Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Unitary Authority in South West England

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Unitary Authority	346,597	378,888	400,196	408,967
Alderney & Bourne Valley	Ward	15,555	16,115	16,682	16,970	→
Bearwood & Merley	Ward	13,532	13,516	14,025	14,427	→
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	Ward	9,187	10,682	11,190	11,424	→
Boscombe West	Ward	7,804	10,037	10,586	11,069	→
Bournemouth Central	Ward	8,189	11,051	16,220	19,625	→
Broadstone	Ward	10,580	10,616	10,289	10,274	→
Burton & Grange	Ward	8,904	9,052	9,321	9,215	→
Canford Cliffs	Ward	8,383	9,461	9,369	9,060	→
Canford Heath	Ward	14,418	14,079	14,387	14,084	→
Christchurch Town	Ward	8,976	9,867	10,289	10,254	→
Commons	Ward	8,776	9,724	10,335	10,320	→
Creekmoor	Ward	8,933	8,867	9,470	9,747	→
East Cliff & Springbourne	Ward	12,295	15,323	17,207	17,919	→
East Southbourne & Tuckton	Ward	7,942	8,430	8,814	8,638	→
Hamworthy	Ward	12,204	13,141	14,213	14,454	→
Highcliffe & Walkford	Ward	9,184	9,717	10,007	9,983	→
Kinson	Ward	17,284	16,936	17,795	17,844	→
Littledown & Iford	Ward	9,582	9,726	9,904	9,992	→
Moordown	Ward	9,677	10,047	10,526	10,570	→
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	Ward	9,025	9,392	10,186	10,193	→
Muscliff & Strouden Park	Ward	15,636	16,645	16,873	17,021	→
Newtown & Heatherlands	Ward	15,278	16,899	17,733	18,193	→
Oakdale	Ward	9,906	10,400	11,192	11,487	→
Parkstone	Ward	8,973	10,115	11,010	11,382	→
Penn Hill	Ward	10,010	11,031	11,544	11,746	→
Poole Town	Ward	9,403	12,249	12,670	13,328	→
Queen's Park	Ward	9,241	10,732	11,392	11,573	→
Redhill & Northbourne	Ward	8,819	9,461	9,872	9,867	→
Talbot & Branksome Woods	Ward	12,137	13,572	13,678	13,992	→
Wallisdown & Winton West	Ward	9,318	10,324	10,828	10,930	→
Westbourne & West Cliff	Ward	8,394	10,085	10,318	10,653	→
West Southbourne	Ward	9,518	10,530	10,445	10,333	→
Winton East	Ward	9,533	11,066	11,829	12,400	→
South West England	Region	4,928,434	5,288,935	5,701,186	5,889,695

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Wards as at May 2025. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual ward boundaries that are depicted in the map.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	199,594
Females	209,373

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	74,810
18-64 years	245,306
65+ years	88,851

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	26,767
70-79 years	40,385
60-69 years	46,852
50-59 years	52,254
40-49 years	52,349
30-39 years	53,135
20-29 years	51,580
10-19 years	46,813
0-9 years	38,832

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	338,248
EU	30,160
Europe (other)	3,738
Middle East & Asia	13,000
Africa	7,173
Other country	7,877

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	365,510
Asian	13,551
Black	4,233
Arab	1,371
Mixed/multiple	11,093
Other ethnic group	4,437

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	187,448
Muslims	6,645
Hindus	2,841
Sikhs	267
Buddhists	2,022
Jews	1,601
Other religion	2,944
No religion	168,852

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority