Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 8,755 - 91,387 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 4,150 47.4% 48.1% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 4,605 52.6% 51.9% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 992 11.3% 14.9% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 4,161 47.5% 52.8% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 3,602 41.1% 32.3% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 515 5.9% 7.6% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,989 22.7% 25.7% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 1,646 18.8% 14.8% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 477 5.4% 7.3% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,172 24.8% 27.1% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 1,956 22.3% 17.5% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates (2024), Office for National Statistics


95.2%

White British

4.8%

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 56.9%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 35.6%
% Religion not stated 6.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

75.8% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 38.8%
% Good Health 37%
% Fair Health 17.4%
% Bad Health 5.4%
% Very Bad Health 1.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

10.9% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.1%

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

3.8%

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


Communal establishments

1.9% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (41.5%)

Followed by
Prestige Positions (15.6%)

And then
Country Living (7.1%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,114
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 44.8%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 26.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.1%
% of households lone parents* 6.6%
% all others** 13.8%

* 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 81.1%
% Public Rented 9.6%
% Private Rented 9.3%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 58%
Semi-Detached 17.3%
Terraced 6.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 12.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 6.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household11.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household45.5%

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 3,000 -
Manufacturing 600 20.00%
Wholesale, retail and repair 500 16.67%
Construction 450 15.00%
Human heath and social work activites 400 13.33%
Accommodation and food services 200 6.67%
Administrative and support service activities 175 5.83%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 150 5.00%
Transportation and storage 125 4.17%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 125 4.17%
Education 125 4.17%
Information and communications 100 3.33%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 95 3.17%
Real estate activities 40 1.33%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.33%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.33%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 0 0.00%

Source: BRES (2024), 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

3,411

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

43.7%

High skill occupation

42%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.4%

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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