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Population

10,348

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 10,348 - 88,756 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 5,055 48.9% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 5,293 51.1% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,826 17.6% 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 6,033 58.3% 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,489 24.1% 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 975 9.4% 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 3,015 29.1% 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,065 10.3% 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 851 8.2% 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 3,018 29.2% 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,424 13.8% 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
2011 - 13.4
2012 14.9% 15.4
2013 -8.4% 14.1
2014 -14.9% 12.0
2015 10.0% 13.2
2016 -14.4% 11.3
2017 5.3% 11.9
2018 -20.2% 9.5
2019 6.3% 10.1
2020 -1.0% 10.0
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 9.7
2012 28.9% 12.5
2013 -11.2% 11.1
2014 -18.0% 9.1
2015 52.7% 13.9
2016 -20.1% 11.1
2017 4.5% 11.6
2018 18.1% 13.7
2019 -20.4% 10.9
2020 29.4% 14.1

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

93.1%

White British

6.9%

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 47.2%
% Non-Christian 2.0%
% No religion 44.6%
% Religion not stated 6.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Country of Birth

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

Health and Care

Health

81.3% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 45.4%
% Good Health 35.9%
% Fair Health 13.8%
% Bad Health 4.0%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

8.7% 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

2.5%

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

0.9% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Aspriring Homemakers (19.0%)

Followed by
Suburban Stability (14.5%)

And then
Senior Security (11.9%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

5,587

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 5,587
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 27.9%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 29.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.9%
% of households lone parents* 9.1%
% all others** 21.2%

* 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 63.5%
% Public Rented 19.4%
% Private Rented 16.9%
% Other 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 25.0%
Semi-Detached 24.6%
Terraced 29.0%
Flats/Maisonettes 21.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household16.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household41.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

5,903

Residents in employment

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

5,903

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

40.0%

High skill occupation

42.1%

Intermediate skill occupation

17.9%

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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