Electoral Division Profile 2017
Christchurch Mudeford & Highcliffe Electoral Division
Total Population: 9,400 (2015 Mid Year Estimate, DCC) Number of Electors: 7,923 (March 2017, CBC)
Mudeford & Highcliffe Electoral Division is composed of the following wards: Highcliffe Ward and Mudeford & Friars Cliff ward.
Within the division there are 1 library and 1 school (primary).
Population
Mudeford & Highcliffe Dorset 2015 Mid-Year Population Estimates, ONS & DCC Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division All 9,400 49,100 420,600 % aged 0-15 years 9.7 15.7 16.0 % aged 16-64 years 41.5 52.9 56.1 % aged 65-84 years 38.8 26.2 23.8 % aged 85+ years 10.0 5.3 4.1
Mudeford & Highcliffe division has a total population of 9,400. The age profile within the division is much older than the County average. This division has the highest proportion of older people in the County. Almost half of Mudeford & Highcliffe divisions population are aged 65+ years, significantly higher than the County average of almost 27.9%.
Created by Policy & Research, Chief Executive’s Department Email: [email protected] Mudeford & Highcliffe Electoral Division,
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Mudeford & Highcliffe Dorset Census, 2011 Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division % White British 95.8 95.1 95.5 % Black and minority ethnic groups (BME) 4.2 4.9 4.5 % England 90.0 91.2 91.0 % born rest of UK 3.9 3.1 3.4 % Rep of IRE 0.7 0.6 0.4 % EU (member countries in 2001) 1.4 1.1 1.3 % EU (Accession countries April 2001 to March 2011) 0.6 0.6 0.7 % born elsewhere 3.3 3.3 3.1 Main language spoken not English 0.6 0.6 0.7
Households
Mudeford & Highcliffe Dorset Address Base, DCC Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division Number of residential properties 5,409 24,331 205,315
Health and Care
Mudeford & Christchurch Highcliffe Dorset Census, 2011 Christchurch Electoral (DCC) Division % long term illness / disability 29.6 22.4 20.1 % health very good/ good 72.3 78.2 80.5 % health very bad/ bad 6.9 5.8 5.0 % provides unpaid care 15.0 12.5 11.9 % all usual residents in communal establishments 1.9 1.0 2.3 Overall, the health of those living in Mudeford & Highcliffe division is worse than the County average. 29.6% of the population have a long term illness or disability, compared to 20.1% across Dorset. This is likely to be due to the much older age profile of the division.
15.0% of people provide unpaid care to a relative or friend, compared with 11.9% across the County as a whole.
Unemployment Source: Claimant Count, Jan 2017, ONS % of claimants long term Area Male rate Female rate Total rate unemployed Mudeford & Highcliffe ED 0.8 0.2 0.5 17.7 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. Chewton 22,299 All Lower Super Output Areas in England are Highcliffe 29,972 ranked from 1 for the most deprived to 32,844 for the least deprived. Friars Cliff 30,611 None of the LSOAs in Mudeford & Highcliffe ED Mudeford Quay 28,120 are within the top 40% most deprived in England. Stanpit 29,265 Mudeford & Highcliffe Electoral Division,
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