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Loders

2001 census ward profile

Total Population

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

Persons

1,813

92,360

390,980

Males

855

44,075

188,780

Females

958

48,285

202,200

Population density (persons per hectare)

0.5

0.9

1.5


Age Structure

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% aged 0-15 years

20.8

17.7

17.9

% aged 15-59 years

49.5

51.7

52.8

% aged 60-74 years

17.7

18.3

17.6

% aged 75+ years

12.0

12.3

11.7


Ethnicity

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% White

98.7

98.7

98.7

% Non-white

1.3

1.3

1.3


Households

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

Number of Households

767

40,510

167,998

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

9.8

4.6

2.8

% of Households without a car/van

8.5

16.9

17.0

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

10.8

9.0

7.2


Tenure

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% Owned outright

48.8

41.4

41.0

% Buying with a mortgage or loan

29.0

30.6

34.8

% Rented - council/housing association

7.2

14.0

12.1

% Rented - private

10.0

9.0

7.7

% Other

5.1

5.1

4.4


Household composition

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% Pensioner

32.2

34.4

33.4

% Married

41.9

36.8

37.7

% Co-habiting

5.7

7.2

7.0

% Lone parent

5.9

6.2

6.8

% Other

14.2

15.4

15.1


Economic activity

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

Economically active population

760

41,228

178,519

% employed part-time

22.8

21.2

20.9

% employed full-time

42.0

51.6

55.3

% self-employed

29.7

21.5

17.6

% unemployed

2.8

3.0

3.1

% full-time students with jobs

2.8

2.7

3.1


Occupations

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% High skill

42.2

39.3

39.7

% Intermediate skill

41.0

41.8

41.6

% Low skill

16.8

18.8

18.7


Education

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% with no qualifications

19.8

25.3

26.2

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

26.0

21.3

18.3


Health

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% with limiting long term illness/disability/health problem

17.3

19.3

19.2

% providing unpaid care

11.4

10.9

10.8


General health

Loders

West Dorset

Dorset

% good

71.6

68.2

68.1

% fairly good

21.0

23.5

23.5

% not good

7.4

8.3

8.4

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