I found the following revealing insight into village life on Dorset County Council�s website. Thanks to Stephen Bryant for his mathematical work in combining the Parishes.
MN
FV
Actual No MN
Actual No FV
Combined Parishes
W Dorset
Dorset
Population
All people
952
154
1106
92,360
390,980
% aged 0-15 years
17.6
24
168
37
18.5%
17.7
17.9
% aged 16-64 years
59.1
54.5
563
84
58.5%
57.8
58.7
% aged 65+ years
23.2
20.1
221
31
22.8%
24.5
23.4
% living in a communal establishment
2
0
19
0
1.7%
2.9
2.8
Dwellings / Households
All dwellings
432
72
504
44,030
178,065
% second homes
1.9
5.6
8
4
2.4%
4.6
2.8
Household spaces with residents (1)
408
67
475
40,510
167,998
Tenure
% owner-occupied
72.1
82.1
311
59
73.4%
72.5
76.3
% rented Council / housing association
15
6
65
4
13.7%
14
12.1
% other tenure
13
11.9
56
9
12.9%
13.5
11.6
Car Ownership
% of households with no car
17.9
11.9
77
9
17.1%
16.9
17
Household Composition
% pensioner households
29.7
28.4
128
20
29.4%
34.4
33.4
% couple households
41.4
50.7
179
37
42.9%
44
44.7
% lone parent households
2.9
0
13
0
2.6%
6.2
6.8
Economic Activity
All people aged 16 to 74
661
107
768
64,658
275,193
% of 16-74 years Employed
66.4
66.4
632
102
66.4%
60.1
60.8
% of 16-74 years Unemployed
2
0
19
0
1.7%
1.9
2
% of 16-74 years inactive (2)
29.5
32.7
281
50
29.9%
36.2
35.1
Qualifications
% of 16-74 years No /level 1 qualifications
52.6
39.3
501
61
50.8%
25.3
26.2
Occupation
% of workforce: managerial and professional occupations
25.1
25.2
159
26
25.2%
25.7
26.1
% of workforce: intermediate occupations
8
9.3
51
9
8.2%
7.4
8.7
% of workforce: small employers and own-account workers
14.4
9.3
91
9
13.6%
11.9
10
% of workforce: lower supervisory and technical occupations
8.2
8.4
52
9
8.3%
6.8
7.2
% of workforce: semi-routine and routine occupations
