Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 3,876 - 47,590 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 1,864 48.1% 47.7% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 2,012 51.9% 52.3% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 589 15.2% 15.1% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 2,088 53.9% 55.4% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,199 30.9% 29.5% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 282 7.3% 7.7% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,004 25.9% 26.5% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 578 14.9% 13.5% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 307 7.9% 7.4% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,084 28.0% 28.9% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 621 16.0% 16.0% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates (2024), 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 55.3%
% Non-Christian 1.6%
% No religion 37.1%
% Religion not stated 6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

81.1% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 44.8%
% Good Health 36.3%
% Fair Health 14.0%
% Bad Health 3.8%
% Very Bad Health 1.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

9.4% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7%

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


Communal establishments

0.1% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (40.7%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (33%)

And then
Senior Security (9%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 1,637
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 35.2%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.9%
% of households lone parents* 7%
% all others** 13.6%

* 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 74.6%
% Public Rented 12%
% Private Rented 13.4%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 49.4%
Semi-Detached 22.1%
Terraced 15%
Flats/Maisonettes 8.5%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household8.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household53.1%

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 1,000 -
Accommodation and food services 500 50.00%
Wholesale, retail and repair 150 15.00%
Manufacturing 100 10.00%
Construction 100 10.00%
Human heath and social work activites 50 5.00%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 40 4.00%
Administrative and support service activities 40 4.00%
Education 30 3.00%
Real estate activities 20 2.00%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 20 2.00%
Information and communications 15 1.50%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 0 0.00%
Transportation and storage 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 0 0.00%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 0 0.00%

Source: BRES (2024), 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

1,712

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

43.2%

High skill occupation

42%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.8%

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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