HOUSEHOLDS across Dorset will soon be asked to take part in the 2021 Census.
The census is a once-in-a-decade survey of all the people and households in England and Wales.
It has been carried out every 10 years since 1801, with the exception of 1941.
Iain Bell, deputy national statistician at The Office for National Statistics, said: “A successful census will ensure everyone from local government to charities can put services and funding in the places where they are most needed.
“This could mean things like doctors’ surgeries, schools and new transport routes. That’s why it is so important everyone takes part and we have made it easier for people to do so online on any device, with help and paper questionnaires for those that need them.”
It will be run predominantly online, with all Dorset households receiving a letter in late February with a unique access code, allowing them to complete the questionnaire on computers, phones or tablet devices.
Census day will be on March 21, but households will receive letters with online codes allowing them to take part from early March.
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