List of settlements in Dorset by population

This is a list of settlements in Dorset by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 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 #SettlementDistrictPopulation2011 census table: ONS200120111BournemouthBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole163,444183,4912PooleBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole144,800154,7183WeymouthDorset53,14058,2004ChristchurchBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole50,82354,2105FerndownDorset25,17026,5596DorchesterDorset16,17019,0607Wimborne MinsterDorset14,84415,1748BridportDorset12,97713,7379VerwoodDorset12,07013,36010Blandford ForumDorset10,00011,69411GillinghamDorset8,86011,27812SwanageDorset11,09710,45413SherborneDorset9,3509,52314ShaftesburyDorset6,6657,31415Weston / EastonDorset5,9016,06916Merley / OakleyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,1006,00517St LeonardsDorset5,8725,98418WarehamDorset5,6655,49619Lyme RegisDorset4,4064,712

See also

Dorset

References

External links ONS Census website