Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 5,142 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,424 47.1% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,718 52.9% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 568 11.0% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,545 49.5% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,029 39.5% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 284 5.5% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,222 23.8% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 918 17.9% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 284 5.5% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,323 25.7% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,111 21.6% 18.8% 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 - 6
2012 35% 8.1
2013 -29.6% 5.7
2014 7.0% 6.1
2015 -24.6% 4.6
2016 21.7% 5.6
2017 10.7% 6.2
2018 -14.5% 5.3
2019 1.9% 5.4
2020 -38.9% 3.3
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 17.8
2012 -4.5% 17
2013 3.5% 17.6
2014 -5.7% 16.6
2015 21.7% 20.2
2016 -25.2% 15.1
2017 33.8% 20.2
2018 -12.9% 17.6
2019 -17.0% 14.6
2020 15.8% 16.9

Source: Office for National Statistics


94.5%

White British

5.5%

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 1.5%
% No religion 39%
% Religion not stated 6.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

78.5% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 42.2%
% Good Health 36.3%
% Fair Health 16.4%
% Bad Health 3.9%
% Very Bad Health 1.2%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

9.3% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.3%

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

3%

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


2.1% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rural Reality (50.1%)

Followed by
Country Living (32.1%)

And then
Vintage Value (6.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 2,511
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 44.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 24.5%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 7%
% of households lone parents* 7.2%
% all others** 17%

* 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 71.9%
% Public Rented 16%
% Private Rented 12.1%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 42.9%
Semi-Detached 20.7%
Terraced 15.4%
Flats/Maisonettes 21%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household15.9%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household37.3%

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 1,841 -
Accommodation and food services 1,000 54.32%
Wholesale, retail and repair 400 21.73%
Education 200 10.86%
Human heath and social work activites 175 9.51%
Manufacturing 100 5.43%
Construction 100 5.43%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 100 5.43%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 75 4.07%
Information and communications 50 2.72%
Transportation and storage 30 1.63%
Real estate activities 30 1.63%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 30 1.63%
Administrative and support service activities 25 1.36%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5 0.27%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 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

1,841

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

46.6%

High skill occupation

40.8%

Intermediate skill occupation

12.6%

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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