Rotherham's population: White, British and under 40

The figures reveal that between 89.1% and 93.2% of the town’s population say they are of English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish origin.

Just 8% describe themselves as Asian or Asian British with 1.6% of Pakistani origin and between 0.5 and 1% saying they are of Indian origin.

In Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole, 89% of the population declared their ethnicity as 'White', which was above the proportion for England and Wales (86 per cent).

Yorkshire and the Humber had the highest proportion of 'Asian/Asian British: Pakistani' at 4%, compared with 2 per cent in England and Wales.

Bradford had the highest proportion in England and Wales of those identifying themselves as 'Asian/Asian British:Pakistani' (20%, 107,000), and also had the biggest increase in this category of 6% since 2001.

The 2011 Census figures show that there were 5.3 million residents in Yorkshire and the Humber. This was an increase of 307,000 (6 per cent) since 2001, and represents 9% of the population of England and Wales.

The median age of the region was 39, which is the same as the England and Wales average.

Other headline figures for Yorkshire and Humberside include:

COUNTRY OF BIRTH

In 2011 there were 465,000 foreign-born residents in Yorkshire and the Humber, 9 per cent of the usual resident population. The largest proportion of foreign-born residents in the region were born in Pakistan (2 per cent).

RELIGION: A decrease of 14 per cent in the number of people who stated their religious affiliation as 'Christian', as in most regions in England and Wales between 2001 and 2011. In 2011, 59 per cent of usual residents in this region were Christian.

TRAINING: Yorkshire and the Humber had the third highest proportion of people with an apprenticeship as their highest level of qualification (4  per cent).

HEALTH: Yorkshire and the Humber had 19 per cent of people whose day to day activities were limited by a long term health problem or disability. This region had 10 per cent of its people providing unpaid care for someone with an illness or disability (10 per cent for England and Wales as a whole).

The latest statistics supplement figures published in July 2012, which put the total population of England and Wales on census day (27 March 2011) at 56.1 million - an increase of 3.7 million (7 per cent) since 2001.

Guy Goodwin, ONS Director of Census, said: "These statistics paint a picture of society and help us all plan for the future using accurate information at a local level.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg of census statistics. Further rich layers of vital information will be revealed as we publish more detailed data for very local levels over the coming months."

(NB: Rotherham figures taken from the 2011 Census interactive map (see below). Enter your postcode or address to see the results for your area.

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