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Sixpenny Handley

2001 census parish profile

Population

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
All people
1175
83,790
390,980
% aged 0-15 years
20.20
17.10
17.86
% aged 16-64 years
59.70
57.60
58.75
% aged 65+
20.10
25.40
23.39
% living in a communal establishment
0.00
1.0
2.78

Dwellings/Households

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
All dwellings
519
36,616
178,065
% second homes
0.00
0.60
2.77
Household spaces with residents
504
35,668
167,998

Tenure

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
% owner-occupied
68.50
84.30
76.28
% rented council / housing association
19.80
8.10
12.10
% other tenure
11.70
7.70
11.61

Car ownership

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
% of households with no car
13.70
11.60
16.96

Household composition

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
% pensioner households
29.80
35.80
33.41
% couple households
44.40
46.90
44.73
% lone parent household
4.60
5.70
6.76

Economic activity

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
All people aged 16-74
820
58,870
275,193
% of 16-74 years employed
63.70
60.80
60.82
% of 16-74 years unemployed
1.50
1.70
2.03
% of 16-74 years inactive
32.60
35.20
35.13

Qualifications

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
% of 16-74 years no qualifications/level 1 qualifications/qualifications unknown
45.40
51.32
52.26

Occupation

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
% of workforce: managerial and professional occupations
29.90
29.60
26.06
% of workforce: intermediate occupations
5.90
9.30
8.75
% of workforce: small employers and own-account workers 
15.60
9.60
10.03
% of workforce: lower supervisory and technical occupations
6.70
6.10
7.22
% of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations
15.90
16.10
19.50

Health

Category
Sixpenny Handley
East Dorset
Dorset
% of all people with a limiting long-term illness
17.20
18.40
19.20
% of all people whose health was good 
70.00
68.90
68.10
% of all people providing unpaid care
10.50
11.10
10.79
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