Dorchester Poundbury Ward : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 313 Show data context 190 Show data context
Economically inactive 44 Show data context 199 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 245 Show data context 163 Show data context
Economically inactive 84 Show data context 172 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 231 Show data context 185 Show data context
Economically inactive 80 Show data context 155 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 115 Show data context 105 Show data context
Economically inactive 69 Show data context 109 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 587 Show data context 551 Show data context
Economically inactive 215 Show data context 304 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 812 Show data context 875 Show data context
Economically inactive 679 Show data context 1,031 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS05: "Economically Active (EA) residents: All residents aged 15 or over")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS09: "Employment Status: All Economically Active (EA) residents: Residents aged 16 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08 Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS009b and KS009c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Economic activity status" (12 way) by Sex)

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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dorchester Poundbury Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026