Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 157 - 92,272 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 80 51.0% 48.6% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 77 49.0% 51.4% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 17 10.8% 15.7% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 96 61.1% 54.9% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 44 28.0% 29.4% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 8 5.1% 7.9% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 50 31.8% 27.2% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 22 14.0% 13.5% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 9 5.7% 7.9% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 46 29.3% 27.7% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 22 14.0% 15.9% 16.4% 10.2%

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


90.6%

White British

9.4%

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 61.2%
% Non-Christian 0.6%
% No religion 32.4%
% Religion not stated 5.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

84.2% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 43.3%
% Good Health 40.9%
% Fair Health 12.3%
% Bad Health 2.9%
% Very Bad Health 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

7.9% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.3%

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

0.6%

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


Communal establishments

0.0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


MOSAIC

Mosaic is a socio-demographic data set that segments households into particular groups based upon their characteristics. It is used to gain a deeper understanding of residents, their beliefs, preferences and lifestyles Learn more

The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (97.3%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (2.7%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 72
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 25.0%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 34.7%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 13.9%
% of households lone parents* 2.8%
% all others** 23.6%

* 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 68.6%
% Public Rented 12.9%
% Private Rented 18.6%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 52.1%
Semi-Detached 46.5%
Terraced 0.0%
Flats/Maisonettes 1.4%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household2.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household59.2%

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

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

90

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

43.3%

High skill occupation

35.6%

Intermediate skill occupation

21.1%

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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