Editing East Riding of Yorkshire (section)

== Demographics ==
[[File:East Riding of Yorkshire population pyramid.svg|thumb|East Riding of Yorkshire population pyramid]]
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!colspan="4"|'''Religion in the East Riding 2021'''
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![[2021 United Kingdom census|UK Census 2021]] || E Riding<ref name="NOMIS2021">{{NOMIS2021|id=E06000011|title=East Riding of Yorkshire Local Authority|accessdate=18 February 2023}}</ref>|| [[Yorkshire and the Humber|Yorkshire and<br />the Humber]]<ref>{{NOMIS2021|id=E12000003|title=Yorkshire and The Humber Region|accessdate=27 February 2023}}</ref>|| England<ref name="NOMIS2021 England">{{NOMIS2021|id=E92000001|title=England Country|accessdate=27 February 2023}}</ref>
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|Christian||53.3%||44.9%||46.3%
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|No religion||39.1%||39.4%||36.7%
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|Muslim||0.6%||8.1%||6.7%
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|Buddhist||0.3%||0.3%||0.5%
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|Hindu||0.2%||0.5%||1.8%
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|Jewish||0.1%||0.2%||0.5%
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|Sikh||0.1%||0.4%||0.9%
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|Other religions||0.4%||0.4%||0.6%
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|Religion not stated||6.0%||5.7%||6.0%
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Until 1 April 2009, the East Riding was the largest district and the largest unitary authority in England by area and the second-largest [[non-metropolitan district]] in England by population. Following the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]] it fell to fifth place by area and sixth place by population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=9396&More=Y |title=T 10: Mid-2004 to Mid-2005 population estimates; components of population change for local authorities in the United Kingdom; Mid-2005 Population Estimates |access-date=5 February 2008 |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206153543/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=9396&More=Y |archive-date=6 December 2007 }}</ref>
[[File:Tower Block, Bridlington - geograph.org.uk - 1745876.jpg|thumb|Apartment block in Bridlington]]
[[File:Beckside, Beverley - geograph.org.uk - 804021.jpg|thumb|Terraced housing in Beverley]]
The East Riding of Yorkshire covers {{convert|240768|ha|mi2|0}} and has a population of 335,049 (2008 [[Office for National Statistics]] mid-year estimates), a density of 1.4&nbsp;people per hectare.<ref name="Facts and figures"/> The most populous parishes in the main 2001 census were Bridlington (34,000), [[Goole]] (17,000), [[Beverley]] (17,000), [[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] (17,000, by Hull), [[Hessle]] (15,000, by Hull), Driffield (11,000), [[Anlaby with Anlaby Common]] (10,000, by Hull), Hornsea (8,000) and [[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]] (8,000), [[Pocklington]] (8,000) and [[Elloughton-cum-Brough]] (7,000). Half the district's population reside in these 11 parishes, with the other half living in the other 160 parishes. In comparison, Hull's population according to the same census was 243,589. The population density of the district was around 135 people per square km, which made it the least densely populated unitary authority after the [[Isles of Scilly]], [[Rutland]] and [[Herefordshire]].

The East Riding has a larger than average number of residents aged 40 and above.<ref name="Facts and figures"/> There is a particularly strong deficit in the number of young adults.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pyramids/pages/00FB.asp
|title = Census 2001 – Population Pyramids – East Riding of Yorkshire (UA)
|access-date = 5 February 2008
|publisher = Office for National Statistics
}}</ref> There is a higher-than-average level of car ownership. 36.4% of all households do not have a car.<ref name="Facts and figures"/> Less than 5% of the population travel to work by public transport compared with 15% nationally. The district is one of the lowest [[List of English districts and their ethnic composition|non-white populations]], with the census reporting 98.8% of the inhabitants being white. Hull itself is also quite [[Monoethnicity|monoethnic]] for a city of its size, with the census reporting 97.7% white.

Areas of the East Riding show significant signs of affluence, including the Parliamentary constituency of [[Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency)|Haltemprice and Howden]] which consists of middle-class areas such as: the suburb of [[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]], suburb of [[Kirk Ella]], village of [[North Ferriby]], and village of [[Swanland]]. Much of the area is affluent and has one of the highest proportions of owner-occupiers in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/haltempriceandhowden/|title=Haltemprice and Howden|access-date=11 May 2015|work=UK Polling Report|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075824/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/haltempriceandhowden/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other parts of the county are more diverse, including the suburbs of [[Hessle]], [[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] and [[Anlaby]] with [[Anlaby Common]]. These areas consist of a mix of housing tenures in a real range of properties, from small ex-authority estates, to grand period homes. Hessle and Cottingham in particular have seen a considerable amount of home building, supporting the regeneration and development of the city of [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/planning-permission-and-building-control/planning-policy-and-the-local-plan/east-riding-local-plan/|title=East Riding of Yorkshire Planning Policy|access-date=20 May 2020|work=UK Planning Policy|archive-date=23 September 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923224714/https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/planning-permission-and-building-control/planning-policy-and-the-local-plan/east-riding-local-plan/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Beverley]], a market town, is generally associated with affluence but, like any other town of its size, it also has areas that face disadvantage.

Other areas of the East Riding of Yorkshire face significant deprivation. The seaside towns of [[Withernsea]] and [[Bridlington]] face similar challenges with unemployment, low educational attainment, and socioeconomic inequality. South East Holderness, consisting of small rural communities, deals with limited access to services, inadequate public transportation, and the decline of traditional industries. [[Goole]], an inland port town, has experienced a decline in its socioeconomic characteristic. Akin to much of the West Riding, this has coincided with the decline of industry over the latter half of the 20th century.

The crime rate in the East Riding is lower than the national average in robbery, sexual offences, theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehicle, violence against a person and burglary.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.findanewhome.com/yorkshire-and-the-humber/east-riding-of-yorkshire/beverley/crime-rates.fap
|title=Beverley crime statistics
|publisher=The Digital Property Group
|access-date=15 September 2009
|year=2008
|archive-date=4 December 2008
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204223755/http://www.findanewhome.com/yorkshire-and-the-humber/east-riding-of-yorkshire/beverley/crime-rates.fap
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Christianity is the religion with the largest following in the area, with 53.3% residents so identifying in the [[2021 UK census]]. These census figures show no other single religion returned affiliation, as a percentage of population, above the national average for England. At the time of the 2021 census the population of the East Riding was 342,215 and its ethnic composition was 97.4% white, compared with the English average of 81.0%. The area has a slightly higher elderly population, of 26.4% in 2021, than the national average.<ref name="NOMIS2021"/><ref name="NOMIS2021 England"/>