Our Community

Objectives of East Riding of Yorkshire Council & Goole Town

• Stronger and safer communities – including community cohesion and partnership working
• Improving environment and regeneration
• Healthcare and wellbeing – including improving older people’s lives
• Addressing the needs of children and young people – including safeguarding

The East Riding of Yorkshire is the largest unitary authority in England by area, covering 2,479 square kilometres. It is the second largest non-metropolitan district in England. It is a predominantly rural area, with over half of the population living in dispersed rural communities, and only three towns with populations over 10,000 people.

Overall, the East Riding:

• Has a higher number of older people with this increasing faster than the national average
• Has lower levels of benefit claimants than both the national and regional averages
• Has an income that is above average
• Has coronary heart disease, stroke and cancers as the major causes of death.