Dorchester North Demographics (West Dorset, England)

Dorchester North is a ward in West Dorset of South West, England and includes areas of Victoria Park, Northernhay, Colliton, West Woodsford, Fordington and Poundbury.

In the 2011 census the population of Dorchester North was 5,456 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Dorchester North is 45, while the median age is lower at 44.

88.9% of people living in Dorchester North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 1.0% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Australia.

97.6% of people living in Dorchester North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% Nepalese, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Dorchester North is 58.1% Christian, 30.1% No religion, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.6% Hindu, 0.5% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 471 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

40.1% of people are married, 11.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.1% are separated or divorced. There are 417 widowed people living in Dorchester North.

The top occupations listed by people in Dorchester North are Professional 23.3%, Associate professional and technical 11.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.6%, Skilled trades 10.5%, Health professionals 10.2%, Elementary 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Sales and customer service 8.7%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%.