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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
303
Males
50%
Females
50%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
73
England❚DT1 2QD❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
14
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
26
C2 Skilled manual workers
23
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
10

Age Groups

Population
303
Under 16
17%
16 - 64
55%
65 or over
29%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
11%
30 - 44
19%
45 - 59
17%
60 - 74
24%
75 or over
13%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
253
Single
53
Married
153
Separated
2
Divorced
22
Widowed
23

Health

Population
303
Very good
122
Good
130
Fair
40
Bad
9
Very bad
22

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
253
England❚DT1 2QD❚
Degree or above
29
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
48
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
34
Apprenticeship
64
Other qualifications
10
No qualifications
56

Ethnicity

Population
303
White British
288
White Other
6
Asian Indian
3
Asian Bangladeshi
6

Country of Birth

Population
303
England
283
Scotland
5
Wales
5
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
1
Middle East
1
Bangladesh
2
India
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
303
Christian
213
Hindu
3
Muslim
7
No religion
44
Not stated
36

Industry

Population
142
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Mining
1
Manufacturing
8
Water supply and waste management
3
Construction
12
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
20
Transport and storage
9
Accommodation and food
8
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
3
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
6
Administrative and support
3
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
20
Education
14
Human health and social work
23

Economic Activity

Population
215
England❚DT1 2QD❚
Full-Time employee
81
Part-Time employee
42
Self employed
14
Unemployed
4
Retired
53
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
2
Student
10
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
131
Owned outright
73
Owned with mortgage
48
Shared ownership
1
Rented - other social
3
Rented - private landlord
6

Housing Types

All categoies
135
Occupied
131
Unoccupied
4
Detached
18
Semi detached
37
Terraced
80

Household Size

All categoies
131
One person
38
Two people
48
Three people
20
Four people
19
Five people
4
Six people
1
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT1 2RH DT1 2TJ DT1 2QJ DT1 2QY DT1 2QU DT1 2QW DT1 2QX DT1 2ES DT1 2QS DT1 2QR DT1 2HA DT1 2EX DT1 2HD DT1 2QP DT1 2QQ DT1 2QH DT1 2QN DT1 2QL DT1 2QG DT1 2EU DT1 2HF DT1 2RY DT1 2RZ DT1 2JS DT1 2BT DT1 2BU DT1 2ER DT1 2HQ DT1 2EN DT1 2BS DT1 1QN

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