Dorset

Unitary Authority in South West England

Unitary Authority

The population development of Dorset.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Dorset	Unitary Authority	346,115	365,153	379,579	389,947	→
South West England	Region	4,928,434	5,288,935	5,701,186	5,889,695

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Dorset.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Alderholt	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,793	2,848	2,872	2,881	→
Ashley Heath	Built-up Area	Dorset	6,210	6,320	7,152	7,297	→
Beaminster	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,791	2,957	2,992	3,095	→
Bere Regis	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,358	1,304	1,317	1,304	→
Blandford Forum	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,854	11,352	11,796	12,178	→
Bourton	Built-up Area	Dorset	482	552	628	660	→
Bradford Abbas	Built-up Area	Dorset	999	975	973	954	→
Bradpole	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,243	1,253	1,256	1,290	→
Bridport	Built-up Area	Dorset	11,734	12,484	12,287	12,486	→
Broadmayne	Built-up Area	Dorset	556	557	606	600	→
Broadwindsor	Built-up Area	Dorset	564	558	551	575	→
Bryanston	Built-up Area	Dorset	968	925	999	998	→
Burton Bradstock	Built-up Area	Dorset	735	682	688	664	→
Cerne Abbas	Built-up Area	Dorset	742	784	866	926	→
Charlton Down	Built-up Area	Dorset	561	1,431	1,485	1,523	→
Charlton Marshall	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,029	1,026	1,086	1,135	→
Charminster	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,293	1,366	1,732	1,825	→
Charmouth	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,340	1,352	1,338	1,350	→
Chickerell	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,094	3,340	3,975	4,109	→
Chideock	Built-up Area	Dorset	686	686	701	689	→
Child Okeford	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,065	1,114	1,160	1,112	→
Corfe Castle	Built-up Area	Dorset	984	946	889	880	→
Corfe Mullen	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,820	9,781	10,042	10,312	→
Cranborne	Built-up Area	Dorset	627	606	579	569	→
Crossways	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,019	2,267	2,493	2,575	→
Dorchester	Built-up Area	Dorset	16,170	19,060	21,366	22,613	→
East Stour	Built-up Area	Dorset	548	573	603	649	→
Ferndown	Built-up Area	Dorset	11,446	12,348	13,268	13,428	→
Fortuneswell	Built-up Area	Dorset	4,350	4,013	4,553	4,691	→
Gillingham	Built-up Area	Dorset	8,862	11,278	11,007	11,379	→
Grove	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,088	990	1,032	1,011	→
Hazelbury Bryan	Built-up Area	Dorset	576	734	738	723	→
Iwerne Minster	Built-up Area	Dorset	890	978	932	845	→
Langton Matravers	Built-up Area	Dorset	973	853	869	923	→
Longburton	Built-up Area	Dorset	435	470	525	540	→
Lyme Regis	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,513	3,671	3,743	3,560	→
Lytchett Matravers	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,200	3,315	3,456	3,718	→
Maiden Newton	Built-up Area	Dorset	952	1,119	1,127	1,111	→
Marnhull	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,420	1,469	1,465	1,443	→
Milborne St Andrew	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,042	1,062	1,089	1,123	→
Mosterton	Built-up Area	Dorset	626	604	773	828	→
Motcombe	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,404	1,474	1,369	1,496	→
Okeford Fitzpaine	Built-up Area	Dorset	769	737	805	840	→
Pimperne	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,280	2,588	2,768	2,754	→
Portesham	Built-up Area	Dorset	593	566	610	620	→
Puddletown	Built-up Area	Dorset	967	1,158	1,194	1,275	→
Sandford	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,088	2,096	1,996	2,033	→
Shaftesbury	Built-up Area	Dorset	6,665	7,314	9,162	9,389	→
Sherborne	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,349	9,523	10,365	10,933	→
Shillingstone	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,008	1,170	1,165	1,186	→
Sixpenny Handley	Built-up Area	Dorset	632	657	649	655	→
Southwell	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,440	1,772	1,700	1,685	→
Spetisbury	Built-up Area	Dorset	542	555	586	576	→
Stalbridge	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,261	2,396	2,369	2,729	→
Stoborough	Built-up Area	Dorset	885	869	867	912	→
Sturminster Marshall	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,424	1,490	1,507	1,598	→
Sturminster Newton	Built-up Area	Dorset	2,506	3,501	3,566	3,554	→
Swanage	Built-up Area	Dorset	9,842	9,361	9,113	9,029	→
Thornford	Built-up Area	Dorset	920	939	899	948	→
Three Legged Cross	Built-up Area	Dorset	1,256	1,154	1,127	1,145	→
Tolpuddle	Built-up Area	Dorset	358	452	517	513	→
Upton	Built-up Area	Dorset	7,576	7,938	8,403	8,555	→
Verwood	Built-up Area	Dorset	12,068	13,360	13,716	13,926	→
Wareham	Built-up Area	Dorset	5,665	5,496	5,877	5,939	→
West Knighton	Built-up Area	Dorset	749	711	719	739	→
West Moors	Built-up Area	Dorset	10,214	10,691	10,434	10,244	→
Weston	Built-up Area	Dorset	4,890	5,090	5,211	5,254	→
West Parley	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,532	3,585	3,659	3,647	→
Weymouth	Built-up Area	Dorset	52,989	54,463	55,543	56,384	→
Wimborne Minster	Built-up Area	Dorset	15,034	15,359	16,630	17,595	→
Winterborne Kingston	Built-up Area	Dorset	613	643	719	740	→
Winterborne St Martin	Built-up Area	Dorset	514	486	482	505	→
Winterborne Whitechurch	Built-up Area	Dorset	694	757	734	762	→
Wool	Built-up Area	Dorset	3,850	4,956	5,045	5,627	→
Yetminster	Built-up Area	Dorset	792	809	888	1,028	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.