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Administrative Areas

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

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
131
Population
198
Males
45%
Females
55%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
57
England❚DT1 1YP❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
5
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
22
C2 Skilled manual workers
12
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
18

Age Groups

Population
198
Under 16
7%
16 - 64
51%
65 or over
42%
Under 4
2%
5 - 15
5%
16 - 29
9%
30 - 44
11%
45 - 59
22%
60 - 74
24%
75 or over
27%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
185
Single
39
Married
71
Separated
5
Divorced
28
Widowed
42

Health

Population
198
Very good
75
Good
51
Fair
46
Bad
22
Very bad
28

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
185
England❚DT1 1YP❚
Degree or above
16
2+ A Levels or equivalent
13
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
23
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
27
Apprenticeship
37
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
58

Ethnicity

Population
198
White British
183
White Irish
2
White Other
5
Asian Indian
1
Asian Pakistani
1
Asian Bangladeshi
1
Asian Other
2
Black African
3

Country of Birth

Population
198
England
171
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
2
Wales
2
Ireland
5
Germany
2
Poland
2
South Africa
3
Bangladesh
1
India
2
Philippines
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
198
Christian
142
Buddhist
1
Hindu
1
Muslim
1
Other
2
No religion
43
Not stated
8

Industry

Population
76
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
3
Manufacturing
4
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
6
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
14
Transport and storage
2
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
2
Administrative and support
1
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
8
Education
3
Human health and social work
22

Economic Activity

Population
131
England❚DT1 1YP❚
Full-Time employee
50
Part-Time employee
21
Self employed
4
Unemployed
4
Retired
40
Looking after home/family
3
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
131
Owned outright
38
Owned with mortgage
19
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
57
Rented - private landlord
10
Living rent free
5

Housing Types

All categoies
135
Occupied
131
Unoccupied
4
Detached
13
Semi detached
33
Flat - purpose built
84
Flat - converted
4
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
131
One person
85
Two people
34
Three people
5
Four people
5
Five people
2

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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