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Census 2021 — Full Demographic Breakdown

The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for BH11 district. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.

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Ethnicity

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

White: English

88.3%82.4%74.4%

White: Other White

4.8%8.0%6.2%

Other Asian

0.7%1.1%1.6%

African

0.7%0.7%2.5%

Other Mixed

0.7%0.9%0.8%

Any other ethnic group

0.6%1.1%1.6%

White and Black Caribbean

0.6%0.7%0.9%

Indian

0.5%1.2%3.1%

White and Black African

0.5%0.5%0.4%

White and Asian

0.4%0.8%0.8%

White: Irish

0.4%0.7%0.9%

Chinese

0.4%0.6%0.7%

Bangladeshi

0.4%0.3%1.1%

Arab

0.3%0.3%0.6%

White: Gypsy

0.3%0.1%0.1%

White: Roma

0.1%0.2%0.2%

Caribbean

0.1%0.2%1.0%

Pakistani

0.1%0.1%2.7%

Other Black

0.1%0.1%0.5%

Main Ethnicity

White: English

88.3% of the population (UK avg: 74.4%)

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White: English+5.9pp

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White: Other White-3.2pp

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Religion

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

No religion

47.0%42.2%37.2%

Christian

43.2%46.8%46.2%

Not answered

6.3%6.9%6.0%

Muslim

1.7%1.7%6.5%

Other religion

0.7%0.7%0.6%

Buddhist

0.5%0.5%0.5%

Hindu

0.4%0.7%1.7%

Jewish

0.2%0.4%0.5%

Sikh

0.0%0.1%0.9%

Main Religion

No religion

47.0% of the population (UK avg: 37.2%)

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No religion+4.8pp

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Christian-3.6pp

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Education

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

3/10

City

7/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

No qualifications

22.4%15.9%18.2%

Level 4 and above

21.4%32.1%33.8%

Level 3

16.7%19.0%16.9%

Level 2

15.8%14.1%13.4%

Level 1 and entry level

13.5%9.9%9.6%

Apprenticeship

7.2%6.0%5.3%

Other

3.0%2.9%2.8%

Main Education

No qualifications

22.4% of the population (UK avg: 18.2%)

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No qualifications+6.5pp

Level 1 and entry level+3.6pp

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Level 4 and above-10.7pp

Level 3-2.3pp

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Age

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

6/10

City

3/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

50-54

7.1%6.7%6.9%

30-34

7.0%6.5%7.0%

55-59

6.9%6.6%6.8%

35-39

6.5%6.6%6.7%

5-9

6.2%5.3%5.9%

40-44

6.1%6.3%6.3%

60-64

6.1%5.9%5.8%

45-49

6.0%6.2%6.4%

10-14

6.0%5.3%6.0%

25-29

5.9%6.0%6.5%

65-69

5.6%5.2%4.9%

0-4

5.4%4.7%5.4%

70-74

5.4%5.6%5.0%

20-24

5.3%6.7%6.0%

15-19

5.2%5.6%5.7%

75-79

3.8%4.3%3.6%

85+

2.8%3.4%2.4%

80-84

2.7%3.1%2.5%

Main Age

50-54

7.1% of the population (UK avg: 6.9%)

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Occupation

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

3/10

City

7/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Skilled trades

14.0%10.8%10.3%

Professional

13.7%19.6%20.2%

Elementary occupations

12.0%9.5%10.5%

Caring and leisure

11.8%10.7%9.4%

Associate professional

11.5%12.9%13.2%

Managers and directors

10.5%13.0%12.8%

Sales and customer service

10.4%8.6%7.5%

Administrative and secretarial

8.7%8.9%9.3%

Process and machine operatives

7.4%5.9%7.0%

Main Occupation

Skilled trades

14.0% of the population (UK avg: 10.3%)

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Skilled trades+3.2pp

Elementary occupations+2.5pp

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Professional-5.9pp

Managers and directors-2.5pp

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Socio-economic

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

3/10

City

7/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Lower managerial and professional

17.3%20.4%19.9%

Semi-routine

16.7%12.5%11.4%

Routine

14.0%10.2%12.1%

Intermediate

11.9%12.0%11.4%

Small employers and own account

11.6%11.6%10.6%

Never worked / long-term unemployed

9.0%6.5%8.5%

Higher managerial and professional

7.9%12.8%13.1%

Lower supervisory and technical

6.4%5.2%5.4%

Full-time students

5.1%8.6%7.7%

Main Socio-economic

Lower managerial and professional

17.3% of the population (UK avg: 19.9%)

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Semi-routine+4.2pp

Routine+3.8pp

Never worked / long-term unemployed+2.5pp

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Lower managerial and professional-3.1pp

Higher managerial and professional-4.9pp

Full-time students-3.5pp

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Industry

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

3/10

City

7/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Wholesale and retail

18.8%15.1%15.0%

Health and social work

17.2%17.6%14.7%

Construction

11.7%8.8%8.7%

Education

8.3%8.9%9.8%

Manufacturing

7.4%6.8%7.3%

Administrative and support

5.5%5.1%5.2%

Transport and storage

4.9%4.0%5.0%

Financial and insurance

4.8%6.5%3.8%

Accommodation and food

4.6%6.0%4.9%

Other

4.4%4.7%4.6%

Public administration

3.3%4.1%5.9%

Professional and scientific

3.1%5.2%6.6%

Information and communication

2.7%4.1%4.6%

Real estate

1.5%1.8%1.5%

Water and waste

0.9%0.6%0.7%

Electricity and gas

0.5%0.4%0.6%

Agriculture

0.4%0.2%0.9%

Mining

0.1%0.1%0.2%

Main Industry

Wholesale and retail

18.8% of the population (UK avg: 15.0%)

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Wholesale and retail+3.7pp

Construction+2.9pp

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Professional and scientific-2.1pp

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Economic Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

3/10

City

4/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Employee: Full-time

31.2%31.7%34.1%

Retired

23.4%24.8%21.6%

Employee: Part-time

13.6%12.4%11.9%

Long-term sick or disabled

6.7%3.9%4.2%

Looking after home

5.0%3.7%4.8%

Self-employed w/o employees: FT

4.7%4.4%4.5%

Student

3.6%6.1%5.6%

Self-employed w/o employees: PT

3.2%3.7%3.5%

Other

2.9%2.6%3.1%

Unemployed

2.9%2.5%2.8%

Student+Employee: PT

1.0%1.5%1.2%

Self-employed w/employees: FT

0.7%1.1%1.2%

Student+Unemployed

0.5%0.8%0.6%

Self-employed w/employees: PT

0.3%0.3%0.4%

Student+Employee: FT

0.2%0.3%0.3%

Student+Self-emp w/o emp: PT

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Student+Self-emp w/emp: PT

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Student+Self-emp w/emp: FT

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Student+Self-emp w/o emp: FT

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Economic Status

Employee: Full-time

31.2% of the population (UK avg: 34.1%)

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Long-term sick or disabled+2.8pp

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Student-2.5pp

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Housing Tenure

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

3/10

City

4/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Owned: Outright

30.8%34.4%32.8%

Owned: Mortgage

29.9%28.5%28.7%

Social rented: Council

21.3%5.1%8.3%

Private rented: Landlord

10.9%23.3%18.0%

Social rented: Other

4.7%5.9%8.7%

Private rented: Other

1.6%2.1%2.2%

Shared ownership

0.5%0.7%1.0%

Lives rent free

0.3%0.1%0.1%

Main Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright

30.8% of the population (UK avg: 32.8%)

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Social rented: Council+16.2pp

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Owned: Outright-3.6pp

Private rented: Landlord-12.4pp

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House Type

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

6/10

City

3/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Detached

34.3%35.6%23.2%

Semi-detached

31.0%17.3%31.5%

Terraced

16.5%9.9%23.2%

Flat

16.4%26.8%16.6%

Shared house

1.3%7.6%3.4%

Commercial building

0.5%1.4%0.8%

Converted building

0.1%1.0%0.8%

Temporary structure

0.0%0.4%0.4%

Main House Type

Detached

34.3% of the population (UK avg: 23.2%)

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Semi-detached+13.7pp

Terraced+6.6pp

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Flat-10.4pp

Shared house-6.3pp

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Household Size

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

6/10

City

3/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

2 people

35.4%35.5%34.1%

1 person

28.3%32.5%30.2%

3 people

17.3%14.9%16.0%

4 people

12.4%11.9%12.8%

5 people

4.5%3.6%4.5%

6 people

1.5%1.1%1.5%

7 people

0.4%0.3%0.5%

8 or more

0.2%0.2%0.4%

Main Household Size

2 people

35.4% of the population (UK avg: 34.1%)

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3 people+2.4pp

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1 person-4.2pp

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Marital Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

6/10

City

3/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Married

42.4%42.5%44.2%

Single

36.9%37.5%37.9%

Divorced

11.5%10.7%9.1%

Widowed

6.5%6.6%6.1%

Separated (married)

2.1%2.1%2.2%

Married: Same sex

0.3%0.4%0.3%

Civil partnership

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Civil partnership: Same sex

0.1%0.2%0.1%

Dissolved civil partnership

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Separated (civil partnership)

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Surviving civil partner

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Marital Status

Married

42.4% of the population (UK avg: 44.2%)

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Country of Birth

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

United Kingdom

90.5%84.5%83.2%

EU-8

2.1%3.0%2.1%

Middle East and Asia

1.9%3.3%5.6%

EU-14

1.9%3.1%2.7%

Africa

1.5%1.8%2.7%

EU-2

0.7%1.2%1.2%

Americas and Caribbean

0.6%1.7%1.3%

Non-EU Europe

0.5%0.9%0.8%

Antarctica and Oceania

0.2%0.3%0.3%

Other EU

0.1%0.1%0.2%

British Overseas

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Country of Birth

United Kingdom

90.5% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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United Kingdom+6.0pp

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Passport Held

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

74.3%77.2%76.7%

No passport held

19.9%12.3%13.5%

Poland

1.5%2.0%1.3%

Other EU

0.9%1.6%1.5%

Portugal

0.5%0.8%0.5%

Romania

0.4%0.9%0.9%

Italy

0.3%0.7%0.6%

Southern Asia

0.3%0.6%1.2%

Ireland

0.3%0.5%0.6%

Lithuania

0.2%0.3%0.3%

South and Eastern Africa

0.2%0.2%0.2%

France

0.2%0.2%0.3%

Spain

0.2%0.5%0.4%

Other Europe

0.1%0.2%0.2%

Germany

0.1%0.2%0.2%

South-East Asia

0.1%0.2%0.2%

Central and Western Africa

0.1%0.2%0.3%

Central and South America

0.1%0.4%0.2%

North America and Caribbean

0.1%0.2%0.3%

Eastern Asia

0.1%0.2%0.3%

Middle East

0.1%0.1%0.1%

North Africa

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Turkey

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Antarctica and Oceania

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Main Passport Held

74.3% of the population (UK avg: 76.7%)

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No passport held+7.6pp

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UK-2.9pp

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Migration

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Same address

91.5%86.1%89.0%

Migrant from within UK

8.1%12.1%9.5%

Migrant from outside UK

0.2%1.0%0.9%

Student address in UK

0.2%0.8%0.6%

Main Migration

Same address

91.5% of the population (UK avg: 89.0%)

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Same address+5.4pp

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Migrant from within UK-4.0pp

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Length of Residence

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Born in the UK

90.5%84.5%83.2%

10 years or more

6.5%8.4%9.8%

5 to 10 years

1.7%3.1%2.9%

2 to 5 years

0.9%2.2%2.2%

Less than 2 years

0.4%1.8%1.9%

Main Length of Residence

Born in the UK

90.5% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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Born in the UK+6.0pp

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Sex

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

BH11 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Female

52.0%51.2%51.0%

Male

48.0%48.8%49.0%

Main Sex

Female

52.0% of the population (UK avg: 51.0%)

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