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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
133
Population
287
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
87
England❚DT5 2YG❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
11
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
33
C2 Skilled manual workers
24
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
19

Age Groups

Population
287
Under 16
11%
16 - 64
62%
65 or over
27%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
7%
16 - 29
12%
30 - 44
11%
45 - 59
27%
60 - 74
26%
75 or over
12%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
255
Single
48
Married
150
Separated
4
Divorced
35
Widowed
18

Health

Population
287
Very good
109
Good
116
Fair
49
Bad
12
Very bad
35

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
255
England❚DT5 2YG❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
25
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
39
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
49
Apprenticeship
40
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
64

Ethnicity

Population
287
White British
278
White Irish
1
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Asian
2
Asian Chinese
5

Country of Birth

Population
287
England
261
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
7
Wales
4
Ireland
2
Germany
3
South Africa
3
China
4

Religion

Population
287
Christian
170
Buddhist
1
Other
3
No religion
91
Not stated
22

Industry

Population
127
Manufacturing
11
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
12
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
22
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
16
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
2
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
25
Education
5
Human health and social work
13

Economic Activity

Population
220
England❚DT5 2YG❚
Full-Time employee
76
Part-Time employee
30
Self employed
15
Unemployed
2
Retired
60
Looking after home/family
8
Long-term sick/disabled
12
Student
14
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
133
Owned outright
74
Owned with mortgage
43
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
2
Rented - private landlord
9
Rented - other private
2
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
136
Occupied
133
Unoccupied
3
Detached
35
Semi detached
23
Terraced
58
Flat - purpose built
7
Flat - converted
3
Flat - in commerical building
3
Caravan
7

Household Size

All categoies
133
One person
38
Two people
59
Three people
18
Four people
14
Five people
3
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT5 2HT DT5 2JF DT5 2HR DT5 2HP DT5 2HW DT5 2HB DT5 2HY DT5 2HQ DT5 2HG DT5 2HE DT5 2BX DT5 2DD DT5 2HN DT5 2HF DT5 2HD DT5 2DB DT5 2DQ DT5 2DF 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