# List of settlements in South Yorkshire by population

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.

## Administrative boundaries

Table taken from the South Yorkshire - Geography subsection:
| Metropolitan borough | Metropolitan borough | Centre of Governing | Other places in borough |
| 1 | City of Sheffield | Sheffield City Centre | Beighton, Chapeltown, Mosborough, Oughtibridge, Stocksbridge, Wharncliffe Side |
| 2 | Rotherham (borough) | Rotherham (town) | Anston, Aughton, Bolton-upon-Dearne, Brinsworth, Dinnington, Harthill, Kiveton Park, Maltby, Rawmarsh, Scholes, Swinton, Thorpe Hesley, Todwick, Treeton, Thurcroft, Wales, Wath-upon-Dearne, Woodsetts, Whiston |
| 3 | Doncaster (borough) | Doncaster (city) | Adwick le Street, Armthorpe, Askern, Auckley, Balby, Barnby Dun, Bawtry, Bentley, Bessacarr, Braithwell, Branton, Cantley, Carcroft, Conisbrough, Cusworth, Denaby, Dunscroft, Dunsville, Edenthorpe, Edlington, Finningley, Fishlake, Hatfield, Hyde Park, Intake, Kirk Sandall, Loversall, Marr, Mexborough, Micklebring, Moorends, Scawsby, Scawthorpe, Skellow, Stainforth, Rossington, Sykehouse, Norton, Thorne, Tickhill, Wadworth, Wheatley, Wheatley Hills |
| 4 | Barnsley (borough) | Barnsley (town) | Billingley, Birdwell, Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe, Hoyland Nether, Royston, Penistone, Thurnscoe, Wombwell, Worsbrough |

## Population ranking

| # | Places | Population | Population | Population | Outlying areas |
| # | Places | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | Outlying areas |
| 1 | Sheffield | 479,460 | 518,090 | 525,142 | Excludes Butterthwaite, Catcliffe, Oughtibridge, Ringinglow, Stopes, Storrs, Thorpe Hesley, Treeton, Whitley, Worrall |
| 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 Dolcliffe 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 | |