Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 2,295 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 1,117 48.7% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 1,178 51.3% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 324 14.1% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 1,094 47.7% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 877 38.2% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 160 7.0% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 534 23.3% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 423 18.4% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 164 7.1% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 560 24.4% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 454 19.8% 18.8% 15.8% 10.1%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics

Change Birth Rate per 1,000
2011 - 3.9
2012 87.2% 7.3
2013 46.6% 10.7
2014 -36.4% 6.8
2015 20.6% 8.2
2016 -6.1% 7.7
2017 0% 7.7
2018 -24.7% 5.8
2019 -12.1% 5.1
2020 19.6% 6.1
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 15.0
2012 0% 15.0
2013 -20.0% 12.0
2014 31.7% 15.8
2015 -3.8% 15.2
2016 2.0% 15.5
2017 19.4% 18.5
2018 -14.1% 15.9
2019 -1.3% 15.7
2020 27.4% 20.0

Source: Office for National Statistics


94.8%

White British

5.2%

BME (black and minority ethnic population)

Source : 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


NINO Registrations

National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK

NINO Data only available at National and Unitary level. View NINO Data for Dorset Council


Religion

% Christian 54.6%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 36.0%
% Religion not stated 8.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

Country of Birth data is only available at National and Unitary level.


Health

79.1% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 40.5%
% Good Health 38.6%
% Fair Health 14.8%
% Bad Health 4.4%
% Very Bad Health 1.7%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.2% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.5%

Residents aged 5 and over providing up to 50 hours of unpaid care per week

3.7%

Residents aged 5 and over providing more than 50 hours of unpaid care per week


0.7% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (31.7%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (18.2%)

And then
Prestige Positions (9.6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 1,077
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 40.7%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 29.9%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.6%
% of households lone parents* 7.3%
% all others** 12.5%

* may include members aged 66+, but not all

** may include households all aged 66+ but not a family

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Tenure

% Owner Occupied 78.4%
% Public Rented 10.2%
% Private Rented 11.4%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 49.5%
Semi-Detached 22.2%
Terraced 20.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 7.8%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household10.4%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household43.8%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Business type and size breakdowns only available at National, Unitary and Sub Unitary Geography level. View breakdowns for the Sub Unitary Geography area


Employment of workers by sector

Employment data is not available for towns or parishes.


Claimant unemployment

Claimant unemployment data is only available at National, Unitary Authority and Sub Unitary Geography level. View breakdowns for Sub Unitary Geography area


Skills

917

All usual residents aged 16 and over in Employment (includes students in employment)

38.7%

High skill occupation

44.6%

Intermediate skill occupation

16.7%

Low skill occupation

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Gross weekly full time earnings

Earnings data is only available at National and Unitary level.


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