Current population
The Office for National Statistics provides estimated populations for areas down to district/unitary authority level on an annual basis.
Dorset County Council provides population estimates below this level for wards and parishes. The latest available figures are for mid-2010.
Registrar General's Mid-Year Home Population Estimates 2010
Area | 2010 |
|---|---|
Christchurch | 47,302 |
East Dorset | 87,828 |
North Dorset | 64,225 |
Purbeck | 45,190 |
West Dorset | 96,712 |
Weymouth & Portland | 63,532 |
DCC Dorset | 404,789 |
Bournemouth UA | 168,118 |
Poole UA | 142,135 |
Dorset (incl. B'mth & Poole) | 715,042 |
South West | 5,273,726 |
England & Wales | 55,240,475 |
(rounded)
For more detailed population figures for the above areas by age and sex, select from the related articles below.
- County/District/Borough Populations
This section gives access to population data on the larger local government units. These are available broken down by age and gender.
- Ward Population Data
2010 Ward Estimates produced by Dorset County Council - based on 2010 Family Health Service Agency data (number of people who have registered with a local GP) constrained to the ONS district Mid-Year Estimates. Figures includes all local communal establishment population, following an establishment survey in 2007.
- 2010 Parish Population Estimates
2010 mid-year population estimates for Dorset parishes. Based on Family Health Service data (number of people registered with a local GP) constrained to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) district Mid-Year Estimates.
