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Administrative Areas

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

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
174
Population
423
Males
46%
Females
54%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
131
England❚DT1 2SG❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
23
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
45
C2 Skilled manual workers
32
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
31

Age Groups

Population
423
Under 16
28%
16 - 64
57%
65 or over
15%
Under 4
9%
5 - 15
19%
16 - 29
13%
30 - 44
23%
45 - 59
16%
60 - 74
12%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
303
Single
84
Married
149
Civil partnership
2
Separated
6
Divorced
48
Widowed
14

Health

Population
423
Very good
220
Good
143
Fair
50
Bad
9
Very bad
48

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
303
England❚DT1 2SG❚
Degree or above
40
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
63
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
45
Apprenticeship
78
Other qualifications
14
No qualifications
53

Ethnicity

Population
423
White British
396
White Irish
1
White Other
5
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Black African
3
Mixed Asian
1
Asian Indian
3
Asian Bangladeshi
4
Asian Chinese
3
Asian Other
6

Country of Birth

Population
423
England
395
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
3
France
4
Germany
2
South Africa
4
China
2
Bangladesh
2
India
3
Philippines
6
South America
1

Religion

Population
423
Christian
251
Hindu
3
Muslim
4
Other
1
No religion
133
Not stated
31

Industry

Population
188
Manufacturing
15
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
30
Transport and storage
8
Accommodation and food
8
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance
6
Real estate
5
Professional, scientific and technical
14
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
25
Education
18
Human health and social work
35

Economic Activity

Population
273
England❚DT1 2SG❚
Full-Time employee
100
Part-Time employee
58
Self employed
23
Unemployed
7
Retired
43
Looking after home/family
15
Long-term sick/disabled
8
Student
14
Unemployed 16 - 24
3
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
3

Housing Tenure

All categoies
174
Owned outright
60
Owned with mortgage
50
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
44
Rented - private landlord
15
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
177
Occupied
174
Unoccupied
3
Detached
49
Semi detached
53
Terraced
62
Flat - purpose built
13

Household Size

All categoies
174
One person
50
Two people
57
Three people
27
Four people
25
Five people
12
Six people
3

Nearby postcodes

DT1 2SU DT1 2SE DT1 2EL DT1 2SF DT1 2BW DT1 2BN DT1 2EJ DT1 2SA DT1 2BP DT1 2SB DT1 2DS DT1 2SD DT1 2AW DT1 2AE

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