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Population

3,041

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 3,041 - 45,632 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 1,458 47.9% 48.5% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 1,583 52.1% 51.5% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 563 18.5% 15.8% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 1,752 57.6% 56.1% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 726 23.9% 28.1% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 281 9.2% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 826 27.2% 27.6% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 351 11.5% 12.8% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 282 9.3% 7.7% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 926 30.5% 28.5% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 375 12.3% 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 - 10.5
2012 -25.7% 7.8
2013 7.7% 8.4
2014 15.5% 9.7
2015 -10.3% 8.7
2016 -10.3% 7.8
2017 32.1% 10.3
2018 -22.3% 8.0
2019 -2.5% 7.8
2020 -15.4% 6.6
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 14.2
2012 14.8% 16.3
2013 13.5% 18.5
2014 -16.8% 15.4
2015 7.1% 16.5
2016 51.5% 25.0
2017 -1.6% 24.6
2018 -14.6% 21.0
2019 -8.1% 19.3
2020 -4.7% 18.4

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

94.8%

White British

5.2%

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 52.1%
% Non-Christian 1.6%
% No religion 39.4%
% Religion not stated 6.9%

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

80.5% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 46.8%
% Good Health 33.7%
% Fair Health 14.7%
% Bad Health 3.7%
% Very Bad Health 1.1%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

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

6.3%

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

2.7%

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

2.0% 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 (29.9%)

Followed by
Country Living (17.2%)

And then
Prestige Positions (12.5%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

1,471

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 1,471
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 30.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 33.2%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.7%
% of households lone parents* 9.2%
% all others** 16.5%

* 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 71.3%
% Public Rented 17.0%
% Private Rented 11.6%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 29.4%
Semi-Detached 32.2%
Terraced 16.9%
Flats/Maisonettes 21.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household10.4%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household48.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

1,534

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

Employment data is not available for towns or parishes.

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

1,534

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

46.9%

High skill occupation

41.3%

Intermediate skill occupation

11.9%

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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