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Population

4,554

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,554 - 88,756 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,188 48.0% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,366 52.0% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 641 14.1% 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,587 56.8% 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,326 29.1% 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 319 7.0% 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,254 27.5% 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 615 13.5% 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 322 7.1% 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,333 29.3% 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 711 15.6% 15.3% 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 - 11.0
2012 -15.5% 9.3
2013 5.4% 9.8
2014 13.3% 11.1
2015 -25.2% 8.3
2016 22.9% 10.2
2017 -29.4% 7.2
2018 29.2% 9.3
2019 -19.4% 7.5
2020 9.3% 8.2
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 8.8
2012 18.2% 10.4
2013 21.2% 12.6
2014 3.2% 13.0
2015 15.4% 15.0
2016 -13.3% 13.0
2017 6.9% 13.9
2018 16.5% 16.2
2019 -11.7% 14.3
2020 -13.3% 12.4

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

88.7%

White British

11.3%

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 54.9%
% Non-Christian 2.1%
% No religion 35.6%
% Religion not stated 7.3%

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

0% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 0%
% Good Health 0%
% Fair Health 0%
% Bad Health 0%
% Very Bad Health 0%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

9.0% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.4%

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

2.6%

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

1.5% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rural Reality (56.8%)

Followed by
Country Living (25.1%)

And then
Vintage Value (6.7%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

2,085

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 2,085
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.5%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 29.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10%
% of households lone parents* 7.5%
% all others** 19.7%

* 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 64.9%
% Public Rented 16%
% Private Rented 19%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 33.9%
Semi-Detached 31.1%
Terraced 18.6%
Flats/Maisonettes 16.2%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household13.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household44%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

2,147

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 2,147 -
Human heath and social work activites 400 18.63%
Wholesale, retail and repair 350 16.30%
Education 300 13.97%
Manufacturing 200 9.32%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 185 8.62%
Construction 150 6.99%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 150 6.99%
Accommodation and food services 75 3.49%
Transportation and storage 50 2.33%
Information and communications 50 2.33%
Administrative and support service activities 40 1.86%
Real estate activities 25 1.16%
Financial and insurance activities 20 0.93%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 15 0.70%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 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

2,147

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

34.5%

High skill occupation

42%

Intermediate skill occupation

23.6%

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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