Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,530 - 73,403 384,800 60,854,700
All Males 2,236 49.4% 49.6% 48.4% 49.0%
All Females 2,294 50.6% 50.4% 51.6% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 669 14.8% 15.2% 15.0% 18.4%
16-64 yrs 2,595 57.3% 57.9% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,266 27.9% 26.9% 30.4% 18.8%
Male 0-15 yrs 327 7.2% 7.7% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,293 28.5% 29.3% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 616 13.6% 12.6% 14.0% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 342 7.5% 7.4% 7.4% 9.0%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,302 28.7% 28.7% 27.8% 31.8%
Female 65+ yrs 650 14.3% 14.3% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source : Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics

Change Birth Rate per 1,000
2011 - 10.6
2012 -20.8% 8.4
2013 -25.0% 6.3
2014 12.7% 7.1
2015 11.3% 7.9
2016 32.9% 10.5
2017 0% 10.5
2018 -26.7% 7.7
2019 -22.1% 6.0
2020 33.3% 8.0
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 9.5
2012 -13.7% 8.2
2013 3.7% 8.5
2014 11.8% 9.5
2015 -3.2% 9.2
2016 -17.4% 7.6
2017 6.6% 8.1
2018 -22.2% 6.3
2019 69.8% 10.7
2020 -4.7% 10.2

Source: Office for National Statistics


94.6%

White British

5.4%

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 49.8%
% Non-Christian 0.9%
% No religion 43.2%
% Religion not stated 6.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

82.2% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 45.9%
% Good Health 36.3%
% Fair Health 12.8%
% Bad Health 3.9%
% Very Bad Health 1.1%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

11% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

8%

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

3%

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 (19.4%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (15.3%)

And then
Suburban Stability (14.3%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 2,014
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 28.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 32.7%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.4%
% of households lone parents* 8.6%
% all others** 19%

* 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 79.1%
% Public Rented 7.6%
% Private Rented 13.4%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 41.3%
Semi-Detached 30.8%
Terraced 18.7%
Flats/Maisonettes 9%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household11.5%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household48.6%

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.


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
All industries 800 -
Education 300 37.50%
Wholesale, retail and repair 225 28.13%
Construction 100 12.50%
Human heath and social work activites 75 9.38%
Accommodation and food services 40 5.00%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 30 3.75%
Administrative and support service activities 30 3.75%
Manufacturing 15 1.88%
Real estate activities 10 1.25%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 10 1.25%
Transportation and storage 5 0.63%
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%
Information and communications 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 0 0.00%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 0 0.00%

Source: BRES 2023, 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

2,118

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

45.9%

High skill occupation

41%

Intermediate skill occupation

13.1%

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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