Electoral wardE05012709
Portland ward, Dorset
Portland is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 13,558 residents in 5,722 households — 1,117 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 202113,558council ward average 7,279
Households5,7222.37 residents per household
Density1,117/ km²about 12.14 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+22.6%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 629
5–95.1% · 692
10–156.3% · 853
16–193.9% · 533
20–245.4% · 730
25–3411.7% · 1,590
35–4916.8% · 2,284
50–6423.5% · 3,188
65–7413.1% · 1,778
75–847.2% · 979
85+2.2% · 302
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.8% · 1,134
1 car or van45.8% · 2,618
2 cars or vans26.4% · 1,510
3 or more8.0% · 459
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright39.7% · 2,269
With mortgage25.3% · 1,447
Shared ownership1.1% · 64
Social rented12.8% · 734
Private rented21.1% · 1,207
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house13.8% · 789
Semi-detached house19.8% · 1,134
Terraced house46.0% · 2,630
Purpose-built flat14.5% · 831
Converted house2.3% · 132
Other conversion1.9% · 107
Above shop / office1.1% · 64
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 36
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012709- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Portland
Other wards in the same constituency
CChickerell26.0% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned7,817CCrossways29.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned3,736LLittlemoor & Preston31.7% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned9,865MMelcombe Regis24.3% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned4,301RRadipole30.1% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned9,768RRodwell & Wyke27.1% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,916SSouth East Purbeck34.4% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned4,132SSwanage35.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned9,426UUpwey & Broadwey27.2% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned4,537WWest Purbeck23.0% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned9,844WWestham21.5% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned9,503
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.