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• Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 109,209 in 1801 to 412,905 in 2011.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 5.97 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 25.22 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 104.03 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 3.55 in 2011.
• Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 37.92 per cent of all workers worked in agriculture, but in 2011 this had fallen to 2.39 per cent.
• Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 8.66 per cent in 1991, and the lowest was 1.28 in 1961.
• Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 2.691 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 26.97 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
• Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 20.61 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 24.18 per cent.
• Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 15.2 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .29 per cent.

We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	DORSET	Poor Law/Registration County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by	DORSET	Administrative County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was preceded by	DORSET	Ancient County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOUTH WEST	Government Office Region	1996		Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CHRISTCHURCH	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
EAST DORSET	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NORTH DORSET	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
PURBECK	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEST DORSET	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND	District/Unitary Authority			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)