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Chickerell

2001 census ward profile

Total Population

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

Persons

5,282

92,360

390,980

Males

2,607

44,075

188,780

Females

2,675

48,285

202,200

Population density (persons per hectare)

308

0.9

1.5


Age Structure

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% aged 0-15 years

18.2

17.7

17.9

% aged 15-59 years

55.9

51.7

52.8

% aged 60-74 years

18.1

18.3

17.6

% aged 75+ years

7.8

12.3

11.7


Ethnicity

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% White

98.6

98.7

98.7

% Non-white

1.4

1.3

1.3


Households

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

Number of Households

2,262

40,510

167,998

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

0.6

4.6

2.8

% of Households without a car/van

15.1

16.9

17.0

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

7.5

9.0

7.2


Tenure

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% Owned outright

36.8

41.4

41.0

% Buying with a mortgage or loan

43.9

30.6

34.8

% Rented - council/housing association

10.8

14.0

12.1

% Rented - private

5.0

9.0

7.7

% Other

3.4

5.1

4.4


Household composition

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% Pensioner

27.2

34.4

33.4

% Married

42.2

36.8

37.7

% Co-habiting

8.3

7.2

7.0

% Lone parent

6.6

6.2

6.8

% Other

15.7

15.4

15.1


Economic activity

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

Economically active population

2,661

41,228

178,519

% employed part-time

22.0

21.2

20.9

% employed full-time

59.4

51.6

55.3

% self-employed

13.1

21.5

17.6

% unemployed

2.6

3.0

3.1

% full-time students with jobs

2.9

2.7

3.1


Occupations

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% High skill

36.0

39.3

39.7

% Intermediate skill

43.1

41.8

41.6

% Low skill

20.9

18.8

18.7


Education

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% with no qualifications

29.5

25.3

26.2

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

13.0

21.3

18.3


Health

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% with limiting long term illness/disability/health problem

19.0

19.3

19.2

% providing unpaid care

10.1

10.9

10.8


General health

Chickerell

West Dorset

Dorset

% good

68.2

68.2

68.1

% fairly good

22.8

23.5

23.5

% not good

9.0

8.3

8.4

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