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Silton

2001 Census Parish Profile

Population

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
All people
134
61,910
390,980
% aged 0-15 years
19.40
19.80
17.86
% aged 16-64 years
61.90
60.30
58.75
% aged 65+
18.70
19.90
23.39
% living in a communal establishment
0.00
6.10
2.78

Dwellings/Households

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
All dwellings
58
26,455
178,065
% second homes
0.00
1.40
2.77
Household spaces with residents
54
25,248
167,998

Tenure

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
% owner-occupied
75.90
73.30
76.28
% rented council / housing association
9.30
13.80
12.10
% other tenure
14.80
12.90
11.61

Car ownership

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
% of households with no car
7.40
14.10
16.96

Household composition

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
% pensioner households
22.20
30.70
33.41
% couple households
44.40
47.90
44.73
% lone parent household
0.00
6.40
6.76

Economic activity

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
All people aged 16-74
102
43,611
275,193
% of 16-74 years employed
52.90
64.40
60.82
% of 16-74 years unemployed
2.90
1.80
2.03
% of 16-74 years inactive
45.10
32.20
35.13

Qualifications

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
% of 16-74 years no qualifications/level 1 qualifications/qualifications unknown
52.90
50.49
52.26

Occupation

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
% of workforce: managerial and professional occupations
20.60
25.40
26.06
% of workforce: intermediate occupations
4.90
9.80
8.75
% of workforce: small employers and own-account workers 
22.50
11.00
10.03
% of workforce: lower supervisory and technical occupations
5.90
7.40
7.22
% of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations
18.60
20.80
19.50

Health

Category
Silton
North Dorset
Dorset
% of all people with a limiting long-term illness
18.70
16.60
19.20
% of all people whose health was good 
75.40
71.10
68.10
% of all people providing unpaid care
18.70
9.60
10.79
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