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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004252

Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,987 residents in Dorset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dorset
7,987

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,881

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,188.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,470 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.6% no carWells Town, Mendip8,317 residents · 65.5% owned · 20.9% no carNantwich South West, Cheshire East7,084 residents · 66.1% owned · 18.7% no carClevedon Central, North Somerset8,032 residents · 64.9% owned · 18.8% no carChippenham South & East, Wiltshire9,585 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.9% no carWadebridge, Cornwall6,811 residents · 65.5% owned · 15.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wimborne Minster

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned58%
2,252 households
Social rented21.6%
839 households
Private rented18.4%
715 households
Shared ownership1.9%
74 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.1%
1,091 households
Detached23.6%
914 households
Terraced21.9%
851 households
Semi-detached20.4%
792 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%
125 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
56 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,760 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
1,070 households
No cars or vans in household19%
736 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
312 households
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.4%
1,335 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
1,291 households
1 bedroom17.3%
671 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
581 households
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.4%
2,187 households
One-person household40.2%
1,559 households
Other household types3.5%
134 households
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.2%
1,559 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,289 households
3 people in household13.6%
529 households
4 people in household9.4%
366 households
5 people in household2.8%
110 households
6 people in household0.5%
18 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,240 residents
15–2915.3%
1,224 residents
30–4416.5%
1,319 residents
45–6424.5%
1,957 residents
65 and over28.1%
2,244 residents
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
7,723 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
131 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
36 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.8%
2,322 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
639 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
3,545 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
2,999 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,738 residents
Good health33.3%
2,661 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,175 residents
Bad health4.1%
328 residents
Very bad health1.1%
85 residents
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
6,333 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,654 residents
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.1%
1,864 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,356 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
505 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
141 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Wimborne Minster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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