Household Size 1981, 1991 and 2001

This page gives data from the last 1981 to 2001 census on household size.

Area	1981	1991	2001
Christchurch	2.36	2.22	2.15
East Dorset	2.59	2.43	2.32
North Dorset	2.62	2.41	2.30
Purbeck	2.66	2.46	2.32
West Dorset	2.55	2.34	2.21
Weymouth & Portland	2.58	2.41	2.26
"New" Dorset	2.56	2.38	2.15
Bournemouth	2.32	2.25	2.30
Poole	2.61	2.43	2.19
Dorset	2.51	2.36	2.25
SW Region	2.65	2.44	2.31
England and Wales	2.70	2.49	2.36

Figures show number of people living in each household and show the trend of reducing household size over the last 20 years.

Source: Censuses of Population 1981,1991 and 2001.

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