1. Home
  2. Your community
  3. Statistics and census information
  4. Dorset Insights
  5. Area Profiles
  6. Marshwood Vale

Area profile for Marshwood Vale

Search again
Download XLSX View area on map

Share this page

Population

4,529

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,529 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,232 49.3% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,297 50.7% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 533 11.8% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,297 50.7% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,699 37.5% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 282 6.2% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,117 24.7% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 833 18.4% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 251 5.5% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,180 26.1% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 866 19.1% 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 - 5.8
2012 10.3% 6.4
2013 -40.6% 3.8
2014 2.6% 3.9
2015 46.2% 5.7
2016 -5.3% 5.4
2017 -18.5% 4.4
2018 25% 5.5
2019 -38.2% 3.4
2020 -2.9% 3.3
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 11.4
2012 -14.9% 9.7
2013 3.1% 10
2014 12% 11.2
2015 -27.7% 8.1
2016 70.4% 13.8
2017 -16.7% 11.5
2018 1.7% 11.7
2019 6.8% 12.5
2020 -16.8% 10.4

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

96.1%

White British

3.9%

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 56.8%
% Non-Christian 1.4%
% No religion 34.9%
% 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 and Care

Health

80.5% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 43.3%
% Good Health 37.2%
% Fair Health 14.7%
% Bad Health 3.9%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

10.3% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.1%

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

3.2%

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

1.2% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

Mosaic is a socio-demographic data set that segments households into particular groups based upon their characteristics. It is used to gain a deeper understanding of residents, their beliefs, preferences and lifestyles Learn more

The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (84.7%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (15.1%)

And then
Vintage Value (0.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

2,056

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 2,056
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 38.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 32.5%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.2%
% of households lone parents* 5.3%
% all others** 15.7%

* 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 77.2%
% Public Rented 8.7%
% Private Rented 14.1%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 59.8%
Semi-Detached 24.9%
Terraced 9.6%
Flats/Maisonettes 4.5%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 1.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household5.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household54.8%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

1,957

Residents in employment

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 1,957 -
Accommodation and food services 250 12.77%
Administrative and support service activities 125 6.39%
Manufacturing 100 5.11%
Construction 100 5.11%
Wholesale, retail and repair 100 5.11%
Human heath and social work activites 75 3.83%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 60 3.07%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 50 2.55%
Education 50 2.55%
Real estate activities 45 2.30%
Information and communications 40 2.04%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 25 1.28%
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 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

1,957

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

42.7%

High skill occupation

42.9%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.5%

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.

Top