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Population

9,855

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage South East Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 9,855 - 47,094 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 4,675 47.4% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 5,180 52.6% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,452 14.7% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 5,145 52.2% 55.5% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,258 33.1% 28.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 737 7.5% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,482 25.2% 27.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,456 14.8% 13.3% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 715 7.3% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,663 27.0% 27.7% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,802 18.3% 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 - 7.4
2012 1.4% 7.5
2013 2.7% 7.7
2014 -7.8% 7.1
2015 14.1% 8.1
2016 -6.2% 7.6
2017 19.7% 9.1
2018 -13.2% 7.9
2019 -5.1% 7.5
2020 -5.3% 7.1
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 10.9
2012 -3.7% 10.5
2013 -7.6% 9.7
2014 10.3% 10.7
2015 16.8% 12.5
2016 -17.6% 10.3
2017 26.2% 13.0
2018 0% 13.0
2019 2.3% 13.3
2020 -15.8% 11.2

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

95%

White British

5%

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 53.8%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 39%
% Religion not stated 6%

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

10.1% 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

2.9%

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

0.8% 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 (25.6%)

Followed by
Country Living (17.8%)

And then
Senior Security (16.3%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

4,436

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 4,436
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 36.5%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 29.5%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.8%
% of households lone parents* 8.3%
% all others** 17%

* 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 71.2%
% Public Rented 14.8%
% Private Rented 14%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 38.2%
Semi-Detached 26.3%
Terraced 20.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 11.6%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 3.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household15%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household43.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

4,268

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 4,268 -
Manufacturing 1,250 29.29%
Accommodation and food services 700 16.40%
Wholesale, retail and repair 600 14.06%
Human heath and social work activites 500 11.72%
Construction 400 9.37%
Administrative and support service activities 400 9.37%
Education 400 9.37%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 350 8.20%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 250 5.86%
Information and communications 225 5.27%
Transportation and storage 200 4.69%
Water, sewerage and waste management 100 2.34%
Real estate activities 100 2.34%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 40 0.94%
Mining and quarrying 30 0.70%
Financial and insurance activities 30 0.70%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.23%
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

4,268

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

42%

High skill occupation

40.5%

Intermediate skill occupation

17.5%

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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