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Burton

Parish profile from the 2001 Census.

Population

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
All people
4,189
44,870
390,980
% aged 0-15 years
20.58
15.77
17.86
% aged 16-64 years
61.16
54.65
58.75
% aged 65+
18.26
29.59
23.39
% living in a communal establishment
0.31
1.00
2.78

Dwellings/Households

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
All dwellings
1,748
21,769
178,065
% second homes
0.74
2.99
2.77
Household spaces with residents
1,712
20,612
167,998

Tenure

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
% owner-occupied
82.07
79.78
76.28
% rented council / housing association
10.46
12.41
12.10
% other tenure
7.48
7.81
11.61

Car ownership

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
% of households with no car
12.44
19.35
16.96

Household composition

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
% pensioner households
27.34
40.60
33.41
% couple households
44.68
38.40
44.73
% lone parent household
3.97
7.23
6.76

Economic activity

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
All people aged 16-74
2,956
30,758
275,193
% of 16-74 years employed
65.43
56.91
60.82
% of 16-74 years unemployed
2.06
2.15
2.03
% of 16-74 years inactive
29.77
38.69
35.13

Qualifications

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
% of 16-74 years no qualifications/level 1 qualifications/qualifications unknown
54.84
54.27
52.26

Occupation

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
% of workforce: managerial and professional occupations
27.30
25.44
26.06
% of workforce: intermediate occupations
9.64
8.67
8.75
% of workforce: small employers and own-account workers 
8.63
8.46
10.03
% of  workforce: lower supervisory and  technical occupations
7.34
6.65
7.22
% of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations
22.40
18.61
19.50

Health

Category
Burton
Christchurch
Dorset
% of all people with a limiting long-term illness
16.19
22.12
19.20
% of all people whose health was good
69.35
64.30
68.10
% of all people providing unpaid care
10.58
11.55
10.79

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