Census 2001
John Wright found the following revealing insight into village life on Dorset County Council’s website from the 2001 Census. Thanks to Stephen Bryant for his mathematical work in combining the Parishes.
| MN | FV | Actual No MN | Actual No FV | Combined Parishes | W Dorset | Dorset | ||
| Population | All people | 952 | 154 | 1106 | 92,360 | 390,980 | ||
| % aged 0-15 years | 17.6 | 24 | 168 | 37 | 18.5% | 17.7 | 17.9 | |
| % aged 16-64 years | 59.1 | 54.5 | 563 | 84 | 58.5% | 57.8 | 58.7 | |
| % aged 65+ years | 23.2 | 20.1 | 221 | 31 | 22.8% | 24.5 | 23.4 | |
| % living in a communal establishment | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1.7% | 2.9 | 2.8 | |
| Dwellings / Households | All dwellings | 432 | 72 | 504 | 44,030 | 178,065 | ||
| % second homes | 1.9 | 5.6 | 8 | 4 | 2.4% | 4.6 | 2.8 | |
| Household spaces with residents (1) | 408 | 67 | 475 | 40,510 | 167,998 | |||
| Tenure | % owner-occupied | 72.1 | 82.1 | 311 | 59 | 73.4% | 72.5 | 76.3 |
| % rented Council / housing association | 15 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 13.7% | 14 | 12.1 | |
| % other tenure | 13 | 11.9 | 56 | 9 | 12.9% | 13.5 | 11.6 | |
| Car Ownership | % of households with no car | 17.9 | 11.9 | 77 | 9 | 17.1% | 16.9 | 17 |
| Household Composition | % pensioner households | 29.7 | 28.4 | 128 | 20 | 29.4% | 34.4 | 33.4 |
| % couple households | 41.4 | 50.7 | 179 | 37 | 42.9% | 44 | 44.7 | |
| % lone parent households | 2.9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.6% | 6.2 | 6.8 | |
| Economic Activity | All people aged 16 to 74 | 661 | 107 | 768 | 64,658 | 275,193 | ||
| % of 16-74 years Employed | 66.4 | 66.4 | 632 | 102 | 66.4% | 60.1 | 60.8 | |
| % of 16-74 years Unemployed | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1.7% | 1.9 | 2 | |
| % of 16-74 years inactive (2) | 29.5 | 32.7 | 281 | 50 | 29.9% | 36.2 | 35.1 | |
| Qualifications | % of 16-74 years No /level 1 qualifications | 52.6 | 39.3 | 501 | 61 | 50.8% | 25.3 | 26.2 |
| Occupation | % of workforce: managerial and professional occupations | 25.1 | 25.2 | 159 | 26 | 25.2% | 25.7 | 26.1 |
| % of workforce: intermediate occupations | 8 | 9.3 | 51 | 9 | 8.2% | 7.4 | 8.7 | |
| % of workforce: small employers and own-account workers | 14.4 | 9.3 | 91 | 9 | 13.6% | 11.9 | 10 | |
| % of workforce: lower supervisory and technical occupations | 8.2 | 8.4 | 52 | 9 | 8.3% | 6.8 | 7.2 | |
| % of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations | 20.1 | 22.4 | 127 | 23 | 20.4% | 19 | 19.5 | |
| Health | % of all people with a limiting long-term illness | 20 | 18.2 | 190 | 28 | 19.7% | 19.3 | 19.2 |
| % of all people whose health was good | 68.2 | 72.1 | 649 | 111 | 68.7% | 68.2 | 68.1 | |
| % of all people providing unpaid care | 8.6 | 9.7 | 82 | 15 | 8.8% | 10.9 | 10.8 |
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