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1991 Census Parish Profile

Population, Households and Dwellings

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
Resident Population
1,733
645,166
-
Males
875
307,589
-
Females
858
337,577
-
Households
705
269,032
-
Persons in Households
1,732
628,461
-
Persons not in Households
0
16,705
-
Dwellings
668
263,241
-

Age Structure

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
0-15 (%)
20.37
17.28
20.07
16 and 17 (%)
1.56
2.30
2.50
18-44 (%)
37.51
35.07
39.42
45 - Retirement Age (%)
18.35
19.41
19.23
Retirement Age and above (%)
22.22
25.94
18.78
85 and above (%)
1.04
2.49
1.53

Economic Activity

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
Economically Active Population
809
298,679
-
Full-time Employees (%)
60.82
57.00
61.63
Part-time Employees (%)
21.01
17.86
16.16
Self Employed (%)
11.50
16.61
11.76
Unemployed in April 1991 (%)
6.18
7.70
9.17

Tenure of Household

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
Owner Occupiers (%)
71.63
75.71
67.42
Renting Privately (%)
5.11
11.89
8.61
Renting Publicly (%)
23.26
12.40
22.80

Household Characteristics

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
Lone Pensioner (%)
14.33
17.82
15.02
Long-term Illness within Household (%)
20.92
24.02
24.60
Lone Parents (%)
2.72
2.87
4.10
Dependent Children (%)
29.76
25.22
30.01
Lacking/ Sharing own Bath/Shower and/or WC (%)
0.00
1.44
1.33
Without Car (%)
14.61
23.90
32.41
With 2 or more Cars (%)
32.52
28.07
23.84

Occupational Characteristics

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
Professional, Managerial and Technical (%)
37.84
38.64
37.54
Skilled, Manual and Non-Manual (%)
43.24
38.88
40.05
Partly Skilled and Unskilled (%)
18.92
17.68
18.06

Employment Categories

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (%)
0.00
2.78
1.85
Manufacturing (%)
15.15
15.82
17.93
Services (incl. Banks and Finance) (%)
42.42
42.17
40.31

Qualifications

Parish
Dorset
England and Wales
With a Higher Qualification (%)
11.81
13.95
13.39

Source: 1991 Census, Small Area Statistics. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO.
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