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Netherbury

2001 census ward profile

Total Population

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

Persons

1,890

92,360

390,980

Males

906

44,075

188,780

Females

984

48,285

202,200

Population density (persons per hectare)

0.7

0.9

1.5


Age Structure

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% aged 0-15 years

20.2

17.7

17.9

% aged 15-59 years

56.1

51.7

52.8

% aged 60-74 years

15.8

18.3

17.6

% aged 75+ years

8.0

12.3

11.7


Ethnicity

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% White

99.5

98.7

98.7

% Non-white

0.5

1.3

1.3


Households

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

Number of Households

788

40,510

167,998

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

6.7

4.6

2.8

% of Households without a car/van

9.3

16.9

17.0

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

12.9

9.0

7.2


Tenure

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% Owned outright

39.3

41.4

41.0

% Buying with a mortgage or loan

31.3

30.6

34.8

% Rented - council/housing association

13.2

14.0

12.1

% Rented - private

9.4

9.0

7.7

% Other

6.7

5.1

4.4


Household composition

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% Pensioner

26.8

34.4

33.4

% Married

44.3

36.8

37.7

% Co-habiting

9.3

7.2

7.0

% Lone parent

4.6

6.2

6.8

% Other

15.0

15.4

15.1


Economic activity

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

Economically active population

924

41,228

178,519

% employed part-time

20.3

21.2

20.9

% employed full-time

42.9

51.6

55.3

% self-employed

31.9

21.5

17.6

% unemployed

2.7

3.0

3.1

% full-time students with jobs

2.2

2.7

3.1


Occupations

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% High skill

33.0

39.3

39.7

% Intermediate skill

46.8

41.8

41.6

% Low skill

20.2

18.8

18.7


Education

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% with no qualifications

24.8

25.3

26.2

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

21.9

21.3

18.3


Health

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% with limiting long term illness/disability/health problem

16.9

19.3

19.2

% providing unpaid care

12.0

10.9

10.8


General health

Netherbury

West Dorset

Dorset

% good

69.4

68.2

68.1

% fairly good

23.0

23.5

23.5

% not good

7.6

8.3

8.4

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