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• Wareham Electoral Division is composed of Wareham ward and Wareham St Martin ward. • Within the division there is 1 static library; 5 schools (2 primary, 2 middle and 1 secondary) and 2

social care & health establishments, both are day centres.

Wareham Electoral Division

Total Population: 8,650 (2007 Estimate, DCC) Number of Electors: 6,763 (June 2008, 2008/09 Year Book)

2007 Mid-Year Population Estimates, ONS & DCC Wareham Purbeck Dorset

(DCC) All people 8,650 45,760 406,850 Males 4,150 22,320 197,260 Females 4,500 23,440 209,590 % aged 0-15 years 15.6 16.4 17.1 % aged 16-59 years 52.8 53.2 51.2 % aged 60-74 years 19.7 19.2 19.4 % aged 75+ years 11.9 11.2 12.3

• Wareham division has a total population of 8,650. • The age profile in the division is similar to the County average, almost 32% of the population are

aged 60+ years.

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• 97.3% of the population are white British, slightly higher than the County average (96.8%).

• Wareham division has a relatively low proportion of both vacant properties and second/holiday homes, overall 96.5% of dwellings have permanent residents.

• The majority of households (73.6%) are owner occupied. • The level of car ownership is similar to the County average, almost 18% of households do not

have a car.

• Overall the health of those who live in Wareham division is similar to the County average. • 19.2% of the population have a long term illness or disability and 9% described their health as

not good. • Just over one in ten people in the division are providing unpaid care to a relative or friend. • Wareham has a very small number who are resident in a communal establishment, 0.1% of the

total population.

Census, 2001 Wareham Electoral Division

Purbeck Dorset (DCC)

Ethnicity: white British 97.3 96.6 96.8

Ethnicity: BME 2.7 3.4 3.2 % born in England 91.7 90.8 91.2

% born in rest of UK 3.8 3.8 3.9

% born Republic of Ireland 0.4 0.5 0.5

% born in other EU countries 1.8 1.9 1.4

% born elsewhere 2.3 3.1 2.9

Census, 2001 Wareham Electoral Division

Purbeck Dorset (DCC)

All dwellings/household spaces 3,789 20,625 178,065

% vacant properties 2.3 3.4 2.9

% second homes 1.2 5.4 2.8 No. of household spaces with residents 3,658 18,804 167,998

% owner occupied 73.6 73.4 76.3

% rented (public) council/housing association 13.9 11.8 12.1

% rented privately & other 12.5 14.8 11.6

% with no car 17.8 15.6 17.0

% with two or more cars/vans 34.2 37.6 36.7

% households composed of pensioners 33.4 31.4 33.4

% households composed of married couples 37.6 39.3 37.7

% households composed of co-habiting couples 6.3 6.9 7.0

% households composed of lone-parents 6.5 7.1 6.8

% households composed of other 16.2 15.3 15.1

Average household size 2.34 2.32 2.26

Census, 2001 Wareham Electoral Division

Purbeck Dorset (DCC)

% of people with a Limiting Long-term Illness (LLTI)/disability 19.2 18.6 19.2

% of people in good health 67.8 68.3 68.1

% of people in not good health 9.0 8.2 8.4

% of people providing unpaid care 10.2 10.9 10.8

% of people resident in a communal establishment 0.1 1.5 2.5

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Index of Deprivation 2007, CLG.

ACORN socio-economic classifications, 2007, CACI.

• IMD stands for the Index of Multiple Deprivation. • All super output areas in England are ranked from 1 for

the most deprived to 32,482 for the least deprived. • Wareham Town is the most deprived area in the division • Apart from Wareham Town all other parts of the

Wareham division are in the 50% least deprived areas in England.

• ACORN classifications use a range of Census data and market research data to give an indication of the most probable socio-economic conditions of residents.

• In Wareham division the majority of households are classified as comfortably off (41.3%), higher than the County average.

• Almost 32% of households are classified as either hard pressed or of moderate means, higher than the County figure (18.5%) and just below the national average (37%).

• Almost 60% of those who are economically active are employed full time and a further 22% are employed part time.

• Unemployment in the division is lower than average. 2.6% of the economically active population are unemployed compared with 3.1% across Dorset.

• Over 29% of 16-74 year olds in the division have no qualifications, higher than the County average of 26.2%.

• Overall those in employment have lower skill occupations than average. 34% have a high skill occupation compared with almost 40% across Dorset, whilst over 23% have a low skill occupation, the Dorset figure is 18.3%.

Census, 2001 Wareham Electoral Division

Purbeck Dorset (DCC)

All people aged 16-74 years 6,129 31,637 275,193

All people aged 16-74 years economically active 4,070 21,001 178,519

% employed: part time 21.8 21.4 20.9

% employed: full time 59.3 55.4 55.3

% self-employed 12.9 17.2 17.6

% unemployed 2.6 2.9 3.1

% students 3.4 3.1 3.1

All people aged 16-74 years economically inactive 2,059 10,636 96,674

% retired 58.3 55.2 56.1

% student 6.1 8.8 7.9

% looking after family / home 16.9 18.3 17.5

% permanently sick / disabled 12.1 11.2 11.4

% other 6.7 6.5 7.1

% of 16-74 year olds with no qualifications 29.2 27.4 26.2

% of 16-74 year olds with higher level qualifications 16.5 17.6 18.3 All people aged 16-74 years in employment 3,959 20,333 172,441

% in high skill occupations 34.3 37.7 39.7

% in intermediate skill occupations 42.6 41.6 41.6

% in low skill occupations 23.1 20.7 18.7

Electoral Division Profiles 2008

Super output area IMD

Sandford North & Holton Heath 20,616

Sandford South 22,485

Wareham Town 14,744

Wareham Worgret 19,288

Wareham Northmoor Park 24,229

Wareham Northport 19,171

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% Wealthy Achievers 26.6 43.7 26.6

% Urban Prosperity 0.4 3.3 10.7

% Comfortably Off 41.3 34.5 26.6

% Moderate Means 16.4 9.3 14.5

% Hard Pressed 15.3 9.2 22.4

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Produced by the Research & Information Group, Dorset County Council, County Hall, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ Tel. 01305 224354.

Source: Council Tax Charges 2008/09, highest and lowest parishes in division

*Source: Dorset Police & 2007 mid-year population estimate. **Crime in England & Wales 2007/08, Home Office

Firms

Employment

Area Employees in employment

% employed in the service sector

Wareham ED 4,500 67.0% DCC Dorset 147,600 80.0%

Great Britain 26,320,600 83.0%

Note: Excludes self-employed

Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2006, ONS

Source: Claimant Count, Jan-Dec 2007, ONS

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Average House Prices

Source: HM Land Registry, based on sales April-June 2008

Council Tax Crime Rates

Earnings—average weekly earnings of full time employees

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2007, ONS

Postcode district Detached Sales Semi-Det Sales Terraced Sales Flat/Mais Sales Overall

Average Total

Wareham ED BH20 £321,695 25 £231,999 13 £221,956 14 £166,213 7 £259,818 59

BH16 £305,677 22 £206,492 7 £176,333 6 £131,100 5 £247,096 40

£314,197 47 £223,072 20 £208,269 20 £151,583 12 £254,678 99

Dorset £359,666 531 £237,966 264 £209,024 297 £168,079 266 £265,534 1,358 England & Wales £338,378 35,527 £196,539 48,858 £174,332 56,477 £204,003 38,279 £219,262 179,141

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Workplace based

Residence based

DCC Dorset £400.30 £415.40 Christchurch £429.90 £373.80

East Dorset £424.20 £446.60

North Dorset £385.40 £402.20

Purbeck £450.30 £443.60

West Dorset £392.60 £425.50 Weymouth & Portland £337.20 £383.40

Area Rate of total crime per 1,000 population

Wareham ED* 57.9 Dorset County Council* 56.0

South West Region** 77.6

England & Wales** 90.9

lowest: Wareham St. Martin

highest: Wareham Town

Band A £996.47 £1,007.31

Band B £1,162.55 £1,175.19

Band C £1,328.62 £1,343.08

Band D £1,494.70 £1,510.96

Band E £1,826.85 £1,846.73

Band F £2,159.01 £2,182.49

Band G £2,491.17 £2,518.27

Band H £2,989.40 £3,021.92

Area Male Female Total % of claimants long term unemployed number rate number rate number rate

Wareham ED 20 0.8 8 0.3 28 0.6 13.9 DCC Dorset 1,419 1.2 585 0.6 2,004 0.9 8.2 Great Britain 617,150 3.2 231,404 1.3 848,554 2.3 16.3

Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2006, ONS

Unemployment

Number of firms

% employing 1-10 people

(micro firms)

Wareham ED 480 84%

Note: Excludes the self-employed

Warning: This dataset excludes farm based agriculture data