Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 36,794 - 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 17,668 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 19,126 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 4,874 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 18,883 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 13,037 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 2,506 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 9,029 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 6,133 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 2,368 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 9,854 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 6,904 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
2003 - 7.7
2004 0% 7.7
2005 2.6% 7.9
2006 -5.1% 7.5
2007 10.7% 8.3
2008 -3.6% 8
2009 0% 8
2010 1.2% 8.1
2011 -6.2% 7.6
2012 6.6% 8.1
2013 -7.4% 7.5
2014 -4% 7.2
2015 4.2% 7.5
2016 -9.3% 6.8
2017 4.4% 7.1
2018 -11.3% 6.3
2019 -3.2% 6.1
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2003 - 14.9
2004 -7.4% 13.8
2005 -4.3% 13.2
2006 3.8% 13.7
2007 -2.2% 13.4
2008 -2.2% 13.1
2009 -2.3% 12.8
2010 3.9% 13.3
2011 -3.8% 12.8
2012 -2.3% 12.5
2013 4.8% 13.1
2014 -7.6% 12.1
2015 10.7% 13.4
2016 -3.0% 13.0
2017 7.7% 14.0
2018 -2.9% 13.6
2019 -8.8% 12.4

Source: Office for National Statistics


94.6%

White British

5.4%

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 51.9%
% Non-Christian 1.6%
% No religion 39.5%
% 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

79.5% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 42.2%
% Good Health 37.3%
% Fair Health 15.3%
% Bad Health 4.1%
% Very Bad Health 1.1%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

9.9% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.9%

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

3%

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


0.8% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (37.3%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (24.9%)

And then
Senior Security (9.7%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 17,625
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 38.5%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 28.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.8%
% of households lone parents* 7.5%
% all others** 17%

* 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 70.3%
% Public Rented 13.9%
% Private Rented 15.8%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 42.1%
Semi-Detached 23.9%
Terraced 19%
Flats/Maisonettes 14.7%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household13.2%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household42.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Total Percentage
Total businesses 2,365 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 430 18.18%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 315 13.32%
Construction 275 11.63%
Accommodation and food services 260 10.99%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 245 10.36%
Administrative and support service activities 155 6.55%
Manufacturing 145 6.13%
Information and communications 90 3.81%
Human heath and social work activites 90 3.81%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 80 3.38%
Real estate activities 65 2.75%
Transportation and storage 45 1.90%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 30 1.27%
Education 30 1.27%
Financial and insurance activities 25 1.06%
Water, sewerage and waste management 10 0.42%
Mining and quarrying 5 0.21%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 5 0.21%

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


Business size bands

Total businesses 2,365 -
Micro (0 to 9 employees) 2,000 84.6%
Small (10 to 49 employees) 325 13.7%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) 40 1.7%
Large (250+ employees) 5 0.2%

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


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 15,388 -
Accommodation and food services 3,000 19.50%
Wholesale, retail and repair 2,250 14.62%
Manufacturing 1,250 8.12%
Human heath and social work activites 1,250 8.12%
Education 1,000 6.50%
Construction 900 5.85%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 700 4.55%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 575 3.74%
Administrative and support service activities 450 2.92%
Information and communications 225 1.46%
Transportation and storage 150 0.97%
Real estate activities 150 0.97%
Water, sewerage and waste management 100 0.65%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 100 0.65%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 75 0.49%
Financial and insurance activities 50 0.32%
Mining and quarrying 25 0.16%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 10 0.06%

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 20204552.4%
Apr - Jun 20204352.3%
Jul - Sep 20204902.6%
Oct - Dec 20205302.8%

Source: Office for National Statistics


Skills

15,388

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

42.3%

High skill occupation

42.8%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.9%

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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