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At-a-glance
580,417 people in the South East in 2001 were born abroad, just short of the national average of 7.5%.

36% more people born abroad lived in the region in 2001 than in 1991 � the third fastest rate of change.

24,000 people born abroad who live in Slough comprise the largest cluster, about a fifth of the local population.

2.82% of the population of Sittingbourne were born abroad � the lowest proportion in the region.


With 580,000 people born abroad recorded in 2001, south-east England had the second highest number in the country and one of the fastest rates of change.

The region has seen rapid change in areas on the outskirts of London for a variety of reasons. Firstly, long-established immigrant communities have tended to move further out of London as they have become more affluent, following the pattern of many British-born.

Secondly, new clusters of migrants have developed largely because of asylum movements. Thirdly, established clusters of people born-abroad, such as Slough's Pakistani-born community, have continued to develop.

Finally, education has played a part: some of the greatest growth is in towns like Oxford, in which the universities regard fee-paying foreign students as key to their future.

People living in the South East
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
All people7,500,3828,000,3856.671001000
Born outside British Isles426,314580,41736.155.687.251.57

Top 10 places of birth outside British Isles
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Country19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
India44,87351,22714.160.600.640.04
Germany42,10550,29119.440.560.630.07
South Africa15,27731,062103.330.200.390.19
USA28,24028,9292.440.380.36-0.02
Pakistan20,94028,41335.690.280.360.08
Other South & E African/a22,267n/an/a0.28n/a
France11,42919,06366.790.150.240.09
Australia14,56218,72028.550.190.230.04
Other Far Eastn/a17,993n/an/a0.22n/a
Non-EU states in W Europen/a17,367n/an/a0.22n/a

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People born outside British Isles area by area
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by:
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Abingdon 3,0384,11635.485.767.711.95
Addlestone 2,9065,13576.705.569.233.67
Aldershot N 2,7953,55227.085.036.221.19
Aldershot S 3,4444,51431.076.397.561.17
Amersham 3,4334,55432.657.289.692.41
Andover 2,5673,03618.275.275.880.61
Arundel 1,1301,42726.284.024.620.60
Ashford Rural 1,9532,64635.484.084.830.75
Ashford Urban 1,6402,38845.613.694.981.29
Aylesbury Rural 1,7341,700-1.964.885.510.63
Aylesbury Urban 5,0816,62030.297.508.601.10
Aylesford 8281,05026.812.553.080.53
Banbury Central 3,2993,3090.305.945.46-0.48
Basingstoke E 2,1553,15746.504.886.201.32
Basingstoke W 2,4963,12425.164.545.711.17
Battle 1,9602,28816.734.694.980.29
Beaconsfield E 3,3645,15853.338.7712.033.26
Beaconsfield W 3,1984,11128.556.378.141.77
Bexhill 1,5102,02033.773.884.991.11
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Bicester 7,2724,552-37.4012.666.83-5.83
Bletchley 3,5223,7045.176.708.101.40
Bognor Regis 2,0862,48519.133.633.980.35
Bordon 2,3152,73017.936.496.880.39
Bracknell Forest 3,2115,48270.736.408.672.27
Bracknell Town 2,3724,10072.854.717.292.58
Brighton Central 3,2024,31734.829.0311.962.93
Brighton E 3,2475,44667.725.138.453.32
Brighton W 2,7904,77671.186.238.672.44
Buckingham E 1,4761,69514.843.604.170.57
Buckingham W 1,9143,12863.435.146.501.36
Burgess Hill 2,0922,85536.474.705.881.18
Canterbury N 1,5352,93991.473.636.312.68
Canterbury S 2,9445,08572.726.039.513.48
Caterham 1,5391,86020.865.856.740.89
Chatham 2,6482,579-2.614.344.670.33
Chesham 2,0942,83935.585.026.631.61
Chichester N 2,3972,6118.935.285.740.46
Chichester S 2,1492,89734.814.475.591.12
Crawley E 3,0094,94164.217.059.352.30
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Crawley W 3,9565,40436.608.8011.532.73
Crowborough 2,9104,05239.245.667.712.05
Dartford N 9221,28239.053.023.900.88
Dartford S 2,2883,00331.254.675.660.99
Dorking 2,1722,84631.035.096.531.44
Dover E 1,7852,02813.613.674.751.08
Dover W 1,4181,77224.963.414.240.83
East Grinstead 2,6793,30823.485.887.311.43
Eastbourne E 2,1722,88933.014.945.710.77
Eastbourne W 2,5623,71344.935.698.032.34
Eastleigh N 1,6961,8066.493.774.130.36
Eastleigh S 1,4442,11046.123.324.030.71
Epsom 4,1894,94117.958.239.791.56
Esher 6,1198,46538.349.0211.592.57
Ewell 3,3344,56336.867.289.562.28
Fareham E 1,7272,07119.923.423.960.54
Fareham W 1,2811,84443.953.744.520.78
Farnham 2,0272,79137.695.587.541.96
Faversham 7931,04331.532.663.380.72
Fleet 3,8854,2579.587.207.380.18
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Folkestone Rural 9751,34237.643.013.620.61
Folkestone Urban 3,1034,13333.195.266.981.72
Gillingham E 2,4492,6327.474.665.000.34
Gillingham W 2,5163,36133.595.876.710.84
Godalming 3,8975,04929.566.888.701.82
Gosport E 1,5831,86317.693.664.180.52
Gosport W 1,7021,8458.403.673.950.28
Gravesend 2,3702,84520.045.226.130.91
Guildford Rural 2,7603,85939.826.658.862.21
Guildford Urban 4,1006,61061.227.5311.674.14
Hailsham 1,7392,33234.103.594.200.61
Hastings E 1,1651,2224.893.183.640.46
Hastings W 2,3083,23139.994.075.060.99
Havant Central 1,9682,0162.443.023.210.19
Hayling & Emsworth 9671,14618.513.764.360.60
Henley N 2,1512,82231.194.365.621.26
Henley S 2,6173,29725.986.948.491.55
Herne Bay 9301,08316.452.843.080.24
Horndean 1,5101,67811.133.483.900.42
Horsham Rural 2,1303,28554.234.996.581.59
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Horsham Urban 2,1733,37555.324.395.811.42
Hove Coast 4,1306,30752.719.7813.063.28
Hove Inland 2,1822,92434.015.066.661.60
Isle of Wight E 1,7272,08320.612.763.080.32
Isle of Wight W 1,7332,30332.892.803.530.73
Leatherhead 2,9573,76827.436.488.161.68
Lewes N 1,1641,35516.413.834.340.51
Lewes S 1,7702,32031.074.635.681.05
Littlehampton 8551,07225.383.674.190.52
Lyndhurst 1,6011,83814.803.664.140.48
Maidenhead E 5,6737,44331.208.9611.852.89
Maidenhead W 1,3111,95348.975.657.692.04
Maidstone E 1,8352,20820.333.193.860.67
Maidstone W 2,3203,18537.284.505.861.36
Malling 1,3741,87436.393.534.531.00
Margate 2,0002,62231.103.514.621.11
Medway N 1,4641,5777.724.044.140.10
Medway S 2,6003,41231.235.456.380.93
Milton 1,8203,988119.124.747.492.75
Milton Keynes N 3,7847,761105.107.6211.113.49
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Milton Keynes W 2,3205,091119.446.119.002.89
New Milton 2,0402,1696.324.324.530.21
Newbury Rural 2,9423,58021.695.406.120.72
Newbury Urban 2,5312,7016.725.005.040.04
Newport Pagnell 1,4351,66516.033.974.780.81
Northfleet 3,0973,62316.986.597.350.76
Oxford Headington 4,7638,51578.779.8616.556.69
Oxford Iffley 3,4045,95674.979.3113.163.85
Oxford W 4,9929,31086.5019.7924.815.02
Oxted 2,5973,10619.605.196.020.83
Peacehaven 9621,28533.583.214.070.86
Petersfield 2,5253,16325.274.765.811.05
Portsea 2,9245,22078.525.539.894.36
Portsmouth Cosham 1,2121,72942.662.994.131.14
Portsmouth Drayton 1,5371,84119.783.584.741.16
Purley on Thames 1,4741,84725.314.685.721.04
Ramsgate Coastal 1,4872,03136.583.584.450.87
Ramsgate Inland 1,0771,54543.452.823.480.66
Reading Caversham 5,6268,83957.1113.8719.275.40
Reading North E 3,3634,97247.846.819.162.35
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Reading Southcote 4,0256,25455.386.639.442.81
Reigate N 2,3523,13733.386.037.591.56
Reigate S 3,5725,35049.785.727.922.20
Ringwood 1,0861,38927.903.564.340.78
Romsey Rural 1,5921,84615.954.254.840.59
Romsey Urban 2,5243,72647.625.486.991.51
Sevenoaks N 1,7771,99512.273.133.600.47
Sevenoaks S 2,5013,40736.236.488.562.08
Sheppey 1,0471,41435.052.473.080.61
Shoreham 1,8002,26826.003.103.810.71
Sittingbourne 1,1171,29716.112.562.820.26
Slough E 10,02214,17341.4220.2526.326.07
Slough W 6,80110,41953.2015.2019.524.32
South Downs E 2,3652,89422.374.385.300.92
Southampton Bitterne 2,7114,60469.837.088.831.75
Southampton Millbrook 1,5482,04532.113.584.741.16
Southampton P'tswood 4,1196,93368.328.7312.643.91
Southampton Sholing 1,4901,98833.422.723.670.95
Staines 2,1503,57466.236.658.461.81
Sunbury 2,8373,1159.804.926.481.56
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Sunningdale 4,0085,16228.799.4313.664.23
Surrey Heath N 1,6772,31437.986.178.222.05
Surrey Heath S 4,9066,15325.427.068.531.47
The Weald 1,4561,98035.993.544.641.10
Tonbridge 1,5762,13335.343.594.621.03
Totton 1,2181,58730.303.123.520.40
Tunbridge Wells E 1,8842,44729.884.525.561.04
Tunbridge Wells W 2,4743,16928.095.637.101.47
Walton 4,6165,75224.6116.3419.563.22
Wantage E 2,0763,04546.684.465.651.19
Wantage W 2,1323,05443.254.956.431.48
Weybridge 4,6536,35636.6012.2515.192.94
Whitchurch 1,8622,28322.614.074.860.79
Winchester E 2,0342,77636.484.105.040.94
Winchester W 2,6794,13654.395.737.942.21
Windsor & Eton 4,2045,83238.738.8911.913.02
Witney E 2,1852,54716.574.284.820.54
Witney W 2,5092,6535.745.695.61-0.08
Woking E 5,2776,79328.7310.9313.662.73
Woking W 3,8185,07732.988.4310.742.31
TOTAL NUMBERSAS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area
19912001+/- %19912001+/- %
Wokingham E 2,0933,15750.845.277.512.24
Wokingham W 2,7284,00646.857.5510.012.46
Worthing Central 2,8383,53424.524.445.410.97
Worthing E 1,5191,75415.474.715.440.73
Worthing Rustington 8841,00413.574.044.150.11
Wycombe Rural 3,4744,28223.267.008.401.40
Wycombe Urban 6,6739,28239.1014.0417.323.28
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