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Population

370

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 370 - 45,632 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 181 48.9% 48.5% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 189 51.1% 51.5% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 55 14.9% 15.8% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 215 58.1% 56.1% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 100 27.0% 28.1% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 26 7.0% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 101 27.3% 27.6% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 54 14.6% 12.8% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 29 7.8% 7.7% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 114 30.8% 28.5% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 46 12.4% 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 - 2.7
2012 92.6% 5.2
2013 -50.0% 2.6
2014 -100% 0.0
2015 0% 0.0
2016 0% 2.7
2017 -100% 0.0
2018 0% 2.7
2019 74.1% 4.7
2020 14.9% 5.4
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 10.7
2012 45.8% 15.6
2013 -50.6% 7.7
2014 39.0% 10.7
2015 23.4% 13.2
2016 -19.7% 10.6
2017 52.8% 16.2
2018 33.3% 21.6
2019 -59.3% 8.8
2020 114.8% 18.9

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

97.1%

White British

2.9%

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 54.6%
% Non-Christian 0.0%
% No religion 40.2%
% Religion not stated 5.2%

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

82.3% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 47.1%
% Good Health 35.2%
% Fair Health 13.5%
% Bad Health 4.2%
% Very Bad Health 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

7.6% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

5.4%

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

2.2%

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

0.0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (60.0%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (39.4%)

And then
Prestige Positions (0.6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

160

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 160
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 28.1%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 45.0%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 5.6%
% of households lone parents* 8.8%
% all others** 12.5%

* 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 75.6%
% Public Rented 13.1%
% Private Rented 11.3%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 47.2%
Semi-Detached 45.3%
Terraced 6.8%
Flats/Maisonettes 0.0%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household8.1%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household59.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

183

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

183

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

48.6%

High skill occupation

39.3%

Intermediate skill occupation

12.0%

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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