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Mid Dorset and North Poole Parliamentary Constituency Area 2024

Last updated 1 August 2024

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Overview

Part of Constituency is in Dorset Council and part is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council

Situated towards Mid- Dorset and including part of North Poole. 

The constituency contains the main towns of: 

  • Wareham 
  • Wimborne Minster 

Within Mid Dorset & North Poole Parliamentary Constituency Area there are:

  • 8 libraries:
    • five owned and run by Dorset Council
    • one run by the Community
    • two by BCP Council

There are also 38 Schools of which:

  • 24 are Primary (sixteen in Dorset Council and eight in BCP)
  • 4 Middle schools (three in DC and one in BCP)
  • 6 Secondary schools (three in each)
  • 4 Special Schools (one in DC and three in BCP)

Population 

total = 96240  

Male = 48% 

Female = 52%

 

 

 

Population - Age

Table. Population - Age breakdown, 2022 Mid Year Population Estimates, ONS
Age Bracket  Mid Dorset and North Poole South West England and Wales
All 96,240 5,764,880 60,238,040
% Aged 0 to 15 17 17 18
% Aged 16 to 64 56 61 63
% Aged 65 to 84 23 19 16
% Aged 85+ 4 3 3

Id be tempted here to put the numbers in as well 

The area has a smaller proportion of working age population than the regional and national average with 56% aged 16-64 compared to 61% across the South West.

The proportion of the population aged 65+ is much larger at 27% compared to a regional average of 22% and national average of 19%.

 

 

Population - Ethnicity/Country of Birth and Proficiency in English

Table. Ethnicity. Census 2021
Ethnicity  Mid Dorset & North Poole South West England and Wales
% White British 93.7 85.5 74.4
% Ethnic Minority 6.3 14.5 25.6
Table. Country of birth. Census 2021 
Country of birth  Mid Dorset & North Poole South West England and Wales
% UK 93.7 89.8 83.2
% EU 2.9 4.6 6.1
% elsewhere  3.4 5.5 10.7
Table. Proficiency in English. Census 2021 Mid Dorset & North Poole South West England and Wales % White British
Proficiency in English Mid Dorset & North Poole South West England and Wales
% Main language spoken not English  1.8 4.6 8.9
% Cannot Speak English well or very well 0.2 0.7 1.8

Population. Households

Table. Number of Households and deprivation
not applicable  Mid Dorset and North Poole Number of HH within the top 20% most deprived nationally
Number of Dwellings 43,976 0
Table. Households, Wealth and income
Household Characteristics Mid Dorset and North Poole  South West UK
Affluent % 40.8 27.9 25.1
Comfortably Of % 45.0  43.8 35.9
Low Income % 14.1 28.3 39.0

 

 

Population - Health and Care

Table. Health and Care. Census 2021
Health or Disability  Mid Dorset and North Poole Dorset England and Wales
% Disability (under the equalities act) 17.5 19.8 17.5
% Health Very Good/Good 82.9 80.7 82.0
% Health Very Bad/Bad 4.3 5.1 5.2
% Provides unpaid care 9.7 9.7 8.9
  • overall the health of those living in Mid Dorset & North Poole Parliamentary Constituency Area is very similar to England & Wales and better than Dorset, with less proportion in poor health
  • 17.5% of the Parliamentary Constituency Area have a long term illness/disability, exactly the same as the national figure and lower than the Dorset figure, the proportion providing unpaid care compared to England and Wales and Dorset is fairly similar

 

Population. Deprivation

Table. Deprivation
Not applicable  Multiple Deprivation Income Deprivation Employment Deprivation Health Deprivation Education Deprivation Crime Deprivation Barriers to Housing and Services Deprivation Living Environment Deprivation
% Population living in areas within the top 20% nationally 0 1.4 1.4 1.4 8.2 0 17.9 3.8

 

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