Dorchester postcode area Census 2021
96.8% people are white, 1.3% people are asian, 1.2% people are mixed.
50.7% are Christian, 40.5% have no religion, 6.8% provided no answer.
42.2% households have 1 car, 29.9% households have 2 cars, 15.7% households have no car. Dorchester population ethnic group
| Ethnicity | Dorchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Asian | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 1.2% | 2.9% |
| Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| White | 96.8% | 81.7% |
Dorchester population health
| Health | Dorchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| very good | 44.1% | 48.4% |
| good | 36.1% | 33.6% |
| average | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| poor | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| very poor | 1.1% | 1.2% |
Dorchester population religion
| Religion | Dorchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Christian | 50.7% | 46.2% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Muslim | 0.5% | 6.5% |
| No answer | 6.8% | 6.0% |
| No religion | 40.5% | 37.2% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Sikh | 0.7% | 0.6% |
Dorchester population economic activity
| Economic activity | Dorchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Employee | 39.8% | 46.0% |
| Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Empl. self, no empl. | 9.2% | 7.9% |
| Empl. student | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| Inactive home,family | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Inactive sick,other | 6.5% | 7.3% |
| Retired | 32.7% | 21.6% |
| Student, no work | 3.5% | 6.3% |
| Unemployed | 1.9% | 2.8% |
Dorchester car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.40 cars per household in Dorchester postcode area. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
| Number of cars in a household | Dorchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| No car | 15.7% | 23.3% |
| 1 car | 42.2% | 41.3% |
| 2 cars | 29.9% | 26.2% |
| 3+ cars | 12.2% | 9.2% |
Dorchester household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).
| Household deprivation | Dorchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| A | 49.3% | 48.3% |
| B | 35.0% | 33.5% |
| C | 12.8% | 14.3% |
| D | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| E | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Dorchester population partnership
| Partnership | Dorchester postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Never married/partnership | 28.6% | 37.9% |
| Married/partnership | 49.9% | 44.6% |
| Separated | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Divorced | 11.2% | 9.1% |
| Widowed | 8.1% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
Dorchester cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.
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