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Administrative Areas

Ward
Portland
Local Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
135
Population
340
Males
45%
Females
55%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
95
England❚DT5 2HB❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
9
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
33
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
26

Age Groups

Population
340
Under 16
21%
16 - 64
60%
65 or over
19%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
16%
16 - 29
11%
30 - 44
18%
45 - 59
24%
60 - 74
20%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
267
Single
55
Married
156
Separated
11
Divorced
31
Widowed
14

Health

Population
340
Very good
133
Good
131
Fair
55
Bad
17
Very bad
31

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
267
England❚DT5 2HB❚
Degree or above
28
2+ A Levels or equivalent
18
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
48
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
52
Apprenticeship
38
Other qualifications
8
No qualifications
75

Ethnicity

Population
340
White British
332
White Gypsy
1
White Other
3
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Black African
2
Mixed Asian
1

Country of Birth

Population
340
England
317
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
5
Wales
4
France
1
Germany
2
Hong Kong
2
USA
2

Religion

Population
340
Christian
198
Other
9
No religion
110
Not stated
23

Industry

Population
147
Mining
2
Manufacturing
21
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
15
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
25
Transport and storage
8
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
20
Education
7
Human health and social work
19

Economic Activity

Population
250
England❚DT5 2HB❚
Full-Time employee
81
Part-Time employee
48
Self employed
15
Unemployed
14
Retired
49
Looking after home/family
17
Long-term sick/disabled
13
Student
9
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
10

Housing Tenure

All categoies
135
Owned outright
55
Owned with mortgage
56
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
8
Rented - private landlord
15

Housing Types

All categoies
136
Occupied
135
Unoccupied
1
Detached
29
Semi detached
35
Terraced
67
Flat - converted
1
Caravan
4

Household Size

All categoies
135
One person
20
Two people
61
Three people
25
Four people
23
Five people
5
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT5 2HT DT5 2JQ DT5 2BZ DT5 2HR DT5 2JG DT5 2HY DT5 2HE DT5 2DE DT5 2BX DT5 2DD DT5 2HN DT5 2HF DT5 2HD DT5 2DB DT5 2DQ DT5 2DF DT5 2DA DT5 2BY DT5 2LA DT5 2LB DT5 2JZ DT5 2BT DT5 2LH DT5 2LQ DT5 2LE DT5 2LJ DT5 2LF

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