North Dorset   Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis. Population            Value   Total number of people 61905      Males 30820      Females 31085      Aged 0 to 15 12234      Aged 16 to 74 43611      Aged 75 and over 6060       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Percentage change since 1991 15.5%   2.5%   6 1 Density           Number of people per hectare 1.0   3.4   328 35 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Single people (never married) 24.0%   30.1%   295 24 Married or re-married people 57.3%   50.9%   85 14 Separated or divorced 9.9%   10.6%   256 37 Widowed 8.8%   8.4%   150 29   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Households without car/van 14.1%   26.8%   341 42 Household with 1 car or van 45.6%   43.8%   113 29 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 40.3%   29.4%   87 9   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 One person households 28.0%   30.0%   208 30 Married couple households 40.5%   36.5%   145 14 Cohabiting couple households 7.5%   8.3%   303 36 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.1%   6.5%   337 41      with non-dependent children only 2.3%   3.1%   363 41 All other households 17.7%   15.6%   54 16 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 White 98.6%   91.3%   109 28    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Other Asian (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Born in UK 94.1%   91.1%   231 36 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.4%   2.3%   97 8 Born outside EU 3.5%   6.6%   162 11   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Christian 77.8%   71.7%   117 11 Buddhist 0.3%   0.3%   93 13 Hindu 0.2%   1.1%   214 8 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   188 19 Muslim 0.2%   3.0%   289 23 Sikh 0.0%   0.6%   352 35 Other 0.3%   0.3%   94 30 No religion 13.6%   14.8%   237 40 Religion not stated 7.6%   7.7%   174 27 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Limiting long-term illness 16.6%   18.2%   232 33 General health 'not good' 7.0%   9.2%   304 39 People providing unpaid care 9.6%   10.0%   254 32 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.7%   2.1%   257 33 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Employed 64.4%   60.6%   135 14 Unemployed 1.8%   3.4%   344 42 Long-term unemployed 0.4%   1.0%   334 41 Student (economically active) 1.6%   2.6%   355 43 Retired 16.7%   13.6%   58 19 Student (economically inactive) 3.2%   4.7%   193 17 Looking after home/family 6.3%   6.5%   198 18 Permanently sick or disabled 3.2%   5.5%   299 37 Other inactive 2.8%   3.1%   155 8   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Travel to work by car 63.1%   61.5%   265 33 Travel to work by public transport 2.4%   14.5%   367 39   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Qualifications at degree level or higher 18.2%   19.8%   178 23 No qualifications 25.0%   29.1%   264 32 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/45 Number of households with residents 25248   -   344 39 Number of people per hectare 1.0   3.4   328 35 Average household size 2.3   2.36   289 25 Vacant household spaces 3.2%   3.2%   159 10 Owner-occupied 73.3%   68.9%   173 28 Without central heating 6.5%   8.5%   183 32 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   225 32 Overcrowding indicator 3.7%   7.0 %   268 32

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