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Population

10,824

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 10,824 - 88,756 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 5,342 49.4% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 5,482 50.6% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,886 17.4% 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 6,345 58.6% 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,593 24.0% 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 1,005 9.3% 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 3,226 29.8% 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,111 10.3% 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 881 8.1% 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 3,119 28.8% 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,482 13.7% 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
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 -4.0% 9.7
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 24.8% 13.6

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 46.8%
% Non-Christian 1.9%
% No religion 45.1%
% Religion not stated 6.3%

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

80.8% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 45%
% Good Health 35.8%
% Fair Health 14.1%
% Bad Health 4.2%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

8.6% 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

2.4%

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

1.1% 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 (16.8%)

Followed by
Senior Security (15.8%)

And then
Suburban Stability (13.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

4,764

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 4,764
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 28.5%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 28.9%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.5%
% of households lone parents* 8.9%
% all others** 22.2%

* 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 64.5%
% Public Rented 18.6%
% Private Rented 16.7%
% Other 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 26%
Semi-Detached 21.9%
Terraced 29.1%
Flats/Maisonettes 23%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household17.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household39.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

4,943

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 4,943 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 800 16.18%
Human heath and social work activites 700 14.16%
Manufacturing 600 12.14%
Accommodation and food services 300 6.07%
Education 300 6.07%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 200 4.05%
Construction 175 3.54%
Administrative and support service activities 175 3.54%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 150 3.03%
Transportation and storage 100 2.02%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 100 2.02%
Water, sewerage and waste management 75 1.52%
Information and communications 75 1.52%
Real estate activities 50 1.01%
Financial and insurance activities 35 0.71%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.20%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 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

4,943

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

39.3%

High skill occupation

42.9%

Intermediate skill occupation

17.8%

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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