Dorset county Census 2021
94.1% people are white, 2.3% people are asian, 2.0% people are mixed.
49.1% are Christian, 41.2% have no religion, 6.7% provided no answer.
42.1% households have 1 car, 29.6% households have 2 cars, 16.6% households have no car. Dorset population ethnic group
| Ethnicity | Dorset county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Asian | 2.3% | 9.3% |
| Black | 0.7% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| Other | 0.9% | 2.1% |
| White | 94.1% | 81.7% |
Dorset population health
| Health | Dorset county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| very good | 46.2% | 48.4% |
| good | 34.9% | 33.6% |
| average | 13.7% | 12.7% |
| poor | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| very poor | 1.1% | 1.2% |
Dorset population religion
| Religion | Dorset county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Christian | 49.1% | 46.2% |
| Hindu | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Muslim | 1.1% | 6.5% |
| No answer | 6.7% | 6.0% |
| No religion | 41.2% | 37.2% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Sikh | 0.7% | 0.6% |
Dorset population economic activity
| Economic activity | Dorset county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Employee | 42.2% | 46.0% |
| Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Empl. self, no empl. | 8.6% | 7.9% |
| Empl. student | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Inactive home,family | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| Inactive sick,other | 6.1% | 7.3% |
| Retired | 29.0% | 21.6% |
| Student, no work | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Unemployed | 2.2% | 2.8% |
Dorset car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.38 cars per household in Dorset county. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
| Number of cars in a household | Dorset county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| No car | 16.6% | 23.3% |
| 1 car | 42.1% | 41.3% |
| 2 cars | 29.6% | 26.2% |
| 3+ cars | 11.7% | 9.2% |
Dorset 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 | Dorset county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| A | 49.1% | 48.3% |
| B | 34.5% | 33.5% |
| C | 13.2% | 14.3% |
| D | 2.9% | 3.7% |
| E | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Dorset population partnership
| Partnership | Dorset county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Never married/partnership | 32.5% | 37.9% |
| Married/partnership | 47.3% | 44.6% |
| Separated | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Divorced | 10.7% | 9.1% |
| Widowed | 7.4% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
Dorset cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.
Other reports for Dorset county
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