Doncaster vs Wakefield

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

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

	Doncaster	Wakefield
Population	308,106	353,364
Density	542/km²	1,044/km²
Deprivation	24% in most-deprived 10%	16% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,168	£2,297
Schools Good/Outstanding	96%	84%
Aged under 16	19%	19%
Aged 16–64	62%	63%
Aged 65+	19%	19%

Doncaster council area →Wakefield council area →