List of settlements in Dorset by population explained

This is a list of settlements in Dorset by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Dorset, shown in the table below, along with the slightly smaller Lyme Regis.

This not a list of parishes or their populations, but of settlements as defined by the ONS.

Population ranking

SettlementDistrictPopulation
[1] [2] [3] [4]
20012011
1BournemouthBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole163,444183,491
2PooleBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole144,800154,718
3WeymouthDorset53,14058,200
4ChristchurchBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole50,82354,210
5FerndownDorset25,17026,559
6DorchesterDorset16,17019,060
7Wimborne MinsterDorset14,84415,174
8BridportDorset12,97713,737
9VerwoodDorset12,07013,360
10Blandford ForumDorset10,00011,694
11GillinghamDorset8,86011,278
12SwanageDorset11,09710,454
13SherborneDorset9,3509,523
14ShaftesburyDorset6,6657,314
15Weston / EastonDorset5,9016,069
16Merley / OakleyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,1006,005
17St LeonardsDorset5,8725,984
18WarehamDorset5,6655,496
19Lyme RegisDorset4,4064,712

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poole (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 2016-11-19.
  2. Web site: Bournemouth (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 2016-11-19.
  3. Web site: Dorset (County, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts. www.citypopulation.de. 2016-11-19.
  4. http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx 2011 census table: ONS