Doncaster vs Rotherham

A side-by-side comparison of the Doncaster and Rotherhamlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Doncaster is the more populous; council tax is lower in Doncaster; Doncaster has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Doncaster	Rotherham
Population	308,106	265,806
Density	542/km²	928/km²
Deprivation	24% in most-deprived 10%	22% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,168	£2,382
Schools Good/Outstanding	96%	78%
Aged under 16	19%	19%
Aged 16–64	62%	61%
Aged 65+	19%	20%

Doncaster council area →Rotherham council area →