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Bradpole

2001 census ward profile

Total Population

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

Persons

2,060

92,360

390,980

Males

972

44,075

188,780

Females

1,088

48,285

202,200

Population density (persons per hectare)

7.4

0.9

1.5


Age Structure

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% aged 0-15 years

16.6

17.7

17.9

% aged 15-59 years

48.8

51.7

52.8

% aged 60-74 years

19.6

18.3

17.6

% aged 75+ years

15.0

12.3

11.7


Ethnicity

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% White

99.0

98.7

98.7

% Non-white

1.0

1.3

1.3


Households

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

Number of Households

924

40,510

167,998

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

1.5

4.6

2.8

% of Households without a car/van

16.1

16.9

17.0

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

8.1

9.0

7.2


Tenure

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% Owned outright

49.9

41.4

41.0

% Buying with a mortgage or loan

32.4

30.6

34.8

% Rented - council/housing association

10.1

14.0

12.1

% Rented - private

5.1

9.0

7.7

% Other

2.5

5.1

4.4


Household composition

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% Pensioner

38.4

34.4

33.4

% Married

36.0

36.8

37.7

% Co-habiting

6.2

7.2

7.0

% Lone parent

6.4

6.2

6.8

% Other

13.1

15.4

15.1


Economic activity

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

Economically active population

860

41,228

178,519

% employed part-time

25.5

21.2

20.9

% employed full-time

52.0

51.6

55.3

% self-employed

17.4

21.5

17.6

% unemployed

2.2

3.0

3.1

% full-time students with jobs

2.9

2.7

3.1


Occupations

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% High skill

30.4

39.3

39.7

% Intermediate skill

47.6

41.8

41.6

% Low skill

22.0

18.8

18.7


Education

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% with no qualifications

29.5

25.3

26.2

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

14.8

21.3

18.3


Health

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% with limiting long term illness/disability/health problem

21.3

19.3

19.2

% providing unpaid care

12.1

10.9

10.8


General health

Bradpole

West Dorset

Dorset

% good

63.5

68.2

68.1

% fairly good

25.8

23.5

23.5

% not good

10.7

8.3

8.4

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