Electoral Division Profile 2017 Cranborne Chase Electoral Division East Dorset Total Population: 8,500 (2015 Mid Year Estimate, DCC) Number of Electors: 6,756 (March 2017, EDDC) Cranborne Chase Electoral Division is composed of the following parishes: Chalbury, Holt, Hinton, Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge, Wimborne St Giles, Crichel, Gussage St Michael, Gussage All Saints, Edmondsham, Cranborne, Witchampton, Sturminster Marshall, Pamphill and Shapwick. Within the division there are no libraries. There are 9 schools (7 primary, 1 middle and 1 secondary). Population Cranborne Chase Dorset 2015 Mid-Year Population Estimates, ONS & DCC East Dorset Electoral (DCC) Division All 8,500 88,700 420,600 % aged 0-15 years 16.8 15.2 16.0 % aged 16-64 years 58.8 54.1 56.1 % aged 65-84 years 21.2 25.9 23.8 % aged 85+ years 3.2 4.8 4.1 Cranborne Chase division has a total population of 8,500. The age profile within the division is slightly younger than the County profile. The proportion of people aged 65 years and over is 24.4%, compared with 27.9% across Dorset. Created by Policy & Research, Chief Executive’s Department Email:
[email protected] Cranborne Chase Electoral Division, PAGE 1 Ethnicity/Country of Birth / Language spoken Cranborne Chase Dorset Census, 2011 East Dorset Electoral (DCC) Division % White British 97.1 96.2 95.5 % Black and minority ethnic groups (BME) 2.9 3.8 4.5 % England 92.5 91.8 91.0 % born rest of UK 3.3 3.3 3.4 % Rep of IRE 0.3 0.4 0.4 % EU (member countries in 2001) 1.1 1.2 1.3 % EU (Accession countries April 2001