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Unitary Authority in South West England

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-04-29		Population
Census
2011-03-27		Population
Census
2021-03-21		Population
Estimate
2024-06-30
DorsetUnitary Authority346,115365,153379,579389,947
AbbotsburyParish505481455465
Affpuddle and TurnerspuddleParish462436454443
AlderholtParish3,1133,1713,1963,204
Alton PancrasParish145175140144
AndersonParish............
ArneParish1,3441,2971,3581,399
AshmoreParish162188176159
AskerswellParish150154160153
Athelhampton and PuddletownParish1,2201,4051,5111,610
BatcombeParish............
BeaminsterParish2,9593,1363,1773,265
Beer HackettParish............
Bere RegisParish1,7971,7451,7531,737
BettiscombeParish............
BincombeCommunity............
Bishop's CaundleParish369398413496
Blandford ForumParish8,89210,32510,35510,569
Blandford St. MaryParish1,2331,5111,5822,237
BloxworthParish187200193194
BourtonParish772822947948
Bradford AbbasParish999975973954
Bradford PeverellParish344370357378
BridportParish13,25413,98313,78714,031
BroadmayneParish1,1791,2041,2831,260
BroadwindsorParish1,2831,3781,3861,426
BryanstonParish968925999998
Buckhorn WestonParish330356360385
Buckland NewtonParish618622671670
Burleston and TolpuddleParish358452517513
BurstockParish109120132112
Burton BradstockParish979948934895
CannParish9558229541,055
CastletonParish146155181165
Catherston LewestonParish............
CattistockParish487509539527
Caundle MarshParish............
Cerne AbbasParish742784866926
ChalburyParish140143158137
Chaldon HerringParish166140154164
Charlton MarshallParish1,1501,1561,2411,292
CharminsterParish1,9412,9403,3543,493
CharmouthParish1,3401,3521,3381,350
ChedingtonParish............
CheselbourneParish301296305299
ChetnoleParish368344375399
ChettleParish............
ChickerellParish5,2825,5156,2947,007
ChideockParish686686701689
ChilcombeParish............
Child OkefordParish1,0651,1141,1601,112
ChilfromeParish............
Church KnowleParish303261289263
Clifton MaybankParish............
ColehillParish7,4257,3797,2857,776
Compton AbbasParish200216204201
Compton ValenceParish............
Coombe KeynesParish............
Corfe CastleParish1,4291,3551,2881,288
Corfe MullenParish10,14710,13310,37910,686
CorscombeParish465445505479
CranborneParish779779709699
Crichel (Moor Crichel)Parish262246267291
CrosswaysParish2,0192,2672,4932,575
DewlishParish254284248259
DorchesterParish16,17019,06021,36622,613
DurwestonParish428398380375
East ChelboroughParish............
East HolmeParish............
East LulworthParish251246241219
East OrchardParish249223259267
East StokeParish496504433487
East StourParish548573603649
EdmondshamParish200188204211
EvershotParish289334294335
FarnhamParish204183187193
Ferndown TownParish15,50716,63317,50117,782
Fifehead MagdalenParish............
Fifehead NevilleParish127147140153
FleetParish............
FolkeParish359339371336
Fontmell MagnaParish671734676641
FramptonParish456524510522
Frome St. QuintinParish157171165166
Frome VauchurchParish154149169160
GillinghamParish9,32411,75611,50411,939
Glanvilles WoottonParish201196198195
GoathillParish............
GodmanstoneParish171156187224
Gussage All SaintsParish192208245249
Gussage St. MichaelParish219211198189
HalstockParish470546527531
HammoonParish............
HanfordParish............
HaydonParish............
Hazelbury BryanParish8561,0591,0751,069
HermitageParish............
HilfieldParish335324342370
HiltonParish489477479459
Hinton (Hinton Martell)Parish424409442398
Hinton St. MaryParish221240227221
HolnestParish364342334374
HoltParish1,2651,2731,3151,427
HolwellParish380369404453
HookeParish118157149156
HortonParish414461490542
IbbertonParish134101111117
Iwerne Courtney or ShrotonParish579541517526
Iwerne MinsterParish890978932845
Iwerne StepletonParish............
KimmeridgeParish............
Kington MagnaParish376389351350
Langton HerringParish235240227245
Langton Long BlandfordParish......504548
Langton MatraversParish973853869923
LeighParish509480481470
LewestonParish............
LillingtonParish............
LittlebredyParish120121120123
Litton CheneyParish348359355344
LodersParish502518540515
Long Bredy and Kingston RussellParish202208191176
LongburtonParish435470525540
LydlinchParish431437442463
Lyme RegisParish3,5133,6713,7433,560
Lytchett MatraversParish3,3093,4243,5713,870
Lytchett Minster and UptonParish7,5737,9838,6528,761
Maiden NewtonParish9521,1191,1271,111
ManstonParish184225211198
MappertonParish............
MappowderParish137166171157
Margaret MarshParish............
MarnhullParish1,9511,9982,0362,077
MarshwoodParish346346368392
Melbury AbbasParish301305301271
Melbury BubbParish............
Melbury OsmondParish223199204181
Melbury SampfordParish............
Melcombe HorseyParish141141139150
Milborne St. AndrewParish1,0421,0621,0891,123
Milton AbbasParish766755730696
Minterne MagnaParish188184180201
MordenParish325323318290
MoretonParish270373347352
MostertonParish626604773828
MotcombeParish1,4041,4741,3691,496
NetherburyParish1,2761,3141,3551,315
Nether CerneParish............
Nether ComptonParish303328403333
North PoortonParish............
North WoottonParish............
OborneParish115101111113
Okeford FitzpaineParish9799139971,059
OsmingtonParish609673586657
Over ComptonParish158183168190
OwermoigneParish450467506514
PamphillParish457414406399
PiddlehintonParish379403446470
PiddletrenthideParish691647688692
PilsdonParish............
PimperneParish9951,1091,1011,127
PorteshamParish708685735734
PortlandParish12,77912,84413,56213,747
PowerstockParish436358397362
PoxwellParish............
PoyntingtonParish135128132143
PulhamParish211269261252
PuncknowleParish429466426417
Purse CaundleParish209221211260
RampishamParish165163183154
Ryme IntrinsecaParish130115125133
Sandford OrcasParish195180184185
SeaboroughParish............
ShaftesburyParish6,6657,3149,1629,389
ShapwickParish190199175182
SherborneParish9,3499,52310,36510,933
ShillingstoneParish1,0081,1701,1651,186
Shipton GorgeParish333381385382
SiltonParish134123120126
Sixpenny Handley and PentridgeParish1,3901,4281,4171,431
South PerrottParish334367311351
SpetisburyParish542555586576
StalbridgeParish2,5792,6982,6693,029
Stanton St. GabrielCommunity............
Steeple with TynehamParish204206184191
StinsfordParish346334315315
St. Leonards and St. IvesParish6,6726,8597,9058,135
StockwoodParish............
Stoke AbbottParish258238248280
Stoke WakeParish............
StourpaineParish608617642654
Stour ProvostParish560579573556
Stourton CaundleParish408439448466
StrattonParish436592627644
StudlandParish540425406369
Sturminster MarshallParish1,8951,9691,9752,040
Sturminster NewtonParish3,1044,2924,4084,410
Sutton WaldronParish192200225178
SwanageParish10,1249,6019,4309,411
SwyreParish10910210289
Sydling St. NicholasParish401414432481
SymondsburyParish579644841840
Tarrant CrawfordParish............
Tarrant GunvilleParish236233247251
Tarrant HintonParish275280264260
Tarrant KeynestonParish296310305303
Tarrant LauncestonParish414498330345
Tarrant MonktonParish2,3711,9861,3371,282
Tarrant RawstonParish............
Tarrant RushtonParish187166164167
ThorncombeParish714687700665
ThornfordParish920939899948
TincletonParish209236229255
TodberParish124140140161
Toller FratrumParish............
Toller PorcorumParish292307325335
TrentParish320317310305
TurnworthParish............
Up CerneParish............
VerwoodParish13,68014,85215,18115,456
Wareham St. MartinParish2,7522,7742,6132,675
Wareham TownParish5,6655,4965,8775,939
WarmwellParish144161152130
West ChelboroughParish............
West ComptonParish............
West KnightonParish415375383411
West LulworthParish766714640632
West MoorsParish7,1987,5617,4087,225
West OrchardParish............
West ParleyParish3,5323,5853,6593,647
West StaffordParish270291284313
West StourParish275271276313
WeymouthParish51,38352,83753,93954,434
Whitchurch CanonicorumParish647684670690
WhitcombeCommunity............
Wimborne MinsterParish7,7058,0849,48910,510
Wimborne St. GilesParish366377391379
Winfrith NewburghParish718669687677
Winterborne CameParish............
Winterborne ClenstonParish............
Winterborne HerringstonParish168174187211
Winterborne HoughtonParish195183171175
Winterborne KingstonParish613643719740
Winterborne MonktonCommunity............
Winterborne SticklandParish666653685657
Winterborne St. MartinParish754755732798
Winterborne WhitechurchParish694757734762
Winterborne ZelstonParish213203191176
Winterbourne AbbasParish295355390400
Winterbourne SteepletonParish295297288293
WitchamptonParish377398411416
WoodlandsParish544522531552
WoodsfordParish............
WoolParish4,1185,3105,3785,958
WoollandParish123130133140
Wootton FitzpaineParish347345351353
Worth MatraversParish644638664671
WraxallParish............
Wynford EagleParish163186193154
YetminsterParish1,0951,1051,1991,302
South West EnglandRegion4,928,4345,288,9355,701,1865,889,695

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Parishes as at May 2025. All population and corresponding area figures of parishes are based on assigning output areas by using population-weighted centroids. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual parish boundaries that are depicted in the map. No population figures (and the actual area) are provided for parishes smaller than output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males188,944
Females201,003
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years67,149
18-64 years203,752
65+ years119,046
Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years34,926
70-79 years55,040
60-69 years60,739
50-59 years54,264
40-49 years39,615
30-39 years39,339
20-29 years31,649
10-19 years41,801
0-9 years32,574
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK354,852
EU11,242
Europe (other)1,061
Middle East & Asia5,315
Africa3,645
Other country3,464
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White368,415
Asian4,305
Black1,082
Arab223
Mixed/multiple4,436
Other ethnic group1,119
Religion (C 2021)
Christians195,676
Muslims1,562
Hindus714
Sikhs117
Buddhists1,613
Jews453
Other religion2,361
No religion152,267

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