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Chickerell

2001 census parish profile

Population

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
All people
5,282
92,360
390,980
% aged 0-15 years
18.20
17.70
17.86
% aged 16-64 years
62.10
57.80
58.75
% aged 65+
19.70
24.50
23.39
% living in a communal establishment
1.10
2.90
2.78

Dwellings/Households

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
All dwellings
2,308
44,030
178,065
% second homes
0.60
4.60
2.77
Household spaces with residents
2,262
40,510
167,998

Tenure

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
% owner-occupied
81.10
72.50
76.28
% rented council / housing association
10.80
14.00
12.10
% other tenure
8.10
13.50
11.61

Car ownership

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
% of households with no car
15.10
16.90
16.96

Household composition

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
% pensioner households
26.60
34.40
33.41
% couple households
44.50
44.00
44.73
% lone parent household
4.30
6.20
6.76

Economic activity

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
All people aged 16-74
3,908
64,658
275,193
% of 16-74 years employed
64.40
60.10
60.82
% of 16-74 years unemployed
1.80
1.90
2.03
% of 16-74 years inactive
31.90
36.20
35.13

Qualifications

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
% of 16-74 years no qualifications/level 1 qualifications/qualifications unknown
58.60
49.74
52.26

Occupation

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
% of workforce: managerial and professional occupations
25.50
25.70
26.06
% of workforce: intermediate occupations
10.10
7.40
8.75
% of workforce: small employers and own-account workers 
8.30
11.90
10.03
% of workforce: lower supervisory and technical occupations
9.30
6.80
7.22
% of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations
20.50
19.00
19.50

Health

Category
Chickerell
West Dorset
Dorset
% of all people with a limiting long-term illness
19.00
19.30
19.20
% of all people whose health was good 
68.20
68.20
68.10
% of all people providing unpaid care
10.10
10.90
10.79
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