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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
134
Population
334
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
83
England❚DT1 2EY❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
27
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
26
C2 Skilled manual workers
17
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
13

Age Groups

Population
334
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
58%
65 or over
24%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
15%
16 - 29
9%
30 - 44
18%
45 - 59
19%
60 - 74
25%
75 or over
10%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
273
Single
60
Married
170
Separated
4
Divorced
15
Widowed
24

Health

Population
334
Very good
161
Good
114
Fair
44
Bad
12
Very bad
15

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
273
England❚DT1 2EY❚
Degree or above
31
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
45
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
23
Apprenticeship
110
Other qualifications
7
No qualifications
50

Ethnicity

Population
334
White British
321
White Other
2
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Other
4
Asian Chinese
4
Asian Other
2

Country of Birth

Population
334
England
297
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
3
Wales
12
Ireland
1
Germany
3
Spain
3
Middle East
1
South America
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
334
Christian
203
Buddhist
2
Muslim
4
Other
3
No religion
88
Not stated
34

Industry

Population
140
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
10
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
4
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
18
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
11
Information and communication
5
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
6
Administrative and support
12
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
26
Education
18
Human health and social work
18

Economic Activity

Population
238
England❚DT1 2EY❚
Full-Time employee
73
Part-Time employee
46
Self employed
19
Unemployed
5
Retired
59
Looking after home/family
4
Long-term sick/disabled
12
Student
16
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
134
Owned outright
56
Owned with mortgage
50
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
15
Rented - private landlord
4
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
142
Occupied
134
Unoccupied
8
Detached
65
Semi detached
57
Terraced
16
Flat - purpose built
4

Household Size

All categoies
134
One person
30
Two people
57
Three people
17
Four people
21
Five people
7
Six people
1
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT1 2RN DT1 2RW DT1 2RL DT1 2RJ DT1 2TE DT1 2TB DT1 2RP DT1 2RR DT1 2TD DT1 2RG DT1 2RE DT1 2RD DT1 2RF DT1 2HB

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