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West Stafford

2001 census parish profile

Population

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
All people
270
92,360
390,980
% aged 0-15 years
17.00
17.70
17.86
% aged 16-64 years
57.00
57.80
58.75
% aged 65+
25.90
24.50
23.39
% living in a communal establishment
0.00
2.90
2.78

Dwellings/Households

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
All dwellings
132
44,030
178,065
% second homes
3.80
4.60
2.77
Household spaces with residents
123
40,510
167,998

Tenure

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
% owner-occupied
77.20
72.50
76.28
% rented council / housing association
8.10
14.00
12.10
% other tenure
14.60
13.50
11.61

Car ownership

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
% of households with no car
7.30
16.90
16.96

Household composition

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
% pensioner households
35.00
34.40
33.41
% couple households
46.30
44.00
44.73
% lone parent household
2.40
6.20
6.76

Economic activity

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
All people aged 16-74
195
64,658
275,193
% of 16-74 years employed
59.00
60.10
60.82
% of 16-74 years unemployed
1.50
1.90
2.03
% of 16-74 years inactive
38.50
36.20
35.13

Qualifications

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset

% of 16-74 years no qualifications/level 1 qualifications/qualifications unknown

43.10
49.74
52.26

Occupation

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
% of workforce: managerial and professional occupations
37.90
25.70
26.06
% of workforce: intermediate occupations
7.70
7.40
8.75
% of workforce: small employers and own-account workers 
9.20
11.90
10.03
% of workforce: lower supervisory and technical occupations
4.60
6.80
7.22
% of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations
12.80
19.00
19.50

Health

Category
West Stafford
West Dorset
Dorset
% of all people with a limiting long-term illness
13.30
19.30
19.20
% of all people whose health was good 
77.40
68.20
68.10
% of all people providing unpaid care
11.50
10.90
10.79
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