Demographics of Tees Valley

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Demography of the Tees Valley or Teesside metropolitan area of England is recorded with differing definitions. The area's fragmented data into different area definitions every other census after 1971 has meant a lack of clear lineal correlation analysis and anachronistic data.

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The first recording of the multiple towns in the area with combined statistics was the 1971 census, during the 1968–1974 borough of Teesside's existence. By the 1981 and 1991 censuses the borough had been split into three (Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees and what is now known as Redcar and Cleveland) with the additional Borough of Hartlepool to form the County of Cleveland for the combined statistical data of the area. For the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, the county had been abolished with an area recorded (between the size of the Teesside borough and the three replacement boroughs) as an urban area and built-up area respectively. The former county's four boroughs and the Borough of Darlington are now recorded as the Tees Valley Combined Authority mayoral area which was created in 2016 with its first census in 2021.

The newly formed Tees Valley Combined Authority encompasses 678,000 people and an area of 795 square kilometres (307 sq mi) over its 5 borough councils. [1]

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1
 Darlington
  • 109,469
  • 197 mi2
2
 Hartlepool
  • 93,861
  • 94 mi2
3
 Stockton-on-Tees
  • 199,966
  • 205 mi2
4
 Middlesbrough
  • 148,285
  • 54 mi2
5
 Redcar and Cleveland
  • 137,175
  • 245 mi2

Population

Population of Tees Valley by district (2022) [2]
DistrictLand areaPopulationDensity
(/km2)
(km2)(%)People(%)
Darlington19725%109,46916%554
Hartlepool9412%93,86114%1,002
Middlesbrough547%148,28522%2,752
Redcar and Cleveland24531%137,17520%560
Stockton-on-Tees20526%199,96629%976
Tees Valley795100%688,756100%866

Modern

This is using reliable and government given statistics, both as combined data and broken down to Unitary Area divisions.

Population Change of Tees Valley
Census yearTotal Population [3] [4] Population IncreaseMiddlesbrough [5] Stockton-On-Tees [6] Redcar and Cleveland [7] Darlington [8] Hartlepool [9]
%ActualTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% Change
1981- (No Combined Data)--150,600-173,900-150,900-98,600-94,900-
1991- (No Combined Data)--144,700-3.92175,2000.75145,900-3.3199,3000.7191,100-4
2001652,200--141,200-2.42183,8004.91139,200-4.5997,900-1.4190,200-0.99
2011663,0001.6610,800138,400-1.98191,8004.35135,200-2.87105,6007.8792,1002.11
2021678,4002.3215,400143,0003.32197,0002.71136,6001.04108,2002.4692,6000.54

Historical

The following information cannot be easily compared to the modern data, due to the fact that the administrative areas of the modern districts do not fully map to that of historical land divisions, meaning the population estimates for before 1981 must be taken with this context.

The University of Portsmouth mapped out historic data from 1801 to 1911, using modern Unitary Area land divisions to try and create estimates for what the population for each borough was like. The created estimates cannot be described as accurate, but use the non profit organisation UK Data Service's collection of sources, specifically the GBHDB. [10]

University of Portsmouth Population Estimates
YearTotal PopulationPopulation IncreaseMiddlesbrough [11] Stockton-On-Tees [12] Redcar and Cleveland [13] Darlington [14] Hartlepool [15]
%ActualTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% Change
180127,506--1,699-7,121-6,516-8,836-3,334-
181128,6314.091,1251,7352.127,3723.526,7143.049,3565.893,4543.6
182131,85811.273,2271,96313.148,33313.047,1907.0910,47011.913,90212.97
183137,40517.415,5472,1328.619,97519.77,2280.5313,37927.784,69120.22
184148,99830.9911,5932,78630.6815,92959.696,907-4.4415,80118.17,57561.48
185158,91020.239,9123,33419.6721,026327,99515.7516,5084.4710,04732.63
186196,18163.2737,2714,23326.9627,95332.9414,47481.0420,33323.1729,188190.51
1871-------------
1881277,991--61,556-65,017-58,107-44,713-48,598-
1891337,31321.3459,32281,71132.7480,66524.0761,3035.547,0475.2266,58737.02
1901-------------
1911444,803--114,417-91,582-84,838-66,038-87,928-
1921493,22510.8948,422129,37613.07102,50811.9393,1209.7674,89913.4293,3226.13
1931519,2455.2826,020137,8106.52115,97913.1492,389-0.7980,3427.2792,725-0.64
1941-------------
1951568,536--147,034-130,191-103,907-94,759-92,645-
1961621,6959.3553,159161,77810.03146,97512.89120,50015.9794,9470.297,4955.24
1971665,2557.0143,56099,606-38.43180,90923.09189,74157.4697,7022.997,297-0.2
1981657,988-1.09-7,267147,41848171,165-5.39149,857-21.0295,622-2.1393,926-3.46
1991649,183-1.34-8,805140,857-4.45173,9001.6145,119-3.1698,9123.4490,395-3.76
2001638,847-1.59-10,336134,832-4.28178,4472.61139,125-4.1397,817-1.1188,626-1.96
2011662,7913.7523,944138,4122.66191,6107.38135,177-2.84105,5647.9292,0283.84

The 1911 Preliminary Census Report, was a short summary of the changes in populations of the UK. In the section for towns, the settlements of Middlesbrough, Stockton, and Darlington are mentioned with details about their overall population change. [16]

1911 Preliminary Census Report [16]
YearTotal PopulationPopulation IncreaseMiddlesbroughStockton-On-TeesRedcar and ClevelandDarlingtonHartlepool
%ActualTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% ChangeTotal% Change
1891---75,532-49,708---38,060---
1901---91,302+20.951,478+3.6--44,511+16.9--
1911---104,787+14.852,158+1.3--55,633+25.0--

Religion, Language and Identity

Religion

The religious statistics for 2021 for the Tees Valley Combined Authority, were released in the December 2022 statistics. For the area, the largest recorded group were Christian (50.7%), followed by None Religious (39.0%), the third largest was No Answer (5.2%), those identifying as Muslim came fourth (3.8%). The rest of the categories were all less than 1%, and so approximations of their total size may be inaccurate due to accuracy loss. Those identifying as Hindu were the fifth largest (0.5%), followed by equal percentages for Buddhist, Sikh and 'Other Religion'. Those identifying as Jewish recorded less than 0.1%, so the recorded number is unknown.

2021 Religious Data [17]
ReligionTees Valley CA (Approximate)England %
Capita%
No religion264,10839.036.7
Christian343,34050.746.3
Buddhist2,0320.30.5
Hindu3,3860.51.8
Jewish-0.0 [note 1] 0.5
Muslim25,7343.86.7
Sikh2,0320.30.9
Other religion2,0320.30.6
Not answered35,2145.26.0

Language

2021 Proficiency in English (Of those above 3 years old) [17]
CategoryTees Valley CAEngland
Main language is English96.4%90.8%
Can speak English very well1.4%4%
Can speak English well1.3%3.3%
Cannot speak English well0.8%1.6%
Cannot speak English0.1%0.3%

Ethnicity and Identity

2021 Ethnicity of Tees Valley [17]
CategoryTees Valley CAEngland
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%9.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%4.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%3%
White92.1%81%
Other ethnic group1.1%2.2%
Ethnicity Break Down
YearCategory20112021
Number%Number%
Tees Valley CATotal663,000100678,400100
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh--29,8494.4
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African--7,4621.1
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups--8,8191.3
White--624,80692.1
Other ethnic group--7,4621.1
Middlesbrough [18] Total138,400100143,000100
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10,7957.815,01510.5
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1,7991.338612.7
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups23531.730032.1
White122,06988.211783282.4
Other ethnic group15221.134322.4
Stockton-On-Tees [19] Total191,800100197,000100
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh67133.590624.6
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11510.621671.1
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups19181.027581.4
White181,44394.6181,24092.0
Other ethnic group5750.315760.8
Redcar and Cleveland [20] Total135,200100136,600100
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8110.610930.8
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1350.12730.2
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8110.612290.9
White13317298.5133,45897.7
Other ethnic group1350.15460.4
Darlington [21] Total105,600100108,200100
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22182.130302.8
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3170.37570.7
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups11621.115151.4
White101,58796.2102,14194.4
Other ethnic group2110.29740.9
Hartlepool [22] Total92,10010092,600100
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12891.415741.7
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1840.24630.5
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5530.66480.7
White89,98297.789,35996.5
Other ethnic group920.15560.6
National Identity [17]
CategoryTees Valley CAEngland
One or more UK identity only95.5%88%
UK identity and non-UK identity0.7%2%
Non-UK identity only3.9%10%
National Identity Breakdown
YearCategory20112021
Number%Number%
Tees Valley CA [17] Total663,000100678,400100
One or more UK identity only--64787295.5
UK identity and non-UK identity--4748.80.7
Non-UK identity only--26457.63.9
Middlesbrough [18] Total138,400100143,000100
British only identity20344.814.78208257.4
Welsh only identity1380.11430.1
Welsh and British only identity-0.0 [note 1] -0.0 [note 1]
English only identity9605069.42044914.3
English and British only identity131489.52674118.7
Any other combination of only UK identities1384110010.7
Non-UK identity only66434.8112977.9
UK identity and non-UK identity5540.412870.9
Stockton-On-Tees [19] Total191,800100197,000100
British only identity2704414.111741259.6
Welsh only identity3840.21970.1
Welsh and British only identity-0.0 [note 1] 1970.1
English only identity13694571.43191416.2
English and British only identity1994710.43802119.3
Any other combination of only UK identities24931.317730.9
Non-UK identity only42202.261073.1
UK identity and non-UK identity5750.313790.7
Redcar and Cleveland [20] Total135,200100136,600100
British only identity1703512.67963858.3
Welsh only identity2700.21370.1
Welsh and British only identity-0.0 [note 1] 1370.1
English only identity10045474.32540818.6
English and British only identity1419610.52759320.2
Any other combination of only UK identities17581.312290.9
Non-UK identity only12170.920491.5
UK identity and non-UK identity2700.25460.4
Darlington [21] Total105,600100108,200100
British only identity1552314.76308158.3
Welsh only identity3170.31080.1
Welsh and British only identity1060.11080.1
English only identity7339269.51796116.6
English and British only identity1077110.21947618
Any other combination of only UK identities21122.016231.5
Non-UK identity only30622.948694.5
UK identity and non-UK identity3170.39740.9
Hartlepool [22] Total92,10010092,600100
British only identity1031511.25315257.4
Welsh only identity920.1930.1
Welsh and British only identity-0.0 [note 1] 930.1
English only identity6981275.81639017.7
English and British only identity948610.32000221.6
Any other combination of only UK identities9211.05560.6
Non-UK identity only12891.420372.2
UK identity and non-UK identity1840.23700.4
Country of Birth [17]
CategoryTees Valley CAEngland
Born in the UK93.2%82.6%
Born outside the UK6.8%17.4%

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The percentage may not equal 0% in the census, but rather the value is too small to represent in the provided accuracy. It may also not be publicly released for data protection reasons if the sample is too small.

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