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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
133
Population
352
Males
52%
Females
48%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
111
England❚DT1 2JG❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
12
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
24
C2 Skilled manual workers
36
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
39

Age Groups

Population
352
Under 16
23%
16 - 64
66%
65 or over
11%
Under 4
9%
5 - 15
14%
16 - 29
16%
30 - 44
25%
45 - 59
18%
60 - 74
12%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
270
Single
76
Married
145
Separated
11
Divorced
22
Widowed
16

Health

Population
352
Very good
152
Good
134
Fair
50
Bad
12
Very bad
22

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
270
England❚DT1 2JG❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
16
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
52
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
52
Apprenticeship
35
Other qualifications
23
No qualifications
65

Ethnicity

Population
352
White British
315
White Irish
2
White Gypsy
1
White Other
7
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Black African
2
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
7
Asian Pakistani
5
Asian Chinese
8
Black African
1
Black Caribbean
1

Country of Birth

Population
352
England
317
Nortern Ireland
3
Scotland
2
Ireland
1
Germany
4
Poland
2
South Africa
1
India
6
Pakistan
4
North America - Other
1
South America
4
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
2

Religion

Population
352
Christian
236
Buddhist
8
Other
2
No religion
87
Not stated
19

Industry

Population
170
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
3
Mining
1
Manufacturing
15
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
13
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
36
Transport and storage
8
Accommodation and food
13
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
8
Administrative and support
12
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
8
Human health and social work
34

Economic Activity

Population
253
England❚DT1 2JG❚
Full-Time employee
102
Part-Time employee
48
Self employed
15
Unemployed
5
Retired
27
Looking after home/family
20
Long-term sick/disabled
14
Student
16
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
3

Housing Tenure

All categoies
133
Owned outright
19
Owned with mortgage
50
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
4
Rented - other social
46
Rented - private landlord
8
Rented - other private
2
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
135
Occupied
133
Unoccupied
2
Detached
3
Semi detached
49
Terraced
72
Flat - purpose built
9
Flat - converted
1
Caravan
1

Household Size

All categoies
133
One person
33
Two people
36
Three people
28
Four people
23
Five people
10
Six people
1
Seven people
1
Eight or over
1

Nearby postcodes

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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