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Census 2021 — Full Demographic Breakdown

The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for BH9 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

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

White: English

79.9%82.4%74.4%

White: Other White

6.8%8.0%6.2%

Indian

1.8%1.2%3.1%

Any other ethnic group

1.6%1.1%1.6%

Other Asian

1.6%1.1%1.6%

White and Asian

1.3%0.8%0.8%

Other Mixed

1.2%0.9%0.8%

African

0.9%0.7%2.5%

Chinese

0.9%0.6%0.7%

White and Black Caribbean

0.8%0.7%0.9%

Arab

0.6%0.3%0.6%

White and Black African

0.6%0.5%0.4%

Bangladeshi

0.6%0.3%1.1%

White: Irish

0.5%0.7%0.9%

Caribbean

0.3%0.2%1.0%

Pakistani

0.2%0.1%2.7%

Other Black

0.1%0.1%0.5%

White: Roma

0.1%0.2%0.2%

White: Gypsy

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Main Ethnicity

White: English

79.9% of the population (UK avg: 74.4%)

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White: English-2.5pp

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Religion

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

No religion

45.4%42.2%37.2%

Christian

41.3%46.8%46.2%

Not answered

7.5%6.9%6.0%

Muslim

2.9%1.7%6.5%

Hindu

1.1%0.7%1.7%

Other religion

1.0%0.7%0.6%

Buddhist

0.5%0.5%0.5%

Jewish

0.2%0.4%0.5%

Sikh

0.0%0.1%0.9%

Main Religion

No religion

45.4% of the population (UK avg: 37.2%)

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No religion+3.2pp

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Christian-5.5pp

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Education

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Level 4 and above

31.4%32.1%33.8%

Level 3

27.5%19.0%16.9%

Level 2

13.6%14.1%13.4%

No qualifications

11.6%15.9%18.2%

Level 1 and entry level

8.9%9.9%9.6%

Apprenticeship

5.1%6.0%5.3%

Other

2.0%2.9%2.8%

Main Education

Level 4 and above

31.4% of the population (UK avg: 33.8%)

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Level 3+8.5pp

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No qualifications-4.3pp

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Age

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

9/10

City

3/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

20-24

15.8%6.7%6.0%

40-44

6.7%6.3%6.3%

35-39

6.7%6.6%6.7%

5-9

6.4%5.3%5.9%

15-19

6.2%5.6%5.7%

50-54

6.1%6.7%6.9%

30-34

6.1%6.5%7.0%

45-49

6.1%6.2%6.4%

10-14

5.9%5.3%6.0%

55-59

5.8%6.6%6.8%

25-29

5.3%6.0%6.5%

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5.1%4.7%5.4%

60-64

4.8%5.9%5.8%

65-69

3.8%5.2%4.9%

70-74

3.4%5.6%5.0%

75-79

2.3%4.3%3.6%

80-84

1.8%3.1%2.5%

85+

1.7%3.4%2.4%

Main Age

20-24

15.8% of the population (UK avg: 6.0%)

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20-24+9.1pp

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70-74-2.2pp

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Occupation

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Professional

19.7%19.6%20.2%

Associate professional

13.2%12.9%13.2%

Managers and directors

12.1%13.0%12.8%

Caring and leisure

11.3%10.7%9.4%

Skilled trades

10.2%10.8%10.3%

Sales and customer service

10.1%8.6%7.5%

Elementary occupations

9.1%9.5%10.5%

Administrative and secretarial

8.7%8.9%9.3%

Process and machine operatives

5.7%5.9%7.0%

Main Occupation

Professional

19.7% of the population (UK avg: 20.2%)

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Socio-economic

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Full-time students

21.0%8.6%7.7%

Lower managerial and professional

18.0%20.4%19.9%

Higher managerial and professional

11.0%12.8%13.1%

Intermediate

10.9%12.0%11.4%

Small employers and own account

10.9%11.6%10.6%

Semi-routine

10.5%12.5%11.4%

Routine

8.1%10.2%12.1%

Never worked / long-term unemployed

5.0%6.5%8.5%

Lower supervisory and technical

4.6%5.2%5.4%

Main Socio-economic

Full-time students

21.0% of the population (UK avg: 7.7%)

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Full-time students+12.4pp

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Lower managerial and professional-2.4pp

Routine-2.1pp

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Industry

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

5/10

City

7/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Health and social work

17.0%17.6%14.7%

Wholesale and retail

15.8%15.1%15.0%

Education

9.9%8.9%9.8%

Construction

8.7%8.8%8.7%

Financial and insurance

8.0%6.5%3.8%

Accommodation and food

5.7%6.0%4.9%

Professional and scientific

5.2%5.2%6.6%

Other

5.2%4.7%4.6%

Manufacturing

5.2%6.8%7.3%

Administrative and support

4.8%5.1%5.2%

Transport and storage

4.1%4.0%5.0%

Information and communication

3.9%4.1%4.6%

Public administration

3.8%4.1%5.9%

Real estate

1.5%1.8%1.5%

Water and waste

0.5%0.6%0.7%

Electricity and gas

0.3%0.4%0.6%

Agriculture

0.1%0.2%0.9%

Mining

0.1%0.1%0.2%

Main Industry

Health and social work

17.0% of the population (UK avg: 14.7%)

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Economic Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

4/10

City

4/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Employee: Full-time

29.8%31.7%34.1%

Retired

15.2%24.8%21.6%

Student

14.6%6.1%5.6%

Employee: Part-time

13.0%12.4%11.9%

Self-employed w/o employees: FT

4.6%4.4%4.5%

Student+Employee: PT

3.7%1.5%1.2%

Self-employed w/o employees: PT

3.7%3.7%3.5%

Looking after home

3.6%3.7%4.8%

Long-term sick or disabled

2.8%3.9%4.2%

Other

2.4%2.6%3.1%

Unemployed

2.4%2.5%2.8%

Student+Unemployed

2.1%0.8%0.6%

Self-employed w/employees: FT

1.0%1.1%1.2%

Student+Employee: FT

0.5%0.3%0.3%

Student+Self-emp w/o emp: PT

0.3%0.1%0.1%

Self-employed w/employees: PT

0.3%0.3%0.4%

Student+Self-emp w/o emp: FT

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Student+Self-emp w/emp: PT

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Economic Status

Employee: Full-time

29.8% of the population (UK avg: 34.1%)

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Student+8.5pp

Student+Employee: PT+2.2pp

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Retired-9.6pp

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Housing Tenure

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

4/10

City

4/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Owned: Mortgage

35.2%28.5%28.7%

Private rented: Landlord

29.2%23.3%18.0%

Owned: Outright

28.2%34.4%32.8%

Social rented: Other

2.9%5.9%8.7%

Social rented: Council

2.2%5.1%8.3%

Private rented: Other

1.8%2.1%2.2%

Shared ownership

0.5%0.7%1.0%

Lives rent free

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Main Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage

35.2% of the population (UK avg: 28.7%)

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Owned: Mortgage+6.7pp

Private rented: Landlord+5.9pp

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Owned: Outright-6.2pp

Social rented: Other-3.0pp

Social rented: Council-2.9pp

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House Type

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

9/10

City

3/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Detached

53.3%35.6%23.2%

Semi-detached

16.3%17.3%31.5%

Flat

11.6%26.8%16.6%

Shared house

11.4%7.6%3.4%

Terraced

4.3%9.9%23.2%

Commercial building

2.2%1.4%0.8%

Converted building

0.8%1.0%0.8%

Temporary structure

0.1%0.4%0.4%

Main House Type

Detached

53.3% of the population (UK avg: 23.2%)

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Detached+17.7pp

Shared house+3.8pp

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Flat-15.2pp

Terraced-5.6pp

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Household Size

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

9/10

City

3/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

2 people

30.7%35.5%34.1%

1 person

24.0%32.5%30.2%

3 people

18.1%14.9%16.0%

4 people

17.7%11.9%12.8%

5 people

6.3%3.6%4.5%

6 people

2.4%1.1%1.5%

7 people

0.7%0.3%0.5%

8 or more

0.2%0.2%0.4%

Main Household Size

2 people

30.7% of the population (UK avg: 34.1%)

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3 people+3.2pp

4 people+5.8pp

5 people+2.7pp

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2 people-4.8pp

1 person-8.5pp

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Marital Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

9/10

City

3/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Single

46.7%37.5%37.9%

Married

38.4%42.5%44.2%

Divorced

8.6%10.7%9.1%

Widowed

3.9%6.6%6.1%

Separated (married)

1.8%2.1%2.2%

Married: Same sex

0.4%0.4%0.3%

Civil partnership: Same sex

0.1%0.2%0.1%

Civil partnership

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Separated (civil partnership)

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Dissolved civil partnership

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Surviving civil partner

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Marital Status

Single

46.7% of the population (UK avg: 37.9%)

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Single+9.2pp

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Married-4.1pp

Divorced-2.1pp

Widowed-2.7pp

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Country of Birth

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

United Kingdom

84.3%84.5%83.2%

Middle East and Asia

4.6%3.3%5.6%

EU-14

2.8%3.1%2.7%

EU-8

2.2%3.0%2.1%

Africa

1.7%1.8%2.7%

Americas and Caribbean

1.7%1.7%1.3%

EU-2

1.2%1.2%1.2%

Non-EU Europe

1.1%0.9%0.8%

Antarctica and Oceania

0.3%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

84.3% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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Passport Held

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

80.5%77.2%76.7%

No passport held

10.0%12.3%13.5%

Poland

1.4%2.0%1.3%

Other EU

1.3%1.6%1.5%

Romania

0.9%0.9%0.9%

Southern Asia

0.9%0.6%1.2%

Italy

0.7%0.7%0.6%

Portugal

0.6%0.8%0.5%

Spain

0.5%0.5%0.4%

Ireland

0.4%0.5%0.6%

Central and South America

0.4%0.4%0.2%

Eastern Asia

0.4%0.2%0.3%

France

0.3%0.2%0.3%

Lithuania

0.2%0.3%0.3%

Other Europe

0.2%0.2%0.2%

South and Eastern Africa

0.2%0.2%0.2%

South-East Asia

0.2%0.2%0.2%

Central and Western Africa

0.2%0.2%0.3%

Germany

0.2%0.2%0.2%

North America and Caribbean

0.2%0.2%0.3%

Middle East

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Turkey

0.1%0.1%0.1%

North Africa

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Antarctica and Oceania

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Central Asia

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Main Passport Held

80.5% of the population (UK avg: 76.7%)

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UK+3.3pp

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No passport held-2.3pp

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Migration

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Same address

78.8%86.1%89.0%

Migrant from within UK

16.0%12.1%9.5%

Student address in UK

4.1%0.8%0.6%

Migrant from outside UK

1.0%1.0%0.9%

Main Migration

Same address

78.8% of the population (UK avg: 89.0%)

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Migrant from within UK+3.9pp

Student address in UK+3.3pp

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Same address-7.3pp

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Length of Residence

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

District

7/10

City

8/10

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Born in the UK

84.3%84.5%83.2%

10 years or more

9.0%8.4%9.8%

5 to 10 years

2.8%3.1%2.9%

Less than 2 years

2.0%1.8%1.9%

2 to 5 years

1.8%2.2%2.2%

Main Length of Residence

Born in the UK

84.3% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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Sex

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

BH9 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Female

50.9%51.2%51.0%

Male

49.1%48.8%49.0%

Main Sex

Female

50.9% of the population (UK avg: 51.0%)

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