Electoral Division Profile 2017
Hambledon Electoral Division
Total Population: 11,300 (2015 Mid Year Estimate, DCC) Number of Electors: 7,689 (March 2017, NDDC)
Hambledon Electoral Division is composed of the following parishes: Langton Long Bland- ford, Tarrant Keyneston, Tarrant Rawston, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Rushton, Tarrant Laun- ceston, Tarrant Hinton, Farnham, Tarrant Gunville, Chettle, Tarrant Crawford, Pimperne, Stourpaine, Iwerne Courtney/Shroton, Iwerne Minster, Hanford, Iwerne Steepleton, Sutton Waldron, Durweston, Child Okeford, Shillingstone. North Dorset Within the division there is no library (the nearest libraries are in Blandford or Shaftesbury). There are 5 schools (all primary).
Population
Hambledon Dorset 2015 Mid-Year Population Estimates, ONS & DCC Electoral North Dorset (DCC) Division
All 11,300 70,700 420,600 % aged 0-15 years 20.3 17.2 16.0 % aged 16-64 years 59.8 58.4 56.1 % aged 65-84 years 17.3 21.0 23.8 % aged 85+ years 2.6 3.5 4.1 Hambledon division has a total population of 11,300. The age profile within the division is much younger than the County profile. Just over 20% are aged 0-15 years, compared with 16% across Dorset. This is partly due to the armed forces base within the division (Blandford Camp). The older population (65+) account for almost 19.9% of the population, which is lower than the County figure of almost 27.9%.
Created by Policy & Research, Chief Executive’s Department Email: [email protected] Hambledon Electoral Division,
PAGE 1 Ethnicity/Country of Birth / Language spoken
Hambledon North Dorset Census, 2011 Electoral Dorset (DCC) Division % White British 92.9 94.7 95.5 % Black and minority ethnic groups (BME) 7.1 5.3 4.5 % England 85.5 89.7 91.0 % born rest of UK 5.5 3.4 3.4 % Rep of IRE 0.3 0.3 0.4 % EU (member countries in 2001) 2.3 1.6 1.3 % EU (Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011) 0.8 1.3 0.7 % born elsewhere 5.6 3.6 3.1 Main language spoken not English 1.6 1.3 0.7 Households
Hambledon North Dorset Address Base, DCC Electoral Dorset (DCC) Division Number of residential properties 4,505 32,183 205,315
Health and Care
Hambledon North Dorset Census, 2011 Electoral Dorset (DCC) Division
% long term illness / disability 14.3 17.5 20.1 % health very good/ good 86.8 83.0 80.5 % health very bad/ bad 3.1 4.2 5.0 % provides unpaid care 9.5 10.6 11.9 % all usual residents in communal establishments 11.3 4.4 2.3
North Dorset Overall, the health of those living in Hambledon division is better than the County average. This is likely to be a reflection of the younger population in the area. 14.3% of the population have a LLTI/health disability (the figure is 20.1% for Dorset) and 86.8% consider their health to be very good or good, higher than the County average. Hambledon division has a very high proportion of people who are resident in a communal establishment (this includes the armed forces personnel at Blandford Camp).
Unemployment Source: Claimant Count, Jan 2017, ONS % of claimants long term Area Male rate Female rate Total rate unemployed Hambledon ED 0.3 0.3 0.3 16.6 DCC Dorset 1.1 0.7 0.9 16.5 Great Britain 2.4 1.4 1.9 30.9 Index of Deprivation 2015, DCLG.
Lower Super Output Area IMD Rank IMD Stands for the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Durweston & Stourpaine 15,147 All Lower Super Output Areas in England are The Iwernes 16,549 ranked from 1 for the most deprived to 32,844 for the least deprived. Child Okeford & Shillingstone 26,565 None of the areas in Hambledon ED are within Cranborne Chase 19,213 the top 40% most deprived in England. Blandford Camp 28,844 The Lower Tarrants & Blandford Camp 18,794 Hambledon Electoral Division,
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