Comparators
Total Percentage South East Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 12,748 - 47,094 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 6,169 48.4% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 6,579 51.6% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 2,331 18.3% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 7,240 56.8% 55.5% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,177 24.9% 28.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 1,256 9.9% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 3,449 27.1% 27.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,464 11.5% 13.3% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 1,075 8.4% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 3,791 29.7% 27.7% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,713 13.4% 15.4% 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 - 8.6
2012 11.6% 9.6
2013 7.3% 10.3
2014 -5.8% 9.7
2015 -3.1% 9.4
2016 2.1% 9.6
2017 -3.1% 9.3
2018 -3.2% 9
2019 3.3% 9.3
2020 -25.8% 6.9
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 8.7
2012 -8.0% 8
2013 15% 9.2
2014 -13.0% 8
2015 20% 9.6
2016 -12.5% 8.4
2017 32.1% 11.1
2018 2.7% 11.4
2019 -21.1% 9
2020 33.3% 12

Source: Office for National Statistics


95%

White British

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 48.8%
% Non-Christian 1.3%
% No religion 44.2%
% Religion not stated 5.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

82.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 47.8%
% Good Health 34.8%
% Fair Health 12.8%
% Bad Health 3.7%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

9.8% 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

2.8%

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


0.4% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (16.8%)

Followed by
Country Living (15.4%)

And then
Suburban Stability (15.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 5,335
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 29.8%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 34.4%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.9%
% of households lone parents* 9%
% all others** 16%

* 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 76.7%
% Public Rented 9%
% Private Rented 14.2%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 44.5%
Semi-Detached 24.4%
Terraced 17.6%
Flats/Maisonettes 10.5%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 3.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household9.5%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household51.3%

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 5,843 -
Professional, scientific and technical activities 500 8.56%
Wholesale, retail and repair 450 7.70%
Education 350 5.99%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 275 4.71%
Construction 250 4.28%
Accommodation and food services 225 3.85%
Information and communications 225 3.85%
Administrative and support service activities 175 3.00%
Human heath and social work activites 150 2.57%
Transportation and storage 125 2.14%
Manufacturing 100 1.71%
Real estate activities 45 0.77%
Financial and insurance activities 30 0.51%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 25 0.43%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 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

5,843

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

43.9%

High skill occupation

41.3%

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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