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Bridport South and Bothenhampton

2001 census ward profile

Total population

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

Persons

5,182

92,360

390,980

Males

2,413

44,075

188,780

Females

2,769

48,285

202,200

Population density (persons per hectare)

13.0

0.9

1.5


Age structure

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% aged 0-15 years

15.7

17.7

17.9

% aged 15-59 years

47.5

51.7

52.8

% aged 60-74 years

19.7

18.3

17.6

% aged 75+ years

17.1

12.3

11.7


Ethnicity

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% White

99.0

98.7

98.7

% Non-white

1.0

1.3

1.3


Households

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

Number of Households

2,485

40,510

167,998

% of 2nd homes/holiday homes (of all dwellings)

6.7

4.6

2.8

% of Households without a car/van

25.6

16.9

17.0

% of Households without either central heating, bath/shower & toilet or both

11.1

9.0

7.2


Tenure

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% Owned outright

44.4

41.4

41.0

% Buying with a mortgage or loan

25.0

30.6

34.8

% Rented - council/housing association

17.6

14.0

12.1

% Rented - private

9.5

9.0

7.7

% Other

3.6

5.1

4.4


Household composition

Bridport South and  Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% Pensioner

40.8

34.4

33.4

% Married

26.9

36.8

37.7

% Co-habiting

8.2

7.2

7.0

% Lone parent

6.4

6.2

6.8

% Other

17.7

15.4

15.1


Economic activity

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

Economically active population

2,123

41,228

178,519

% employed part-time

22.4

21.2

20.9

% employed full-time

47.9

51.6

55.3

% self-employed

23.5

21.5

17.6

% unemployed

3.4

3.0

3.1

% full-time students with jobs

2.9

2.7

3.1


Occupations

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% High skill

33.6

39.3

39.7

% Intermediate skill

44.3

41.8

41.6

% Low skill

22.1

18.8

18.7


Education

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% with no qualifications

30.2

25.3

26.2

% with higher qualifications (level 4/5, degree or equivalent)

16.5

21.3

18.3


Health

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% with limiting long term illness/disability/health problem

24.5

19.3

19.2

% providing unpaid care

10.7

10.9

10.8


General health

Bridport South and Bothenhampton

West Dorset

Dorset

% good

62.3

68.2

68.1

% fairly good

26.3

23.5

23.5

% not good

11.4

8.3

8.4

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