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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
180
Population
421
Males
46%
Females
54%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
145
England❚DT1 2XB❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
40
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
46
C2 Skilled manual workers
28
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
31

Age Groups

Population
421
Under 16
16%
16 - 64
72%
65 or over
12%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
11%
16 - 29
22%
30 - 44
23%
45 - 59
19%
60 - 74
14%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
352
Single
135
Married
163
Separated
10
Divorced
33
Widowed
11

Health

Population
421
Very good
205
Good
160
Fair
47
Bad
7
Very bad
33

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
352
England❚DT1 2XB❚
Degree or above
53
2+ A Levels or equivalent
16
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
62
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
40
Apprenticeship
130
Other qualifications
7
No qualifications
44

Ethnicity

Population
421
White British
377
White Irish
2
White Gypsy
2
White Other
12
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
5
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
7
Asian Other
6
Black African
3
Arab
1
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
421
England
360
Nortern Ireland
3
Scotland
9
Wales
5
Ireland
1
France
3
Germany
2
Poland
4
Turkey
1
Nigeria
2
South Africa
3
Zimbabwe
1
Middle East
1
India
6
Pakistan
1
Sri Lanka
1
Philippines
5
USA
2
North America - Other
2

Religion

Population
421
Christian
228
Buddhist
4
Hindu
7
Muslim
4
Other
6
No religion
135
Not stated
37

Industry

Population
241
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Mining
1
Manufacturing
11
Construction
17
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
29
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
11
Information and communication
4
Financial and insurance
11
Real estate
5
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
33
Education
29
Human health and social work
61

Economic Activity

Population
330
England❚DT1 2XB❚
Full-Time employee
155
Part-Time employee
58
Self employed
21
Unemployed
15
Retired
37
Looking after home/family
3
Long-term sick/disabled
13
Student
28
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
4
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
5

Housing Tenure

All categoies
180
Owned outright
51
Owned with mortgage
65
Shared ownership
8
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
19
Rented - private landlord
28
Rented - other private
3
Living rent free
5

Housing Types

All categoies
187
Occupied
180
Unoccupied
7
Detached
20
Semi detached
22
Terraced
64
Flat - purpose built
69
Flat - converted
10
Flat - in commerical building
2

Household Size

All categoies
180
One person
64
Two people
63
Three people
26
Four people
14
Five people
10
Six people
1
Seven people
2

Nearby postcodes

DT1 2EP DT1 2HS DT1 2HR DT1 2LU DT1 2LT DT1 2LL DT1 2NF DT1 2HZ DT1 2LX DT1 2LS DT1 2LH DT1 2LJ DT1 2LB DT1 2LR DT1 2LQ DT1 2LW DT1 2NB DT1 2LA DT1 2LN DT1 2ND DT1 2NA DT1 2JX DT1 2JR DT1 2EW DT1 2HN DT1 2HW DT1 2HP DT1 1RD DT1 1QZ DT1 1TY DT1 1GA DT1 1QY DT1 1RQ DT1 1SB DT1 1RT DT1 1QW DT1 1RZ DT1 1RG DT1 1UD DT1 1XY DT1 1UF DT1 1AW DT1 1RJ DT1 1AG

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