Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 7,666 - 72,652 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 3,674 47.9% 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 3,992 52.1% 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,383 18.0% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 4,270 55.7% 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,013 26.3% 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 680 8.9% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,050 26.7% 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 944 12.3% 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 703 9.2% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,220 29.0% 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,069 13.9% 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
2012 -4% 9.6
2013 -15.6% 8.1
2014 35.8% 11
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
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


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

79.5% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 43.3%
% Good Health 36.2%
% Fair Health 14.9%
% Bad Health 4.4%
% Very Bad Health 1.2%

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.


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


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.



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

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. 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 1,500 41.12%
Wholesale, retail and repair 800 21.93%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 600 16.45%
Accommodation and food services 500 13.71%
Human heath and social work activites 400 10.96%
Construction 350 9.59%
Education 300 8.22%
Administrative and support service activities 250 6.85%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 225 6.17%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 115 3.15%
Water, sewerage and waste management 100 2.74%
Transportation and storage 75 2.06%
Information and communications 75 2.06%
Real estate activities 35 0.96%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.27%
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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