Demography edit
| UK Census 2011 | Dorsetnote [1][2] |
Bournemouth [3][4] |
Poole [5][6] |
South West [1][2] |
England [1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 412,905 | 183,491 | 147,645 | 5,288,935 | 53,012,456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 97.9% | 91.9% | 95.8% | 95.4% | 85.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian | 0.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 7.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 3.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese or other | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christian | 65.3% | 57.1% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 59.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Christian | 1.3% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 8.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No religion | 25.2% | 30.5% | 29.7% | 29.3% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not stated | 8.0% | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 7.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ^ Excluding Bournemouth and Poole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Census records Dorset's population as 744,041. This consisted of 412,905 for the non-metropolitan county (not including Bournemouth and Poole), 183,491 for the unitary authority of Bournemouth and 147,645 for the unitary authority of Poole.[1][3][5] In 2013 it was estimated that the population had risen by around 1.4% to 754,460: 416,720 in the non-metropolitan county and 188,730 and 149,010 in Bournemouth and Poole respectively.[7] More than half of the county's residents live in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch conurbation.[1]
Dorset's population has a high proportion of older people and a lower than average proportion of young people: According to 2013 mid-year estmates,[Note 1] 23.6% are over 65 years of age, higher than the England and Wales average of 17.4%, and 18.6% are less than 17 years old, lower than the England and Wales average of 21.3%.[8] The working age population (females and males between 16 and 64) is lower than England and Wales average, 60% compared to 64%.[9] Data collected between 2010 and 2012 shows that average life expectancy at birth in the county is 85.3 years for females and 81.2 years for males. This compares favourably with the averages for England and Wales of 82.9 and 79.1 years respectively.[10] Around 95.2% of Dorset's population are of white ethnicity, 60.9% of the population are Christian and 28.5% say they are not religious.[1][2]
More than 33% of the county’s population possess a level 4 qualification or above, such as a Higher National Diploma, Degree or a Higher Degree; while nearly 6.3% have no qualifications at all.[11] Almost 43.7% are employed in a professional or technical capacity (Standard Occupational Classification 2010, groups 1 – 3), just over 10.3% are administrators or secretaries (group 4), around 12.8% have a skilled trade (group 5), over 18% are employed at a low-level in the care, leisure, sales or customer relations sector (groups 6 and 7),and 14.8% are operatives or in elementary occupations (groups 8 and 9).[11]
| Historical population of Dorset | |||||||||||
| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 101,857 | 112,930 | 129,210 | 143,443 | 161,617 | 169,699 | 174,255 | 178,813 | 183,371 | 188,700 | 188,263 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Population | 190,940 | 193,543 | 198,105 | 214,700 | 233,206 | 259,751 | 292,811 | 321,676 | 366,681 | 390,986 | 412,905 |
| Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Dorset Source: Great Britain Historical GIS.[12] | |||||||||||
- ^ a b c d e f "Key Statistics – Ethnic Group". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Key Statistics – Religion". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Key Statistics – Ethnic Group". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Key Statistics – Religion". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Key Statistics – Ethnic Group". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Key Statistics – Religion". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Current Population". Dorset For You. Dorset County Council. 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Key Facts on Population". Dorset For You. Dorset County Council. 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "The Dorset Economy Key Facts". Dorset For You. Dorset County Council. 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Life Expectancy at Birth 2006-2008 to 2010-2012; Counties in England (Males and Females)". Office for National Statistics. 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Dorset Labour Market Profile". Office for National Statistics. 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Dorset Modern (post 1974) County: Total Population". A Vision of Britain through time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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