Wareham is a historical market community as well as, under the name Wareham Community, a civil parish, in the English county of Dorset. The community is positioned on the River Frome 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Poole. The population of Wareham according to the 2001 UK Census was 5,665 living in 2,545 houses. 99% of Wareham's population are of White ethnicity. 80.33% of the population state their religious beliefs as Christian, 12.24% as "No faith" with 6.59% not stated. There is a high proportion of older individuals in the community: 29.4% of the population are over 60 years old, versus a national average of 21%. The biggest sector of employment for those that reside in Wareham is producing which uses 16.3%. 3 other considerable areas of employment are: wholesale and also retail profession; repair of motor vehicles (13.5%), property renting and company tasks (12.2%) and wellness as well as community service (10.5%).