Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 335 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 164 49.0% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 171 51.0% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 46 13.7% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 188 56.1% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 101 30.1% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 19 5.7% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 94 28.1% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 51 15.2% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 27 8.1% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 94 28.1% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 50 14.9% 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 - 5.8
2012 -3.4% 5.6
2013 0% 5.6
2014 -46.4% 3.0
2015 -3.3% 2.9
2016 289.7% 11.3
2017 -100% 0.0
2018 0% 3.0
2019 13.3% 3.4
2020 76.5% 6.0
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 14.6
2012 -3.4% 14.1
2013 -0.7% 14.0
2014 5.7% 14.8
2015 -40.5% 8.8
2016 93.2% 17.0
2017 -17.1% 14.1
2018 -57.4% 6.0
2019 56.7% 9.4
2020 -36.2% 6.0

Source: Office for National Statistics


93.8%

White British

6.2%

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 49.9%
% Non-Christian 3.4%
% No religion 41.9%
% Religion not stated 4.8%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

84.1% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 44.0%
% Good Health 40.1%
% Fair Health 12.5%
% Bad Health 2.3%
% Very Bad Health 1.1%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

12.1% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

10.1%

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

2.0%

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


5.4% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (90.6%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (9.4%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 137
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 26.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 34.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.7%
% of households lone parents* 5.8%
% all others** 21.9%

* 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 74.6%
% Public Rented 10.9%
% Private Rented 14.5%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 58.1%
Semi-Detached 33.8%
Terraced 3.7%
Flats/Maisonettes 1.5%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 2.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household4.3%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household67.4%

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

185

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

30.8%

High skill occupation

50.8%

Intermediate skill occupation

18.4%

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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