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Administrative Areas

Ward
West Purbeck
Local Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
130
Population
282
Males
46%
Females
54%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
71
England❚BH20 6DN❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
5
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
24
C2 Skilled manual workers
26
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
16

Age Groups

Population
282
Under 16
16%
16 - 64
55%
65 or over
30%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
10%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
23%
60 - 74
18%
75 or over
17%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
238
Single
47
Married
109
Separated
6
Divorced
38
Widowed
38

Health

Population
282
Very good
91
Good
112
Fair
60
Bad
15
Very bad
38

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
238
England❚BH20 6DN❚
Degree or above
24
2+ A Levels or equivalent
9
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
45
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
38
Apprenticeship
36
Other qualifications
8
No qualifications
78

Ethnicity

Population
282
White British
267
White Irish
3
White Other
7
Mixed Black Caribbean
4
Mixed Black African
1

Country of Birth

Population
282
England
248
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
2
Wales
9
Ireland
3
France
2
Germany
5
Italy
1
Portugal
1
Poland
1
Zimbabwe
1
India
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
3
Australia
3

Religion

Population
282
Christian
211
Buddhist
1
Muslim
1
No religion
54
Not stated
15

Industry

Population
124
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Mining
1
Manufacturing
10
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
12
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
11
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
10
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
5
Administrative and support
13
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
23
Education
8
Human health and social work
14

Economic Activity

Population
190
England❚BH20 6DN❚
Full-Time employee
70
Part-Time employee
33
Self employed
14
Unemployed
7
Retired
35
Looking after home/family
4
Long-term sick/disabled
11
Student
12
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
130
Owned outright
38
Owned with mortgage
28
Rented - council
11
Rented - other social
36
Rented - private landlord
9
Rented - other private
2
Living rent free
6

Housing Types

All categoies
131
Occupied
130
Unoccupied
1
Detached
30
Semi detached
76
Terraced
24
Flat - purpose built
1

Household Size

All categoies
130
One person
46
Two people
44
Three people
20
Four people
12
Five people
8

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Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019