2011 Census Data

This page gives access to the first of the new Census data released.

The first 2011 Census Data has been released and available below. Also now all our web pages on Current population have been updated from the recent releases from the 2011 Census.

You can access the Office for National Statistics Census 2011 comparison tool (opens in a new window) to graph Dorset data relative to other areas. You can also click on static charts on this page below to enlarge them.

Four initial Census reports have been produced so far:

2011 Census Population

The total population for the Dorset County Council area is 412,900

The total population for Dorset (including Poole and Bournemouth) is 744,000

Ten year growth

Total Population	2001	2011	Change from 2001 -2011	% growth 2001-2011
England and Wales	52,041,900	56,075,900	4,034,000	7.8
South West Region	4,928,500	5,288,900	360,500	7.3
Bournemouth UA	163,400	183,500	20,100	12.3
Poole UA	138,300	147,600	9,300	6.7
DCC Dorset	391,000	412,900	21,900	5.6
Christchurch	44,900	47,700	2,800	6.2
East Dorset	83,800	87,200	3,400	4.1
North Dorset	61,900	68,600	6,700	10.8
Purbeck	44,400	45,000	600	1.4
West Dorset	92,400	99,300	6,900	7.5
Weymouth & Portland	63,700	65,200	1,600	2.4

Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100
Source: 2001 & 2011 Census, ONS

Five year Age Groups

Bournemouth

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	91,400	92,100	183,500
0-4	5,200	5,100	10,300
5-9	4,100	3,800	7,900
10-14	4,300	4,100	8,400
15-19	5,600	5,800	11,400
20-24	8,500	8,600	17,200
25-29	7,500	7,500	14,900
30-34	7,600	6,700	14,300
35-39	6,600	5,800	12,400
40-44	6,600	5,800	12,400
45-49	6,400	5,900	12,300
50-54	5,200	5,100	10,400
55-59	4,600	4,700	9,300
60-64	5,100	5,100	10,200
65-69	4,000	4,100	8,000
70-74	3,200	3,500	6,600
75-79	2,800	3,400	6,200
80-84	2,200	3,200	5,400
85-89	1,400	2,400	3,800
90+	600	1,700	2,300

Poole

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	72,100	75,500	147,600
0-4	4,400	4,100	8,400
5-9	3,800	3,800	7,600
10-14	4,000	3,900	7,900
15-19	4,400	4,200	8,600
20-24	4,200	4,000	8,200
25-29	4,400	4,400	8,700
30-34	4,500	4,400	8,800
35-39	4,700	4,600	9,300
40-44	5,400	5,300	10,700
45-49	5,500	5,600	11,100
50-54	4,700	4,800	9,500
55-59	4,300	4,500	8,800
60-64	4,800	5,000	9,800
65-69	3,900	4,100	8,000
70-74	3,200	3,400	6,500
75-79	2,500	3,300	5,800
80-84	2,000	2,900	4,900
85-89	1,100	2,100	3,200
90+	500	1,200	1,800

Dorset County Council Area

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	201,300	211,600	412,900
0-4	9,900	9,500	19,300
5-9	10,300	9,500	19,800
10-14	11,800	11,200	23,000
15-19	12,700	11,400	24,100
20-24	10,700	8,700	19,400
25-29	8,500	8,600	17,100
30-34	9,000	8,800	17,800
35-39	10,600	11,000	21,600
40-44	13,400	14,100	27,500
45-49	14,900	15,300	30,300
50-54	13,700	14,600	28,300
55-59	13,100	14,100	27,200
60-64	15,800	17,400	33,200
65-69	13,800	14,900	28,700
70-74	11,100	12,200	23,300
75-79	9,300	10,800	20,100
80-84	6,900	9,100	16,000
85-89	4,000	6,500	10,400
90+	1,700	3,900	5,600

Christchurch

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	22,900	24,900	47,700
0-4	1,100	1,000	2,100
5-9	1,200	1,000	2,200
10-14	1,400	1,200	2,600
15-19	1,300	1,200	2,500
20-24	1,100	1,000	2,100
25-29	900	1,000	1,900
30-34	1,000	1,000	2,000
35-39	1,200	1,200	2,400
40-44	1,500	1,600	3,100
45-49	1,700	1,600	3,300
50-54	1,400	1,500	2,900
55-59	1,300	1,500	2,800
60-64	1,700	2,000	3,700
65-69	1,600	1,900	3,500
70-74	1,400	1,600	3,000
75-79	1,300	1,500	2,800
80-84	1,000	1,400	2,300
85-89	600	1,000	1,600
90+	300	600	900

East Dorset

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	42,000	45,200	87,200
0-4	1,900	1,800	3,700
5-9	2,100	2,000	4,100
10-14	2,500	2,300	4,700
15-19	2,400	2,400	4,800
20-24	2,000	1,600	3,600
25-29	1,500	1,500	3,000
30-34	1,600	1,600	3,200
35-39	2,000	2,200	4,300
40-44	2,700	3,000	5,700
45-49	3,100	3,400	6,500
50-54	2,900	3,100	6,100
55-59	2,800	3,000	5,800
60-64	3,500	3,900	7,400
65-69	3,000	3,300	6,300
70-74	2,600	2,900	5,500
75-79	2,200	2,600	4,800
80-84	1,700	2,200	3,900
85-89	1,000	1,500	2,500
90+	400	900	1,300

North Dorset

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	34,200	34,400	68,600
0-4	1,900	1,800	3,600
5-9	1,800	1,700	3,600
10-14	2,200	2,000	4,200
15-19	2,500	2,000	4,500
20-24	2,000	1,400	3,400
25-29	1,600	1,600	3,200
30-34	1,800	1,600	3,400
35-39	2,000	2,100	4,000
40-44	2,400	2,300	4,700
45-49	2,500	2,500	5,000
50-54	2,300	2,300	4,600
55-59	2,100	2,200	4,400
60-64	2,500	2,700	5,100
65-69	2,100	2,200	4,200
70-74	1,700	1,800	3,500
75-79	1,300	1,500	2,700
80-84	1,000	1,200	2,200
85-89	500	900	1,400
90+	200	500	800

Purbeck

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	22,000	22,900	45,000
0-4	1,000	1,100	2,100
5-9	1,200	1,100	2,200
10-14	1,200	1,200	2,400
15-19	1,400	1,100	2,500
20-24	1,200	1,000	2,200
25-29	1,000	1,000	2,000
30-34	1,000	1,000	2,000
35-39	1,200	1,200	2,400
40-44	1,500	1,600	3,000
45-49	1,600	1,700	3,300
50-54	1,600	1,600	3,200
55-59	1,400	1,500	3,000
60-64	1,800	2,000	3,700
65-69	1,600	1,600	3,200
70-74	1,200	1,200	2,400
75-79	1,000	1,200	2,100
80-84	700	900	1,600
85-89	400	600	1,000
90+	100	300	500

West Dorset

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	47,700	51,500	99,300
0-4	2,200	2,100	4,300
5-9	2,300	2,200	4,500
10-14	2,800	2,800	5,600
15-19	3,000	2,800	5,900
20-24	2,300	2,000	4,300
25-29	1,800	1,800	3,600
30-34	1,900	2,000	3,900
35-39	2,400	2,500	4,900
40-44	3,000	3,400	6,400
45-49	3,500	3,800	7,400
50-54	3,300	3,600	6,900
55-59	3,300	3,700	6,900
60-64	4,000	4,300	8,300
65-69	3,500	3,800	7,300
70-74	2,800	3,000	5,800
75-79	2,300	2,700	5,100
80-84	1,700	2,300	4,000
85-89	1,000	1,600	2,600
90+	400	1,100	1,500

Weymouth and Portland

Age Group	Males	Females	Persons
All	32,400	32,700	65,200
0-4	1,700	1,700	3,300
5-9	1,700	1,600	3,200
10-14	1,800	1,800	3,600
15-19	2,100	1,800	3,900
20-24	2,100	1,800	3,900
25-29	1,800	1,600	3,400
30-34	1,700	1,600	3,400
35-39	1,900	1,800	3,700
40-44	2,300	2,200	4,600
45-49	2,500	2,300	4,900
50-54	2,200	2,400	4,600
55-59	2,100	2,200	4,300
60-64	2,400	2,500	4,900
65-69	2,000	2,100	4,100
70-74	1,500	1,600	3,100
75-79	1,100	1,400	2,500
80-84	900	1,100	2,000
85-89	400	800	1,200
90+	200	500	700

Notes: numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100.

2011 Census - Households

	All households, 2001	All households with at least one usual resident, 2011	% 10 year growth	change 2001-2011	Household size - number of people per household
England and Wales	21,660,500	23,366,000	7.9	1,705,500	2.4
South West Region	2,086,000	2,264,600	8.6	178,600	2.3
Bournemouth	72,200	82,400	14.1	10,200	2.2
Poole	59,000	63,500	7.6	4,500	2.3
Dorset (DCC area)	168,000	180,200	7.3	12,200	2.3
Christchurch	20,600	21,500	4.4	900	2.2
East Dorset	35,700	37,600	5.3	1,900	2.3
North Dorset	25,300	28,700	13.4	3,400	2.4
Purbeck	18,800	19,600	4.3	800	2.3
West Dorset	40,500	44,400	9.6	3,900	2.2
Weymouth & Portland	27,200	28,500	4.8	1,300	2.3

2011 Census - Short Term Residents

Residents intending to stay less than 12 months

	Total non-UK short-term residents	Male non-UK short-term residents	Female non-UK short-term residents
England and Wales	195,100	96,700	98,400
South West Region	11,500	5,400	6,100
Bournemouth	1,400	800	700
Poole	300	100	200
Dorset (DCC area)	500	300	300
Christchurch	0	0	0
East Dorset	100	0	0
North Dorset	200	100	100
Purbeck	0	0	0
West Dorset	200	100	100
Weymouth and Portland	100	0	0