Thurrock

Unitary Authority in East of England

Unitary Authority

The population development of Thurrock.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Thurrock	Unitary Authority	143,128	157,705	176,000	180,989	→
East of England	Region	5,388,140	5,846,965	6,335,074	6,576,306

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Thurrock.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Aveley	Built-up Area	Thurrock	7,203	7,576	9,369	9,551	→
Baker Street	Built-up Area	Thurrock	240	299	499	511	→
Bulphan	Built-up Area	Thurrock	686	712	774	748	→
Chadwell St Mary	Built-up Area	Thurrock	9,463	9,864	10,685	10,885	→
Chafford Hundred (/ West Thurrock)	Built-up Area	Thurrock	13,203	20,471	23,579	24,116	→
East Tilbury	Built-up Area	Thurrock	4,726	4,622	5,746	6,010	→
Fobbing	Built-up Area	Thurrock	815	848	888	923	→
Grays	Built-up Area	Thurrock	37,661	40,128	44,341	45,535	→
Horndon-on-the-Hill	Built-up Area	Thurrock	1,612	1,596	1,511	1,509	→
Orsett	Built-up Area	Thurrock	1,130	1,566	1,427	1,435	→
Purfleet-on-Thames	Built-up Area	Thurrock	3,294	5,356	5,883	6,348	→
Southfields	Built-up Area	Thurrock	1,119	1,118	1,168	1,156	→
South Ockendon	Built-up Area	Thurrock	17,674	19,460	22,442	23,375	→
Stanford-le-Hope	Built-up Area	Thurrock	29,495	28,082	29,521	29,785	→
Tilbury	Built-up Area	Thurrock	11,462	12,450	14,184	14,951	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	88,376
Females	92,613

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	46,271
18-64 years	110,202
65+ years	24,516

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	6,166
70-79 years	11,482
60-69 years	16,016
50-59 years	22,279
40-49 years	25,525
30-39 years	28,392
20-29 years	20,753
10-19 years	24,836
0-9 years	25,540

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	139,059
EU	16,122
Europe (other)	2,476
Middle East & Asia	6,764
Africa	9,920
Other country	1,659

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	134,984
Asian	12,205
Black	20,877
Arab	369
Mixed/multiple	5,252
Other ethnic group	2,306

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	90,940
Muslims	8,586
Hindus	2,376
Sikhs	2,030
Buddhists	703
Jews	225
Other religion	901
No religion	61,043