Dorchester South Demographics (West Dorset, England)

Dorchester South is a ward in West Dorset of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Dorchester South was 4,049 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Dorchester South is 44, while the median age is higher at 47.

91.5% of people living in Dorchester South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Wales, 1.2% Scotland, 0.5% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Australia, 0.3% United States, 0.2% Bangladesh, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.8% of people living in Dorchester South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Danish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Dorchester South is 65.1% Christian, 24.1% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 353 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.5% of people are married, 7.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.1% are separated or divorced. There are 180 widowed people living in Dorchester South.

The top occupations listed by people in Dorchester South are Professional 22.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.1%, Skilled trades 10.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Administrative 9.2%, Elementary 8.4%, Sales 8.1%.