One system, two places
Where and how we live plays a huge role in our health and wellbeing. Dorset is split into two ‘places’ – the area covered by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, and the area covered by Dorset Council. We need to know how these two places shape the health and wellbeing of the people living there.
Across the whole of Dorset:
13.1%
People earning or living below the minimum living wage
5.9%
Armed Forces veterans
11.9%
Carers (both paid and unpaid)
12.5%
Working age adults self employed
30.6%
Number of households with only one adult in the house
13.5%
Number of children living in poverty