BH8 8AL
Census 2021 — Full Demographic Breakdown
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for BH8 8AL. 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
Street
10/10
District
9/10
City
8/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
White: English
48.1%71.1%82.4%74.4%
White: Other White
21.3%11.7%8.0%6.2%
African
7.6%1.5%0.7%2.5%
Other Asian
5.1%2.4%1.1%1.6%
Indian
4.4%2.1%1.2%3.1%
Any other ethnic group
2.7%2.4%1.1%1.6%
Caribbean
1.5%0.4%0.2%1.0%
White and Asian
1.4%1.1%0.8%0.8%
Other Mixed
1.4%1.4%0.9%0.8%
Arab
1.2%0.9%0.3%0.6%
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%1.0%0.7%0.9%
Chinese
0.8%1.2%0.6%0.7%
White and Black African
0.8%0.7%0.5%0.4%
White: Irish
0.8%0.5%0.7%0.9%
Other Black
0.7%0.2%0.1%0.5%
White: Roma
0.7%0.4%0.2%0.2%
Bangladeshi
0.3%0.6%0.3%1.1%
White: Gypsy
0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%
Main Ethnicity
White: English
48.1% of the population (UK avg: 74.4%)
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White: Other White+13.3pp
African+6.9pp
Other Asian+4.0pp
Indian+3.2pp
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White: English-34.3pp
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Religion
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
No religion
49.8%41.9%42.2%37.2%
Christian
27.8%42.4%46.8%46.2%
Not answered
10.4%7.9%6.9%6.0%
Muslim
3.2%4.4%1.7%6.5%
Buddhist
2.9%0.7%0.5%0.5%
Hindu
2.9%1.4%0.7%1.7%
Other religion
2.2%0.8%0.7%0.6%
Jewish
0.5%0.3%0.4%0.5%
Sikh
0.3%0.1%0.1%0.9%
Main Religion
No religion
49.8% of the population (UK avg: 37.2%)
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No religion+7.6pp
Not answered+3.5pp
Buddhist+2.4pp
Hindu+2.2pp
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Christian-19.0pp
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Education
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
3/10
District
5/10
City
7/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Level 3
40.3%24.3%19.0%16.9%
Level 4 and above
39.3%31.8%32.1%33.8%
Level 2
9.0%12.7%14.1%13.4%
No qualifications
4.1%14.8%15.9%18.2%
Other
2.4%2.8%2.9%2.8%
Level 1 and entry level
1.7%8.8%9.9%9.6%
Apprenticeship
1.7%4.9%6.0%5.3%
Main Education
Level 3
40.3% of the population (UK avg: 16.9%)
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Level 3+21.3pp
Level 4 and above+7.2pp
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Level 2-5.1pp
No qualifications-11.8pp
Level 1 and entry level-8.2pp
Apprenticeship-4.3pp
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Age
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
1/10
District
2/10
City
3/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
20-24
38.2%9.1%6.7%6.0%
15-19
23.9%9.8%5.6%5.7%
25-29
15.4%6.9%6.0%6.5%
30-34
10.3%7.3%6.5%7.0%
35-39
3.7%7.5%6.6%6.7%
40-44
2.7%6.6%6.3%6.3%
45-49
1.4%6.2%6.2%6.4%
60-64
1.4%4.8%5.9%5.8%
0-4
0.8%5.1%4.7%5.4%
5-9
0.5%5.7%5.3%5.9%
55-59
0.5%5.5%6.6%6.8%
50-54
0.3%5.8%6.7%6.9%
80-84
0.3%1.9%3.1%2.5%
10-14
0.2%5.7%5.3%6.0%
65-69
0.2%3.9%5.2%4.9%
70-74
0.2%3.7%5.6%5.0%
Main Age
20-24
38.2% of the population (UK avg: 6.0%)
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20-24+31.5pp
15-19+18.3pp
25-29+9.4pp
30-34+3.8pp
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35-39-2.9pp
40-44-3.6pp
45-49-4.8pp
60-64-4.5pp
0-4-3.9pp
5-9-4.8pp
55-59-6.1pp
50-54-6.4pp
80-84-2.8pp
10-14-5.1pp
65-69-5.0pp
70-74-5.4pp
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Occupation
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
3/10
District
5/10
City
7/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Professional
7.4%18.9%19.6%20.2%
Elementary occupations
7.3%10.4%9.5%10.5%
Caring and leisure
6.1%12.0%10.7%9.4%
Sales and customer service
6.1%9.6%8.6%7.5%
Associate professional
5.7%12.5%12.9%13.2%
Administrative and secretarial
2.7%7.8%8.9%9.3%
Managers and directors
2.5%12.1%13.0%12.8%
Skilled trades
2.0%9.9%10.8%10.3%
Process and machine operatives
1.7%6.7%5.9%7.0%
Main Occupation
Professional
7.4% of the population (UK avg: 20.2%)
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Professional-12.2pp
Elementary occupations-2.2pp
Caring and leisure-4.6pp
Sales and customer service-2.5pp
Associate professional-7.2pp
Administrative and secretarial-6.2pp
Managers and directors-10.5pp
Skilled trades-8.8pp
Process and machine operatives-4.2pp
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Socio-economic
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
3/10
District
5/10
City
7/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Full-time students
61.2%17.4%8.6%7.7%
Lower managerial and professional
8.9%17.7%20.4%19.9%
Higher managerial and professional
5.4%10.5%12.8%13.1%
Semi-routine
5.4%12.6%12.5%11.4%
Intermediate
5.1%10.2%12.0%11.4%
Small employers and own account
4.0%10.4%11.6%10.6%
Routine
3.9%9.6%10.2%12.1%
Lower supervisory and technical
2.5%4.7%5.2%5.4%
Never worked / long-term unemployed
2.0%6.8%6.5%8.5%
Main Socio-economic
Full-time students
61.2% of the population (UK avg: 7.7%)
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Full-time students+52.6pp
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Lower managerial and professional-11.5pp
Higher managerial and professional-7.4pp
Semi-routine-7.1pp
Intermediate-6.9pp
Small employers and own account-7.6pp
Routine-6.3pp
Lower supervisory and technical-2.7pp
Never worked / long-term unemployed-4.5pp
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Industry
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
3/10
District
5/10
City
7/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Wholesale and retail
18.4%15.8%15.1%15.0%
Accommodation and food
14.3%7.5%6.0%4.9%
Health and social work
12.7%18.9%17.6%14.7%
Financial and insurance
11.5%7.7%6.5%3.8%
Information and communication
7.8%4.0%4.1%4.6%
Administrative and support
6.6%5.2%5.1%5.2%
Other
6.6%4.3%4.7%4.6%
Education
5.7%8.2%8.9%9.8%
Manufacturing
3.7%5.8%6.8%7.3%
Transport and storage
3.7%4.4%4.0%5.0%
Construction
3.3%8.1%8.8%8.7%
Professional and scientific
3.3%4.3%5.2%6.6%
Public administration
1.6%3.0%4.1%5.9%
Water and waste
0.8%0.4%0.6%0.7%
Main Industry
Wholesale and retail
18.4% of the population (UK avg: 15.0%)
arrow_upward Higher than Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average
Wholesale and retail+3.3pp
Accommodation and food+8.3pp
Financial and insurance+5.0pp
Information and communication+3.7pp
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Health and social work-4.9pp
Education-3.2pp
Manufacturing-3.1pp
Construction-5.5pp
Public administration-2.5pp
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Economic Status
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
2/10
District
4/10
City
4/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Student
44.0%12.7%6.1%5.6%
Employee: Full-time
24.5%31.0%31.7%34.1%
Student+Employee: PT
7.8%2.4%1.5%1.2%
Student+Unemployed
7.3%1.9%0.8%0.6%
Employee: Part-time
3.0%11.6%12.4%11.9%
Unemployed
2.4%2.9%2.5%2.8%
Self-employed w/o employees: PT
1.7%3.3%3.7%3.5%
Student+Employee: FT
1.7%0.5%0.3%0.3%
Self-employed w/o employees: FT
1.5%4.3%4.4%4.5%
Long-term sick or disabled
1.4%4.7%3.9%4.2%
Other
1.2%3.0%2.6%3.1%
Student+Self-emp w/o emp: PT
0.7%0.2%0.1%0.1%
Looking after home
0.7%4.1%3.7%4.8%
Self-employed w/employees: FT
0.3%1.0%1.1%1.2%
Student+Self-emp w/o emp: FT
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Retired
0.2%16.0%24.8%21.6%
Main Economic Status
Student
44.0% of the population (UK avg: 5.6%)
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Student+37.9pp
Student+Employee: PT+6.3pp
Student+Unemployed+6.5pp
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Employee: Full-time-7.2pp
Employee: Part-time-9.4pp
Self-employed w/o employees: FT-2.9pp
Long-term sick or disabled-2.5pp
Looking after home-3.0pp
Retired-24.6pp
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Housing Tenure
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
1/10
District
2/10
City
4/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Private rented: Landlord
87.3%31.1%23.3%18.0%
Owned: Outright
4.6%24.0%34.4%32.8%
Owned: Mortgage
4.6%28.0%28.5%28.7%
Private rented: Other
2.3%2.2%2.1%2.2%
Social rented: Other
1.2%6.2%5.9%8.7%
Main Housing Tenure
Private rented: Landlord
87.3% of the population (UK avg: 18.0%)
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Private rented: Landlord+64.0pp
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Owned: Outright-29.8pp
Owned: Mortgage-23.9pp
Social rented: Other-4.7pp
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House Type
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
1/10
District
2/10
City
3/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Flat
66.3%29.2%26.8%16.6%
Commercial building
19.8%1.4%1.4%0.8%
Converted building
8.1%0.9%1.0%0.8%
Shared house
4.7%12.1%7.6%3.4%
Semi-detached
0.6%16.0%17.3%31.5%
Temporary structure
0.6%0.1%0.4%0.4%
Main House Type
Flat
66.3% of the population (UK avg: 16.6%)
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Flat+39.5pp
Commercial building+18.4pp
Converted building+7.1pp
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Shared house-2.9pp
Semi-detached-16.7pp
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Household Size
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
1/10
District
2/10
City
3/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
1 person
51.2%31.9%32.5%30.2%
2 people
39.5%31.6%35.5%34.1%
3 people
5.8%17.2%14.9%16.0%
5 people
1.7%4.3%3.6%4.5%
4 people
1.2%12.8%11.9%12.8%
7 people
0.6%0.5%0.3%0.5%
Main Household Size
1 person
51.2% of the population (UK avg: 30.2%)
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1 person+18.7pp
2 people+4.0pp
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3 people-9.1pp
4 people-10.7pp
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Marital Status
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
1/10
District
2/10
City
3/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Single
90.0%47.9%37.5%37.9%
Married
4.7%34.8%42.5%44.2%
Divorced
2.0%10.0%10.7%9.1%
Separated (married)
0.5%2.1%2.1%2.2%
Widowed
0.5%4.6%6.6%6.1%
Married: Same sex
0.3%0.3%0.4%0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex
0.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%
Dissolved civil partnership
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Main Marital Status
Single
90.0% of the population (UK avg: 37.9%)
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Single+52.5pp
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Married-37.8pp
Divorced-8.7pp
Widowed-6.1pp
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Country of Birth
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
10/10
District
9/10
City
8/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
United Kingdom
55.9%76.1%84.5%83.2%
EU-14
10.8%4.1%3.1%2.7%
Middle East and Asia
8.4%6.4%3.3%5.6%
Africa
8.1%2.8%1.8%2.7%
EU-8
6.2%4.4%3.0%2.1%
Americas and Caribbean
3.5%2.5%1.7%1.3%
EU-2
3.4%1.9%1.2%1.2%
Non-EU Europe
2.5%1.5%0.9%0.8%
Other EU
1.0%0.1%0.1%0.2%
Main Country of Birth
United Kingdom
55.9% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)
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EU-14+7.7pp
Middle East and Asia+5.1pp
Africa+6.3pp
EU-8+3.2pp
EU-2+2.2pp
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United Kingdom-28.6pp
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Passport Held
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
10/10
District
9/10
City
8/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
UK
58.7%72.0%77.2%76.7%
Other EU
8.6%2.4%1.6%1.5%
Central and Western Africa
4.0%0.4%0.2%0.3%
Poland
3.7%3.0%2.0%1.3%
No passport held
3.7%11.4%12.3%13.5%
Southern Asia
3.5%1.2%0.6%1.2%
Spain
3.0%0.9%0.5%0.4%
Portugal
2.7%1.4%0.8%0.5%
Romania
2.4%1.5%0.9%0.9%
Italy
2.0%1.0%0.7%0.6%
France
1.0%0.3%0.2%0.3%
Other Europe
1.0%0.3%0.2%0.2%
Central and South America
1.0%0.7%0.4%0.2%
South and Eastern Africa
0.8%0.4%0.2%0.2%
Lithuania
0.7%0.3%0.3%0.3%
Turkey
0.7%0.3%0.1%0.1%
Middle East
0.7%0.3%0.1%0.1%
Eastern Asia
0.5%0.5%0.2%0.3%
South-East Asia
0.5%0.4%0.2%0.2%
North America and Caribbean
0.5%0.3%0.2%0.3%
North Africa
0.2%0.3%0.1%0.1%
Main Passport Held
UK
58.7% of the population (UK avg: 76.7%)
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Other EU+7.0pp
Central and Western Africa+3.8pp
Southern Asia+2.9pp
Spain+2.5pp
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UK-18.5pp
No passport held-8.6pp
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Migration
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
10/10
District
9/10
City
8/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Migrant from within UK
51.0%18.6%12.1%9.5%
Same address
30.6%78.5%86.1%89.0%
Student address in UK
9.8%1.2%0.8%0.6%
Migrant from outside UK
8.3%1.7%1.0%0.9%
Main Migration
Migrant from within UK
51.0% of the population (UK avg: 9.5%)
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Migrant from within UK+38.9pp
Student address in UK+9.0pp
Migrant from outside UK+7.3pp
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Same address-55.5pp
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Length of Residence
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Street
10/10
District
9/10
City
8/10
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Born in the UK
55.9%76.1%84.5%83.2%
Less than 2 years
15.5%3.3%1.8%1.9%
10 years or more
11.1%12.2%8.4%9.8%
2 to 5 years
8.8%3.3%2.2%2.2%
5 to 10 years
8.6%5.1%3.1%2.9%
Main Length of Residence
Born in the UK
55.9% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)
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Less than 2 years+13.7pp
10 years or more+2.7pp
2 to 5 years+6.6pp
5 to 10 years+5.5pp
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Born in the UK-28.6pp
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Sex
Census 2021 data — sorted by count
Postcode BH8 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK
Male
51.9%49.0%48.8%49.0%
Female
48.1%51.0%51.2%51.0%
Main Sex
Male
51.9% of the population (UK avg: 49.0%)
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Male+3.1pp
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Female-3.1pp
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