This is a list of settlements in South Yorkshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 34 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in South Yorkshire, shown in the table below.
Table taken from the South Yorkshire - Geography subsection:
| # | Places | Population [1] [2] | Outlying areas | ||
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| 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | |||
| 1 | Sheffield | 479,460 | 518,090 | 525,142 | Excludes Butterthwaite, Catcliffe, Oughtibridge, Ringinglow, Stopes, Storrs, Thorpe Hesley, Treeton, Whitley, Worrall [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Doncaster | 101,940 | 109,805 | 113,566 | Excludes Barnby Dun, Bentley, Branton, Loversall, Old Cantley, Old Edlington, Sprotbrough |
| 3 | Rotherham | 105,720 | 109,691 | 109,697 | Excludes Hellaby |
| 4 | Barnsley | 87,460 | 91,297 | 96,888 | Cudworth, Dodworth, Royston, Wombwell, Worsbrough counted separately. |
| 5 | Wath-upon-Dearne | 31,730 | 33,427 | 37,103 | Includes Bow Broom, Brampton, Kilnhurst, Newhill, Swinton, West Melton |
| 6 | Bentley | 26,573 | 27,145 | 27,040 | Includes Arksey, Cusworth, Scawthorpe, Stockbridge |
| 7 | Wombwell | 21,560 | 23,355 | 25,520 | Includes Darfield, Hemingfield. Excludes Smithley |
| 8 | Chapeltown | 23,080 | 23,056 | 22,543 | Includes Burncross, Charltonbrook, High Green, Mortomley, Warren |
| 9 | Dinnington | 19,090 | 19,860 | 20,345 | Includes Laughton Common, North Anston, South Anston, Throapham |
| 10 | Rawmarsh | 18,210 | 18,498 | 18,908 | Includes Parkgate, Ryecroft, Upper Haugh |
| 11 | Adwick-le-Street | 18,656 | 19,222 | 18,693 | Includes Carcroft, Highfields, Skellow, Woodlands |
| 12 | Hoyland | 16,567 | 17,710 | 17,951 | Includes Blacker Hill, Elsecar, Jump, Milton. Excludes Birdwell |
| 13 | Maltby | 17,094 | 16,688 | 16,316 | Includes Wood Lee. Excludes Braithwell, Hellaby, Hooton Leevit |
| 14 | Mexborough | 14,750 | 15,244 | 15,855 | Includes Dolecliffe Common, Highwoods, Roman Terrace, Windhill. Excludes Adwick-upon-Dearne |
| 15 | Conisbrough | 15,360 | 15,934 | 15,773 | Includes Denaby Main, Windgate Hill. Excludes Clifton Common, Conisbrough Common, Hill Top, Old Denaby |
| 16 | Swallownest | 13,860 | 15,022 | 14,517 | Includes Aston, Aughton, Netherthorpe. Excludes Beighton, Treeton, Ulley, Woodhouse |
| 17 | Armthorpe | 12,630 | 14,457 | 14,163 | Includes Nutwell. Excludes Cantley, Edenthorpe, Wheatley Hills |
| 18 | Dunscroft / Hatfield | 13,890 | 14,326 | 13,993 | Includes Dunsville, Hatfield Woodhouse |
| 19 | New Rossington | 13,260 | 13,537 | 13,920 | Includes Littleworth |
| 20 | Stocksbridge | 13,316 | 13,069 | 12,911 | Includes Deepcar. Excludes Bolsterstone, Midhopestone, Waldershaigh |
| 21 | Cudworth | 11,644 | 12,635 | 12,791 | Includes Shafton. Excludes Brierley, Grimethorpe, North Field Laith, West Green |
| 22 | Thorne | 11,387 | 11,840 | 12,295 | Includes Canal Side. Moorends, Hatfield, Stainsforth counted separately. Excludes Fishlake, Waterside |
| 23 | Royston | 9,375 | 10,069 | 10,757 | Excludes Carlton, Notton |
| 24 | Penistone | 8,940 | 9,817 | 10,730 | Includes Broad Hill, Bridge End, Cubley, Oxspring, Scout Bridge, Spring Vale, Thurlstone, Water Hall. Excludes Millhouse Green, Scout Dike, Hill Side |
| 25 | Thurnscoe | 9,122 | 8,687 | 9,517 | Excludes Clayton, Goldthorpe, Great Houghton, Hickleton, Stotfold |
| 26 | Worsbrough | 9,158 | 9,119 | 9,157 | Includes Lewden Hill. Ward Green. Excludes Kendray, Lower Lewden, Oustlethwaite, Swaithe, Worsbrough Common |
| 27 | Kiveton Park | 6,460 | 7,069 | 7,510 | Includes Wales. Excludes Kiveton Bridge, Harthill, Todwick, Woodall |
| 28 | Bolton-upon-Dearne | 6,530 | 6,744 | 6,826 | Excludes Goldthorpe |
| 29 | Stainforth | 6,342 | 6,282 | 6,380 | Excludes Hatfield, Far Bank and Fishlake |
| 30 | Goldthorpe | 5,958 | 6,051 | 6,367 | Includes Highgate. Excludes Barnburgh and Harlington |
| 31 | Thurcroft | 4,702 | 5,115 | 6,101 | Excludes Brampton-en-le-Morthen, Morthen, Springvale |
| 32 | Askern | 5,434 | 5,570 | 6,094 | Includes Instoneville |
| 33 | Dodworth | 5,742 | 5,900 | 5,977 | Includes Gilroyd |
| 34 | Moorends | 5,205 | 5,455 | 5,801 | |
| 34 | Finningley | 3,206 | 3,525 | 5,305 | Excludes Blaxton, Auckley |
| 35 | Grimethorpe | 3,740 | 4,672 | 5,068 | |
| 36 | Tickhill | 5,112 | 4,992 | 4,913 | |
Derbyshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south and west, and Cheshire to the west. Derby is the largest settlement, and Matlock is the county town.
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west. The largest settlement is the city of Sheffield.
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, and Lancashire to the west. The city of Leeds is the largest settlement.
Doncaster is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster, and is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Noted for its horse racing and railway history, it is situated in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. The urban subdivision had a population of 113,566 at the 2021 census, whilst the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough had a population of 308,106.
Maltby is a former mining town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located about 6 miles (10 km) east of Rotherham town centre and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Sheffield city centre. It forms a continuous urban area with Hellaby, separated from the rest of Rotherham by the M18 motorway. It had a population of 16,688 at the 2011 Census.
Ecclesfield is a village and civil parish in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Sheffield City Centre. Ecclesfield civil parish had a population of 32,073 at the 2011 Census. Ecclesfield wards of the City of Sheffield had a population of 35,994 in 2011. The population of Ecclesfield village stood at 7,163 in the most recent census.
The Sheffield Urban Area is a conurbation in the north of England with a population of 685,368 according to the 2011 census. This was a 7% increase on the 2001 population of 640,720 making it the 8th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom and England's 6th largest. Named the Sheffield Urban Area by the Office for National Statistics, it must not be confused with the Sheffield City Region, a non-government term, although often used, particularly by the business community. In 2001 the population density of the urban area was 3,949.2 people per km2 by 2011 this had increased slightly to 4,092 people per km2.
The latest (2021) population estimate for the City of Sheffield is 554,401 residents. This represents an increase of about 17,000 people since the last census in 2011.
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