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Population

7,980

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 7,980 - 72,652 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 3,865 48.4% 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 4,115 51.6% 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,301 16.3% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 4,581 57.4% 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,098 26.3% 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 651 8.2% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,230 27.9% 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 984 12.3% 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 650 8.1% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,351 29.5% 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,114 14.0% 13.9% 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 - 10.0
2012 -4.0% 9.6
2013 -15.6% 8.1
2014 35.8% 11.0
2015 -22.7% 8.5
2016 18.8% 10.1
2017 3.0% 10.4
2018 1.0% 10.5
2019 -29.5% 7.4
2020 14.9% 8.5
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 11.8
2012 12.7% 13.3
2013 -10.5% 11.9
2014 -7.6% 11.0
2015 26.4% 13.9
2016 -20.1% 11.1
2017 24.3% 13.8
2018 3.6% 14.3
2019 -18.2% 11.7
2020 -0.9% 11.6

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

95.2%

White British

4.8%

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 50.1%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 41.8%
% Religion not stated 6.9%

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

10.0% 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

3.1%

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.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (22.6%)

Followed by
Suburban Stability (16.2%)

And then
Aspriring Homemakers (13.6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

3,449

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 3,449
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 30.1%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 31.1%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.7%
% of households lone parents* 9.4%
% all others** 17.8%

* 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 73.9%
% Public Rented 12.9%
% Private Rented 13.2%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 35.2%
Semi-Detached 24.8%
Terraced 26.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 10.4%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 3.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household13.5%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household43.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

3,648

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 3,648 -
Manufacturing 1,750 47.97%
Wholesale, retail and repair 900 24.67%
Accommodation and food services 600 16.45%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 600 16.45%
Construction 500 13.71%
Human heath and social work activites 350 9.59%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 250 6.85%
Education 250 6.85%
Administrative and support service activities 175 4.80%
Water, sewerage and waste management 100 2.74%
Information and communications 100 2.74%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 90 2.47%
Real estate activities 75 2.06%
Transportation and storage 40 1.10%
Financial and insurance activities 15 0.41%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
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

3,648

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

40.4%

High skill occupation

44.5%

Intermediate skill occupation

15.1%

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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