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Population

4,451

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,451 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,146 48.2% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,305 51.8% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 599 13.5% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,308 51.9% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,544 34.7% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 331 7.4% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,087 24.4% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 728 16.4% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 268 6.0% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,221 27.4% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 816 18.3% 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 - 8.5
2012 14.1% 9.7
2013 -4.1% 9.3
2014 -4.3% 8.9
2015 -5.6% 8.4
2016 -1.2% 8.3
2017 2.4% 8.5
2018 1.2% 8.6
2019 -26.7% 6.3
2020 -1.6% 6.2
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 13.4
2012 -25.4% 10.0
2013 39.0% 13.9
2014 -34.5% 9.1
2015 49.5% 13.6
2016 -9.6% 12.3
2017 22.0% 15.0
2018 -8.7% 13.7
2019 -16.8% 11.4
2020 -3.5% 11.0

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

94.5%

White British

5.5%

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 53.6%
% Non-Christian 1.5%
% No religion 37.9%
% 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 and Care

Health

0% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 0%
% Good Health 0%
% Fair Health 0%
% Bad Health 0%
% Very Bad Health 0%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

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

6.7%

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

3.2%

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

0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rural Reality (49.7%)

Followed by
Country Living (32.7%)

And then
Senior Security (6.5%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

2,039

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 2,039
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 40.2%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 27.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.6%
% of households lone parents* 7.8%
% all others** 14.6%

* 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 68.2%
% Public Rented 16.2%
% Private Rented 15.6%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 41.9%
Semi-Detached 29.8%
Terraced 16%
Flats/Maisonettes 12.2%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household11.2%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household45%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

1,732

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

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 1,732 -
Education 300 17.32%
Manufacturing 200 11.55%
Accommodation and food services 125 7.22%
Wholesale, retail and repair 100 5.77%
Construction 75 4.33%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 75 4.33%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 60 3.46%
Administrative and support service activities 50 2.89%
Human heath and social work activites 50 2.89%
Information and communications 25 1.44%
Real estate activities 15 0.87%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.58%
Water, sewerage and waste management 10 0.58%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.58%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 10 0.58%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Transportation and storage 0 0.00%

Source: BRES 2021, ONS

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

1,732

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

39.5%

High skill occupation

44%

Intermediate skill occupation

16.5%

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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