Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 400 - 47,590 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 198 49.5% 47.7% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 202 50.5% 52.3% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 72 18.0% 15.1% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 230 57.5% 55.4% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 98 24.5% 29.5% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 44 11.0% 7.7% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 106 26.5% 26.5% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 48 12.0% 13.5% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 28 7.0% 7.4% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 124 31.0% 28.9% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 50 12.5% 16.0% 16.4% 10.2%

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Source: Mid Year Estimates (2024), Office for National Statistics


95.4%

White British

4.6%

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 41.4%
% Non-Christian 0.5%
% No religion 51.0%
% Religion not stated 7.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

84.3% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 48.1%
% Good Health 36.2%
% Fair Health 12.3%
% Bad Health 3.1%
% Very Bad Health 0.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

8.3% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

5.5%

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

2.8%

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


Communal establishments

0.0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


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
Rural Reality (64.5%)

Followed by
Country Living (33.1%)

And then
Aspriring Homemakers (2.4%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 165
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 23.0%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 29.7%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 18.2%
% of households lone parents* 9.1%
% all others** 20.0%

* 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 73.3%
% Public Rented 8.1%
% Private Rented 18.6%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 23.0%
Semi-Detached 33.9%
Terraced 34.5%
Flats/Maisonettes 7.9%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household4.3%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household55.2%

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

197

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

39.1%

High skill occupation

43.7%

Intermediate skill occupation

17.3%

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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