Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 88,756 - 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 43,625 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 45,131 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 14,755 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 48,972 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 25,029 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 7,545 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 24,621 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 11,459 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 7,210 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 24,351 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 13,570 15.3% 15.8% 10.1%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics

Change Birth Rate per 1,000
2003 - 8.2
2004 -4.9% 7.8
2005 10.3% 8.6
2006 -1.2% 8.5
2007 4.7% 8.9
2008 2.2% 9.1
2009 3.3% 9.4
2010 -6.4% 8.8
2011 3.4% 9.1
2012 4.4% 9.5
2013 -6.3% 8.9
2014 -9.0% 8.1
2015 7.4% 8.7
2016 -6.9% 8.1
2017 4.9% 8.5
2018 -10.6% 7.6
2019 -1.3% 7.5
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2003 - 10.4
2004 -8.7% 9.5
2005 4.2% 9.9
2006 4.0% 10.3
2007 -8.7% 9.4
2008 0% 9.4
2009 9.6% 10.3
2010 -8.7% 9.4
2011 -1.1% 9.3
2012 10.8% 10.3
2013 1.9% 10.5
2014 -8.6% 9.6
2015 18.8% 11.4
2016 -3.5% 11.0
2017 1.8% 11.2
2018 5.4% 11.8
2019 -11.9% 10.4

Source: Office for National Statistics


93%

White British

7%

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 53.7%
% Non-Christian 2%
% No religion 37%
% Religion not stated 7.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

82.2% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 46.6%
% Good Health 35.6%
% Fair Health 13.3%
% Bad Health 3.6%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

8.8% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.2%

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

2.6%

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


4.2% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (33.8%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (21%)

And then
Senior Security (8.3%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 39,001
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.1%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 31.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10%
% of households lone parents* 7.8%
% all others** 17.7%

* 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 69%
% Public Rented 13.3%
% Private Rented 17.6%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 40%
Semi-Detached 29.3%
Terraced 19.6%
Flats/Maisonettes 10.5%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household11.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household47.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Total Percentage
Total businesses 5,685 -
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 935 16.45%
Wholesale, retail and repair 835 14.69%
Construction 765 13.46%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 650 11.43%
Administrative and support service activities 385 6.77%
Manufacturing 340 5.98%
Accommodation and food services 295 5.19%
Human heath and social work activites 230 4.05%
Information and communications 220 3.87%
Real estate activities 215 3.78%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 180 3.17%
Transportation and storage 150 2.64%
Education 120 2.11%
Financial and insurance activities 80 1.41%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 70 1.23%
Water, sewerage and waste management 25 0.44%
Mining and quarrying 5 0.09%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 5 0.09%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2022), ONS


Business size bands

Total businesses 5,685 -
Micro (0 to 9 employees) 5,015 88.2%
Small (10 to 49 employees) 565 9.9%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) 100 1.8%
Large (250+ employees) 5 0.1%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2022), ONS


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 39,948 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 6,000 15.02%
Education 5,000 12.52%
Manufacturing 4,000 10.01%
Human heath and social work activites 4,000 10.01%
Accommodation and food services 2,250 5.63%
Construction 2,000 5.01%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,000 5.01%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,600 4.01%
Administrative and support service activities 1,250 3.13%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1,000 2.50%
Transportation and storage 700 1.75%
Information and communications 700 1.75%
Real estate activities 600 1.50%
Water, sewerage and waste management 350 0.88%
Financial and insurance activities 200 0.50%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 175 0.44%
Mining and quarrying 15 0.04%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 5 0.01%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Claimant unemployment

These figures refer to the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit who are out of work.

Date RangeAvg. Number of ClaimantsAvg. Rate of Claimants
Jan - Mar 20201,0402.1%
Apr - Jun 20201,0102.1%
Jul - Sep 20201,0052.1%
Oct - Dec 20209752%

Source: Office for National Statistics


Skills

39,948

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

42.8%

High skill occupation

40.3%

Intermediate skill occupation

17%

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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