We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for More Crichel in Dorset from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of More Crichel older than the national average or younger? What is the population of More Crichel and Dorset? Is More Crichel an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.
What are the occupations of the residents of More Crichel?
The largest employment sector in More Crichel is Associate Professional & Technical. The smallest employment sector is Elementary Occupations.
Sector |
Proportion |
Associate Professional & Technical |
22.61% |
Professional Occupations |
17.23% |
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials |
14.22% |
Skilled Trades |
12.2% |
Process Plant & Machine Operatives |
8.31% |
Caring, leisure & Other Services |
7.74% |
Administrative & Secretarial |
6.9% |
Elementary Occupations |
6.75% |
How many residents own or rent their home in More Crichel and Dorset
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in More Crichel either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 55.27 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 44.73 of More Crichel residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area |
Owned |
Rented |
Cranborne Chase |
55.27% |
44.73% |
Dorset |
70.4% |
29.6% |
South West |
65.88% |
34.12% |
England |
61.31% |
38.69% |
More Crichel has a lower level of home ownership than than the national average.
More Crichel compared to other wards in Dorset
# |
Ward |
Owned |
Rented |
1 |
West Parley |
90.7% |
9.3% |
2 |
St Leonards & St Ives |
88.06% |
11.94% |
3 |
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East |
84.35% |
15.65% |
4 |
Verwood |
82.46% |
17.54% |
5 |
Corfe Mullen |
82.39% |
17.61% |
6 |
Ferndown North |
82.24% |
17.76% |
7 |
West Moors & Three Legged Cross |
80.75% |
19.25% |
8 |
Beacon (Dorset) |
79.25% |
20.75% |
9 |
Upwey & Broadwey |
78.41% |
21.59% |
10 |
Ferndown South |
76.96% |
23.04% |
11 |
Marshwood Vale |
76.57% |
23.43% |
12 |
Lytchett Matravers & Upton |
75.68% |
24.32% |
13 |
Stalbridge & Marnhull |
74.95% |
25.05% |
14 |
Winterborne & Broadmayne |
73.99% |
26.01% |
15 |
Crossways |
73.96% |
26.04% |
16 |
Blackmore Vale |
73.85% |
26.15% |
17 |
Cranborne & Alderholt |
73.37% |
26.63% |
18 |
Gillingham |
72.45% |
27.55% |
19 |
Yetminster |
72.41% |
27.59% |
20 |
Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants |
72.4% |
27.6% |
21 |
Stour & Allen Vale |
72.34% |
27.66% |
22 |
Chickerell |
72.09% |
27.91% |
23 |
Chesil Bank |
71.95% |
28.05% |
24 |
Chalk Valleys |
71.48% |
28.52% |
25 |
Charminster St Mary's |
71.27% |
28.73% |
26 |
Winterborne North |
71.22% |
28.78% |
27 |
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne |
70.97% |
29.04% |
28 |
Radipole |
70.83% |
29.17% |
29 |
Sherborne Rural |
70.72% |
29.28% |
30 |
Lyme & Charmouth |
70.62% |
29.38% |
31 |
Wareham |
70.5% |
29.5% |
32 |
Littlemoor & Preston |
70.5% |
29.5% |
33 |
Eggardon |
70.49% |
29.51% |
34 |
Swanage |
69.69% |
30.31% |
35 |
Beaminster |
67.34% |
32.67% |
36 |
South East Purbeck |
67.08% |
32.92% |
37 |
Dorchester East |
67.07% |
32.93% |
38 |
Rodwell & Wyke |
66.9% |
33.1% |
39 |
Bridport |
66.37% |
33.63% |
40 |
Portland (Dorset) |
64.94% |
35.06% |
41 |
Sturminster Newton |
63.96% |
36.04% |
42 |
Blandford |
63.21% |
36.79% |
43 |
Sherborne East |
63.01% |
36.99% |
44 |
Shaftesbury Town |
62.62% |
37.38% |
45 |
Dorchester West |
62.2% |
37.8% |
46 |
West Purbeck |
59.72% |
40.28% |
47 |
Sherborne West |
58.7% |
41.3% |
48 |
Wimborne Minster |
57.87% |
42.13% |
49 |
Westham |
57.44% |
42.56% |
50 |
Dorchester Poundbury |
56.32% |
43.68% |
51 |
Cranborne Chase |
55.27% |
44.73% |
52 |
Melcombe Regis |
42.6% |
57.4% |
More Crichel is ranked 51 out of 52 wards in Dorset for the percentage of home owners.
More Crichel Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Cranborne Chase.
Age Band |
Proportion |
4 & under |
|
5 - 9 years |
|
10 - 15 years |
|
16 - 19 years |
|
20 - 24 years |
|
25 - 34 years |
|
35 - 49 years |
|
50 - 64 years |
|
65 - 74 years |
|
75 - 84 years |
|
85 years & over |
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More Crichel Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Dorset.
Area |
Unemployed |
Yearly Change |
Dorset |
2.4% |
-0.3% |
South West |
2.5% |
-0.4% |
England |
3.8% |
-0.3% |
UK |
3.7% |
-0.3% |
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover More Crichel on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in More Crichel.
Economic Status |
Proportion |
In Employment |
59.49% |
In Part-Time Work |
26.46% |
Unemployed |
3.41% |
73.54% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in More Crichel
More Crichel & Dorset Immigration Statistics
We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for More Crichel in the Dorset local area district.
Area |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
Cranborne Chase |
86.53% |
13.47% |
Dorset |
93.49% |
6.51% |
South West |
89.8% |
10.2% |
England |
82.65% |
17.35% |
More Crichel compared to other wards in Dorset
# |
Ward |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
1 |
Melcombe Regis |
85.46% |
14.54% |
2 |
Cranborne Chase |
86.53% |
13.47% |
3 |
Sturminster Newton |
87.83% |
12.17% |
4 |
Dorchester Poundbury |
89.34% |
10.66% |
5 |
Dorchester West |
90.02% |
9.98% |
6 |
Sherborne East |
90.56% |
9.44% |
7 |
Beacon |
90.75% |
9.25% |
8 |
Sherborne West |
91.26% |
8.74% |
9 |
Shaftesbury Town |
91.52% |
8.48% |
10 |
Dorchester East |
92.01% |
7.99% |
11 |
West Purbeck |
92.38% |
7.62% |
12 |
Blandford |
92.47% |
7.53% |
13 |
Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants |
92.63% |
7.37% |
14 |
Swanage |
92.72% |
7.28% |
15 |
St Leonards & St Ives |
92.77% |
7.23% |
16 |
Gillingham |
92.86% |
7.14% |
17 |
Ferndown South |
93.29% |
6.71% |
18 |
Ferndown North |
93.32% |
6.68% |
19 |
Yetminster |
93.38% |
6.62% |
20 |
Crossways |
93.5% |
6.5% |
21 |
Wimborne Minster |
93.67% |
6.33% |
22 |
Westham |
93.75% |
6.25% |
23 |
Chalk Valleys |
93.78% |
6.22% |
24 |
Chesil Bank |
93.84% |
6.16% |
25 |
Radipole |
93.86% |
6.14% |
26 |
Lyme & Charmouth |
93.91% |
6.09% |
27 |
South East Purbeck |
93.98% |
6.02% |
28 |
Bridport |
94.05% |
5.95% |
29 |
Sherborne Rural |
94.17% |
5.83% |
30 |
West Parley |
94.21% |
5.79% |
31 |
Beaminster |
94.27% |
5.73% |
32 |
West Moors & Three Legged Cross |
94.34% |
5.66% |
33 |
Charminster St Mary's |
94.4% |
5.6% |
34 |
Eggardon |
94.45% |
5.55% |
35 |
Blackmore Vale |
94.65% |
5.35% |
36 |
Wareham |
94.72% |
5.28% |
37 |
Lytchett Matravers & Upton |
94.78% |
5.22% |
38 |
Littlemoor & Preston |
94.78% |
5.22% |
39 |
Verwood |
94.84% |
5.16% |
40 |
Corfe Mullen |
94.85% |
5.15% |
41 |
Rodwell & Wyke |
94.86% |
5.14% |
42 |
Portland |
94.87% |
5.13% |
43 |
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East |
94.95% |
5.05% |
44 |
Upwey & Broadwey |
95% |
5% |
45 |
Winterborne North |
95.12% |
4.88% |
46 |
Stalbridge & Marnhull |
95.23% |
4.77% |
47 |
Marshwood Vale |
95.29% |
4.71% |
48 |
Chickerell |
95.34% |
4.66% |
49 |
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne |
95.41% |
4.59% |
50 |
Cranborne & Alderholt |
95.67% |
4.33% |
51 |
Winterborne & Broadmayne |
95.71% |
4.29% |
52 |
Stour & Allen Vale |
95.85% |
4.15% |
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More Crichel is ranked 2 out of 52 wards in Dorset for the number of residents born outside of the UK.
More Crichel Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education More Crichel residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
- Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
- Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
- Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
- Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd
In this first table we have compared More Crichel to the national average for England.
Level |
Cranborne Chase |
England |
No Qualifications |
11% |
18.08% |
Level 1 |
8.95% |
9.69% |
Level 2 |
15.04% |
13.32% |
Apprenticeship |
7.41% |
5.32% |
Level 3 |
21.02% |
16.92% |
Level 4 |
34.45% |
33.92% |
More Crichel Health Statistics
Cranborne Chase has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
Cranborne Chase |
55.71% |
32.07% |
9.61% |
2.03% |
0.58% |
Dorset |
44.88% |
35.79% |
14.23% |
4% |
1.1% |
South West |
47.6% |
34.21% |
13.12% |
3.95% |
1.12% |
England |
48.49% |
33.71% |
12.65% |
3.98% |
1.17% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
What is the population of More Crichel and Dorset?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Dorset including More Crichel. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward |
Population |
Dorset Total |
0 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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