Case study: Bournemouth

Question 1

What did the population of Bournemouth reach in 2021 census?

Answer 1

400,000

Question 2

What did the number of people aged 50 to 64 years rise by (and what percent) in Bournemouth?

Answer 2

Rose by 9,400- 14% increase

Question 3

What did the number of people aged 0 to 4 years decrease by (and what percent) in Bournemouth?

Answer 3

Fell by 2,000- 9.5% decrease

Question 4

What percentage of people in Bournemouth were not born in England?

Answer 4

18.3%

Question 5

How likely are residents of central Bournemouth to be victims of a crime?

Answer 5

85%- higher than surrounding areas

Question 6

How many shops had shut in Bournemouth centre, as of 2020?

Answer 6

58, and this is only increasing

Question 7

How much money does tourism make for Bournemouth?

Answer 7

Over £1 billion

Question 8

What is Thomas Hardy’s poem called?

Answer 8

‘We sat at the window’

Question 9

Does Hardy’s poem give a positive or negative depiction of Bournemouth and why?

Answer 9

Positive-

‘the rain came down like silken strings’: even though the weather is bad, the language used is positive (aggrandising and luxurios)
‘And great was the waste’: even though sitting by the window is seen as a ‘waste’ of time, it was still ‘great’

Question 10

Does Martin Davey’s picture of Bournemouth give a positive or negative sense of place?

Answer 10

Positive- the beach is litter-free, the weather is good, and the beach is not too crowded