Mid Dorset locality is largely rural, with the densest population concentrated in Dorchester. Dorchester has the locality’s highest concentrations of people aged 65 and over who live alone, and Dorchester West has high levels of emergency hospital emissions for hip fracture for people aged 65 and over. Levels of income deprivation are the joint third lowest of all Dorset localities and the proportion of children reaching a good level of development at 5 years is better than the England average.

2020 Mid Dorset locality profile (to be completed)

2018 Mid Dorset locality profile

For a presentation relating to the 2018 Mid Dorset locality, please view the slides Mid Dorset presentation – February 2018.