployed	2.91%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

70.62% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Driffield

Driffield & East Riding of Yorkshire Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire local area district.

Driffield has a lower rate of immigrants than East Riding of Yorkshire, the Yorkshire and The Humber region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Driffield and Rural	96.03%	3.97%
East Riding of Yorkshire	95.04%	4.96%
Yorkshire and The Humber	88.65%	11.35%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Driffield compared to other wards in East Riding of Yorkshire

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Goole South	80.45%	19.55%
2	Goole North	87.42%	12.58%
3	South Hunsley	93.25%	6.75%
4	Cottingham North	93.86%	6.14%
5	Cottingham South	93.99%	6.01%
6	Pocklington Provincial	94.65%	5.35%
7	St Mary's	94.68%	5.32%
8	Minster and Woodmansey	94.74%	5.26%
9	Dale	94.99%	5.01%
10	Beverley Rural	95.01%	4.99%
11	Bridlington South	95.25%	4.75%
12	Wolds Weighton	95.38%	4.62%
13	Hessle	95.47%	4.53%
14	Willerby and Kirk Ella	95.5%	4.5%
15	Tranby	95.63%	4.37%
16	Driffield and Rural	96.03%	3.97%
17	Howden	96.24%	3.76%
18	Bridlington Central and Old Town	96.32%	3.68%
19	Howdenshire	96.75%	3.25%
20	Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland	96.92%	3.08%
21	Bridlington North	97.18%	2.82%
22	North Holderness	97.2%	2.8%
23	East Wolds and Coastal	97.22%	2.78%
24	South East Holderness	97.29%	2.71%
25	South West Holderness	97.56%	2.44%
26	Mid Holderness	97.81%	2.19%

';Driffield is ranked 16 out of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Driffield and East Riding of Yorkshire?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in East Riding of Yorkshire including Driffield. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Beverley Rural	14078
Bridlington Central and Old Town	11025
Bridlington North	13054
Bridlington South	14671
Cottingham North	8047
Cottingham South	9643
Dale	18125
Driffield and Rural	15369
East Wolds and Coastal	14547
Goole North	11528
Goole South	11157
Hessle	15359
Howden	5277
Howdenshire	15283
Mid Holderness	13769
Minster and Woodmansey	16490
North Holderness	10579
Pocklington Provincial	18026
Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland	9803
South East Holderness	14927
South Hunsley	10569
South West Holderness	14412
St Mary's	16211
Tranby	10336
Willerby and Kirk Ella	13727
Wolds Weighton	17189
East Riding of Yorkshire Total	343201

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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