Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ten years ago were quite different places - as recent data issued by the government suggests.
This article shows the changes to the areas between when the census was taken in 2011 and then in 2021.
Included is an interactive map, interesting charts and pictures showing how the areas have changed in that time.
What’s the population of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
Between the last two censuses - held in 2011 and 2021 - the population of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole increased by 5.6 per cent, from just under 378,900 in 2011 to around 400,200 in 2021.
The population here increased by a smaller percentage than the overall population of the South West (7.8 per cent), and by a smaller percentage than the overall population of England (up 6.6 per cent since the 2011 Census).
In 2021, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were home to around 17.6 people per football pitch-sized piece of land, compared with 16.7 in 2011. This area was among the top 30 per cent most densely populated English local authority areas at the last census.
We got a little older, but we are still younger than the rest of the South West!
Between the last two censuses, the average age of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole increased by one year, from 41 to 42 years of age.
This area had a lower median age than the South West as a whole in 2021 (44 years) but a higher median age than England (40 years).
We bucked the trend and are more family-based
The percentage of households including a couple with dependent children increased in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, while falling across the South West.
In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the percentage of households including a couple with dependent children rose from 16.4 per cent in 2011 to 17.0 per cent in 2021. During the same period, the regional percentage fell from 18.6 per cent to 17.9 per cent.
The percentage of households including a couple without children in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole fell from 17.6 per cent to 17.0 per cent, while the percentage of households including a couple with only non-dependent children increased from 4.9 per cent to 5.3 per cent.
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