| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.7545°N -0.8966°W |
| Map Type: | Leicestershire |
| Official Name: | Melton Dorian[1] |
| Static Image: | Edendale Road-Kirby Lane junction - geograph.org.uk - 5453477.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Edendale Road/Kirby Lane Junction, Melton Mowbray |
| Population: | 5,515 |
| Population Ref: | (2021 Census Ward Profile) |
| Shire District: | Borough of Melton |
| Shire County: | Leicestershire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Melton and Syston |
| Civil Parish: | Unparished |
| Post Town: | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode District: | LE13 |
| Postcode Area: | LE |
| Dial Code: | 01664 |
| London Distance Mi: | 111 |
| London Direction: | SE |
Dorian[2] is the name given to the ward and suburb[3] of Melton Mowbray in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards of the town on Melton Borough Council.[4]
The ward covers the western area of Melton Mowbray. It is wedged between the A607 road and Kirby Lane.[5] It is mainly residential but also has a small number shops and parks surrounding it.[6]
At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 5,515. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Melton Dorian: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[7] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 5,309 | 96.2% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 86 | 1.6% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 79 | 1.4% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 27 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 14 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,515 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Melton Dorian: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,911 | 56% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,219 | 42.7% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 26 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 14 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 13 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 6 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,515 | 100% | |||||||||||