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Administrative Areas

Ward
Melcombe Regis
Local Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
84
Population
162
Males
55%
Females
45%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
79
England❚DT4 7BX❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
11
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
11
C2 Skilled manual workers
22
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
35

Age Groups

Population
162
Under 16
14%
16 - 64
81%
65 or over
4%
Under 4
10%
5 - 15
4%
16 - 29
28%
30 - 44
28%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
10%
75 or over
1%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
139
Single
78
Married
27
Separated
6
Divorced
25
Widowed
3

Health

Population
162
Very good
78
Good
55
Fair
22
Bad
6
Very bad
25

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
139
England❚DT4 7BX❚
Degree or above
19
2+ A Levels or equivalent
3
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
30
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
26
Apprenticeship
22
Other qualifications
18
No qualifications
21

Ethnicity

Population
162
White British
128
White Irish
4
White Gypsy
2
White Other
23
Mixed Asian
1
Mixed Other
1
Asian Chinese
1
Other
2

Country of Birth

Population
162
England
125
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
3
Wales
2
Ireland
4
Germany
2
Italy
7
Portugal
2
Spain
1
Poland
5
Turkey
1
Central America
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
3
Australia
1

Religion

Population
162
Christian
90
Jewish
1
Muslim
2
Other
5
No religion
58
Not stated
6

Industry

Population
94
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
8
Construction
5
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
15
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
29
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
4
Administrative and support
3
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
4
Human health and social work
9

Economic Activity

Population
138
England❚DT4 7BX❚
Full-Time employee
55
Part-Time employee
27
Self employed
7
Unemployed
16
Retired
8
Looking after home/family
8
Long-term sick/disabled
7
Student
8
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
5
Unemployed - never worked
3
Unemployed - Long term
7

Housing Tenure

All categoies
84
Owned outright
6
Owned with mortgage
13
Rented - council
4
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
59
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
140
Occupied
84
Unoccupied
56
Detached
1
Semi detached
6
Terraced
15
Flat - purpose built
30
Flat - converted
83
Flat - in commerical building
5

Household Size

All categoies
84
One person
41
Two people
28
Three people
8
Four people
4
Five people
1
Six people
1
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

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Data Sources

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  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019