Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 9,684 - 72,652 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 4,698 48.5% 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 4,986 51.5% 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,379 14.2% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 5,302 54.8% 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,003 31.0% 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 681 7.0% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,624 27.1% 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,393 14.4% 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 698 7.2% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,678 27.7% 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,610 16.6% 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 - 9.7
2012 -3.1% 9.4
2013 -25.5% 7
2014 41.4% 9.9
2015 -15.2% 8.4
2016 7.1% 9
2017 -5.6% 8.5
2018 -11.8% 7.5
2019 -20% 6
2020 26.7% 7.6
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 17
2012 9.4% 18.6
2013 7.5% 20
2014 -6% 18.8
2015 1.1% 19
2016 6.8% 20.3
2017 -9.9% 18.3
2018 10.4% 20.2
2019 -15.8% 17
2020 20% 20.4

Source: Office for National Statistics


93.6%

White British

6.4%

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 50.4%
% Non-Christian 1.7%
% No religion 41.1%
% Religion not stated 6.8%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

78.3% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 42.1%
% Good Health 36.2%
% Fair Health 15.8%
% Bad Health 4.6%
% Very Bad Health 1.3%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

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

7.2%

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

3.1%

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


2.8% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (26.3%)

Followed by
Suburban Stability (14.3%)

And then
Rental Hubs (13.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,351
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 32%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 28%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.5%
% of households lone parents* 7.5%
% all others** 22.1%

* 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 7.9%
% Private Rented 20.2%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 38.5%
Semi-Detached 18.2%
Terraced 17.1%
Flats/Maisonettes 26.1%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household19%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household37.8%

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 4,245 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 600 14.13%
Human heath and social work activites 600 14.13%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 400 9.42%
Accommodation and food services 350 8.24%
Education 175 4.12%
Administrative and support service activities 150 3.53%
Construction 125 2.94%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 115 2.71%
Manufacturing 50 1.18%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 50 1.18%
Transportation and storage 30 0.71%
Real estate activities 30 0.71%
Water, sewerage and waste management 20 0.47%
Information and communications 10 0.24%
Financial and insurance activities 5 0.12%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 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

4,245

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

43.3%

High skill occupation

42.2%

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.


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