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Melbury Osmond

2001 census parish profile

Population

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
All people
190
92,360
390,980
% aged 0-15 years
19.50
17.70
17.86
% aged 16-64 years
60.00
57.80
58.75
% aged 65+
20.50
24.50
23.39
% living in a communal establishment
0.00
2.90
2.78

Dwellings/Households

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
All dwellings
88
44,030
178,065
% second homes
9.10
4.60
2.77
Household spaces with residents
77
40,510
167,998

Tenure

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
% owner-occupied
61.00
72.50
76.28
% rented council / housing association
0.00
14.00
12.10
% other tenure
37.70
13.50
11.61

Car ownership

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
% of households with no car
5.20
16.90
16.96

Household composition

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
% pensioner households
28.60
34.40
33.41
% couple households
42.90
44.00
44.73
% lone parent household
3.90
6.20
6.76

Economic activity

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
All people aged 16-74
135
64,658
275,193
% of 16-74 years employed
56.30
60.10
60.82
% of 16-74 years unemployed
0.00
1.90
2.03
% of 16-74 years inactive
37.00
36.20
35.13

Qualifications

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
% of 16-74 years no qualifications/level 1 qualifications/qualifications unknown
27.40
49.74
52.26

Occupation

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
% of workforce: managerial and professional occupations
31.90
25.70
26.06
% of workforce: intermediate occupations
7.40
7.40
8.75
% of workforce: small employers and own-account workers 
14.80
11.90
10.03
% of workforce: lower supervisory and technical occupations
3.70
6.80
7.22
% of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations
9.60
19.00
19.50

Health

Category
Melbury Osmond
West Dorset
Dorset
% of all people with a limiting long-term illness
15.80
19.30
19.20
% of all people whose health was good 
74.70
68.20
68.10
% of all people providing unpaid care
13.70
10.90
10.79
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