The population of Dorset is 379,580 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Dorset is 195,166, and the female population is 184,413. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 356,270, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 9,487. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (195,676), followed by No religion (152,267), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (84,472), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (59,229). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.
Most people in the Dorset area mentioned they are Retired (107,446), while 89,199 adults mentioned they are Employee: Full-time.
Regarding education, 101,298 adults have Level 3 education, while 48,267 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Dorset area are
The average age of people living in Dorset is 48 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (58565), Between 65 to 74 (57436), and Between 75 to 100 (54839). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Dorset has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (72,284) followed by Small employers and own account workers (45,334), and Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (41,667). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Dorset |
| Ward | Beacon Beaminster Blackmore Vale Blandford Bridport Chalk Valleys Charminster St Mary's Chesil Bank Chickerell Colehill & Wimborne Minster East Corfe Mullen Cranborne & Alderholt Cranborne Chase Crossways Dorchester East Dorchester Poundbury Dorchester West Eggardon Ferndown North Ferndown South Gillingham Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants Littlemoor & Preston Lyme & Charmouth Lytchett Matravers & Upton Marshwood Vale Melcombe Regis Portland Puddletown & Lower Winterborne Radipole Rodwell & Wyke Shaftesbury Town Sherborne East Sherborne Rural Sherborne West South East Purbeck St Leonards & St Ives Stalbridge & Marnhull Stour & Allen Vale Sturminster Newton Swanage Upwey & Broadwey Verwood Wareham West Moors & Three Legged Cross West Parley West Purbeck Westham Wimborne Minster Winterborne & Broadmayne Winterborne North Yetminster |
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| UTLA22 | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |