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Three Cross and Potterne

2001 census ward profile

Total Population

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
Persons
2,571
83,786
390,980
Males
1,215
39,974
188,780
Females
1,356
43,812
202,200
Population density (persons per hectare)
3.7
2.4
1.5

Age Structure

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% aged 0-15 years
25.7
17.1
17.9
% aged 15-59 years
53.2
51.3
52.8
% aged 60-74 years
11.6
18.9
17.6
% aged 75+ years
9.5
12.7
11.7

Ethnicity

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% White
97.6
99.0
98.7
% Non-white
2.4
1.0
1.3

Households

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
Number of Households
926
35,668
167,998
% of 2nd homes/holiday homes (of all dwellings)
0.4
0.6
2.8
% of Households without a car/van
9.7
11.6
17.0
% of Households without either central heating, bath/shower & toilet or both
5.2
3.6
7.2

Tenure

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% Owned outright
28.7
45.7
41.0
% Buying with a mortgage or loan
39.6
38.3
34.8
% Rented - council/housing association
24.2
8.1
12.1
% Rented - private
4.9
4.9
7.7
% Other
2.6
3.1
4.4

Household composition

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% Pensioner
22.4
35.8
33.4
% Married
40.7
41.0
37.7
% Co-habiting
10.0
5.9
7.0
% Lone parent
14.1
5.7
6.8
% Other
12.7
11.6
15.1

Economic activity

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
Economically active population
1,124
38,135
178,519
% employed part-time
19.7
20.8
20.9
% employed full-time
56.2
55.6
55.3
% self-employed
16.7
17.5
17.6
% unemployed
5.1
2.6
3.1
% full-time students with jobs
2.3
3.6
3.1

Occupations

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% High skill
37.8
43.4
39.7
% Intermediate skill
39.2
41.4
41.6
% Low skill
23.0
15.2
18.7

Education

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% with no qualifications
27.0
25.4
26.2
% with higher qualifications (level 4/5, degree or equivalent)
13.5
18.7
18.3

Health

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% with limiting long term illness/disability/health problem
17.7
18.4
19.2
% providing unpaid care
8.3
11.1
10.8

General health

Three Cross and Potterne
East Dorset
Dorset
% good
69.9
68.9
68.1
% fairly good
21.7
23.2
23.5
% not good
8.4
7.9
8.4
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