About Doncaster

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Doncaster is one of the largest Metropolitan areas in the country. Here are some facts about Doncaster use the links on the left for further information.

Doncaster covers 224 square miles with a population of 291,100 according to ONS 2007 mid year estimates.

There are approximately 125,000 households within the Borough, with around 21,000 of these being council housing.

This area of the website allows you to find out information about the Borough of Doncaster and the 88 communities that make it up.

The pages in the left hand menu allow you to:

  • Use My Doncaster to access a wide range of information about services and facilities in the local area.

  • Find out about the population of Doncaster and some of the challenges facing us on Neighbourhood Knowledge Management pages.

  • Use the Public Health Information Unit's web pages to find detailed information about your community.

  • Use the InstantAtlas™ tool to display some of the challenges facing us on a map