Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 5,191 - 46,222 384,800 60,854,700
All Males 2,479 47.8% 47.7% 48.4% 49.0%
All Females 2,712 52.2% 52.3% 51.6% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 845 16.3% 15.4% 15.0% 18.4%
16-64 yrs 2,954 56.9% 55.9% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,392 26.8% 28.7% 30.4% 18.8%
Male 0-15 yrs 412 7.9% 7.8% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,436 27.7% 26.9% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 631 12.2% 13.0% 14.0% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 433 8.3% 7.6% 7.4% 9.0%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,518 29.2% 29.0% 27.8% 31.8%
Female 65+ yrs 761 14.7% 15.7% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source : Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics

Change Birth Rate per 1,000
2011 - 8.2
2012 -2.4% 8.0
2013 0% 8.0
2014 3.8% 8.3
2015 4.8% 8.7
2016 -25.3% 6.5
2017 36.9% 8.9
2018 -12.4% 7.8
2019 -1.3% 7.7
2020 -22.1% 6.0
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 12.1
2012 4.1% 12.6
2013 6.3% 13.4
2014 14.2% 15.3
2015 -19.6% 12.3
2016 55.3% 19.1
2017 5.2% 20.1
2018 -12.4% 17.6
2019 -12.5% 15.4
2020 1.3% 15.6

Source: Office for National Statistics


95.1%

White British

4.9%

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 53%
% Non-Christian 1.6%
% No religion 38.7%
% Religion not stated 6.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

82.0% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 47.4%
% Good Health 34.6%
% Fair Health 13.6%
% Bad Health 3.5%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

9.0% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.5%

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


1.7% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (33.6%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (26.1%)

And then
Prestige Positions (8.5%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 2,243
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 30.9%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 34.1%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.9%
% of households lone parents* 7.8%
% all others** 16.3%

* 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 72.8%
% Public Rented 13.3%
% Private Rented 13.9%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 34.5%
Semi-Detached 32%
Terraced 17.2%
Flats/Maisonettes 15.9%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household8.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household52.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Business type and size breakdowns only available at National, Unitary and Sub Unitary Geography level.


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
All industries 1,750 -
Human heath and social work activites 500 28.57%
Education 400 22.86%
Construction 250 14.29%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 145 8.29%
Accommodation and food services 125 7.14%
Wholesale, retail and repair 100 5.71%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 100 5.71%
Manufacturing 75 4.29%
Water, sewerage and waste management 50 2.86%
Administrative and support service activities 50 2.86%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 35 2.00%
Transportation and storage 25 1.43%
Information and communications 10 0.57%
Real estate activities 5 0.29%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 0 0.00%

Source: BRES 2023, 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

2,419

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

50.1%

High skill occupation

38.4%

Intermediate skill occupation

11.4%

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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