Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,518 - 72,652 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,231 49.4% 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,287 50.6% 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 754 16.7% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,556 56.6% 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,208 26.7% 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 399 8.8% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,242 27.5% 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 590 13.1% 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 355 7.9% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,314 29.1% 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 618 13.7% 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 - 10.6
2012 -20.8% 8.4
2013 -25% 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
2020 33.3% 8
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. View breakdowns for the Sub Unitary Geography area


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 2,118 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 350 16.53%
Education 350 16.53%
Construction 100 4.72%
Human heath and social work activites 75 3.54%
Accommodation and food services 35 1.65%
Administrative and support service activities 35 1.65%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 20 0.94%
Manufacturing 15 0.71%
Transportation and storage 5 0.24%
Information and communications 5 0.24%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 5 0.24%
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%
Financial and insurance activities 0 0.00%
Real estate 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

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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