List of settlements in Dorset by population
Appearance
Wimborne
This is a list of settlements in Dorset by population based on the results of the
2021. In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Dorset, shown in the table below, along with the slightly smaller Lyme Regis
.
This not a list of parishes or their populations, but of settlements as defined by the ONS.
Population ranking
# | Settlement | District | Population [1][2][3][4] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | 2011 | |||
1 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 163,444 | 183,491 |
2 | Poole | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 144,800 | 154,718 |
3 | Weymouth | Dorset
|
53,140 | 58,200 |
4 | Christchurch | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 50,823 | 54,210 |
5 | Ferndown | Dorset | 25,170 | 26,559 |
6 | Dorchester | Dorset | 16,170 | 19,060 |
7 | Wimborne Minster | Dorset | 14,844 | 15,174 |
8 | Bridport | Dorset | 12,977 | 13,737 |
9 | Verwood | Dorset | 12,070 | 13,360 |
10 | Blandford Forum | Dorset | 10,000 | 11,694 |
11 | Gillingham | Dorset | 8,860 | 11,278 |
12 | Swanage | Dorset | 11,097 | 10,454 |
13 | Sherborne | Dorset | 9,350 | 9,523 |
14 | Shaftesbury | Dorset | 6,665 | 7,314 |
15 | Weston / Easton | Dorset | 5,901 | 6,069 |
16 | Merley / Oakley | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 6,100 | 6,005 |
17 | St Leonards | Dorset | 5,872 | 5,984 |
18 | Wareham | Dorset | 5,665 | 5,496 |
19 | Lyme Regis | Dorset | 4,406 | 4,712 |
See also
References
- ^ "Poole (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Bournemouth (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Dorset (County, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ 2011 census table: ONS