Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 340 - 37,146 384,800 60,854,700
All Males 167 49.1% 47.6% 48.4% 49.0%
All Females 173 50.9% 52.4% 51.6% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 47 13.8% 12.7% 15.0% 18.4%
16-64 yrs 174 51.2% 51.0% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 119 35.0% 36.3% 30.4% 18.8%
Male 0-15 yrs 25 7.4% 6.4% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 88 25.9% 24.3% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 54 15.9% 16.9% 14.0% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 22 6.5% 6.3% 7.4% 9.0%
Female 16-64 yrs 86 25.3% 26.7% 27.8% 31.8%
Female 65+ yrs 65 19.1% 19.5% 16.4% 10.2%

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Source : Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics


98.5%

White British

1.5%

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 52.9%
% Non-Christian 1.5%
% No religion 37.5%
% Religion not stated 8.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

81.9% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 45.4%
% Good Health 36.5%
% Fair Health 13.2%
% Bad Health 4.3%
% Very Bad Health 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

8.6% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.3%

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

2.3%

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


0.0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

Mosaic is a socio-demographic data set that segments households into particular groups based upon their characteristics. It is used to gain a deeper understanding of residents, their beliefs, preferences and lifestyles Learn more

The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (82.7%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (17.3%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 145
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 30.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 38.6%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.3%
% of households lone parents* 4.1%
% all others** 16.6%

* 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 80.0%
% Public Rented 9.3%
% Private Rented 10.7%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 54.4%
Semi-Detached 26.2%
Terraced 17.4%
Flats/Maisonettes 1.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household4.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household61.9%

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.


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

144

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

50.7%

High skill occupation

43.8%

Intermediate skill occupation

5.6%

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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