Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 10,024 - 72,652 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 4,772 47.6% 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 5,252 52.4% 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,506 15.0% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 5,244 52.3% 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,274 32.7% 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 727 7.3% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,498 24.9% 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,547 15.4% 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 779 7.8% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,746 27.4% 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,727 17.2% 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 - 10.6
2012 -3.8% 10.2
2013 0% 10.2
2014 -1.0% 10.1
2015 -3.0% 9.8
2016 6.1% 10.4
2017 -12.5% 9.1
2018 3.3% 9.4
2019 -7.4% 8.7
2020 -11.5% 7.7
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 10.3
2012 -10.7% 9.2
2013 -5.4% 8.7
2014 28.7% 11.2
2015 6.2% 11.9
2016 -4.2% 11.4
2017 -18.4% 9.3
2018 32.3% 12.3
2019 -19.5% 9.9
2020 21.2% 12.0

Source: Office for National Statistics


95.3%

White British

4.7%

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 2%
% No religion 41.8%
% 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

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

10.8% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.4%

Residents aged 5 and over providing up to 50 hours of unpaid care per week

3.4%

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


0.2% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (23%)

Followed by
Prestige Positions (11.6%)

And then
Vintage Value (8.7%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,625
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 34.8%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 27.1%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.9%
% of households lone parents* 9.3%
% all others** 18.9%

* 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 71.2%
% Public Rented 15.2%
% Private Rented 13.6%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 39.4%
Semi-Detached 19.9%
Terraced 25.6%
Flats/Maisonettes 14.9%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household16%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household38.7%

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 4,029 -
Accommodation and food services 1,000 24.82%
Wholesale, retail and repair 300 7.45%
Human heath and social work activites 150 3.72%
Education 125 3.10%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 95 2.36%
Construction 75 1.86%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 40 0.99%
Administrative and support service activities 40 0.99%
Real estate activities 20 0.50%
Financial and insurance activities 15 0.37%
Manufacturing 10 0.25%
Water, sewerage and waste management 10 0.25%
Information and communications 10 0.25%
Transportation and storage 5 0.12%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 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

4,029

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

40.8%

High skill occupation

43.1%

Intermediate skill occupation

16.1%

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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