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Population

4,148

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage South East Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,148 - 47,094 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,073 50.0% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,075 50.0% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 500 12.1% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,251 54.3% 55.5% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,397 33.7% 28.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 233 5.6% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,161 28.0% 27.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 679 16.4% 13.3% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 267 6.4% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,090 26.3% 27.7% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 718 17.3% 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 - 6.6
2012 0% 6.6
2013 0% 6.6
2014 -24.2% 5
2015 56% 7.8
2016 -41.0% 4.6
2017 30.4% 6
2018 -23.3% 4.6
2019 -10.9% 4.1
2020 24.4% 5.1
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 9.9
2012 37.4% 13.6
2013 7.4% 14.6
2014 -27.4% 10.6
2015 27.4% 13.5
2016 5.2% 14.2
2017 -22.5% 11
2018 5.5% 11.6
2019 -19.0% 9.4
2020 28.7% 12.1

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

94.7%

White British

5.3%

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 53.5%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 37.9%
% Religion not stated 7.4%

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

79.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 44.9%
% Good Health 34.7%
% Fair Health 15.2%
% Bad Health 4%
% Very Bad Health 1.2%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

11.9% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

9%

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

2.9%

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

2.3% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (80.1%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (17.3%)

And then
Prestige Positions (1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

1,841

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 1,841
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 36.2%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 32.1%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.2%
% of households lone parents* 5.7%
% all others** 17.8%

* 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 67.9%
% Public Rented 11.7%
% Private Rented 20.4%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 55.8%
Semi-Detached 23%
Terraced 15.5%
Flats/Maisonettes 4.9%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household8.5%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household54.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

1,869

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 1,869 -
Accommodation and food services 600 32.10%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 400 21.40%
Wholesale, retail and repair 225 12.04%
Mining and quarrying 200 10.70%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 125 6.69%
Education 125 6.69%
Transportation and storage 100 5.35%
Construction 75 4.01%
Manufacturing 50 2.68%
Administrative and support service activities 50 2.68%
Information and communications 45 2.41%
Real estate activities 35 1.87%
Human heath and social work activites 25 1.34%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.54%
Water, sewerage and waste management 10 0.54%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 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

1,869

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

45.2%

High skill occupation

40.8%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.1%

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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