Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 10,512 - 90,094 384,800 60,854,700
All Males 4,944 47.0% 48.2% 48.4% 49.0%
All Females 5,568 53.0% 51.8% 51.6% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 1,879 17.9% 15.0% 15.0% 18.4%
16-64 yrs 5,783 55.0% 53.0% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 2,850 27.1% 31.9% 30.4% 18.8%
Male 0-15 yrs 1,006 9.6% 7.7% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,675 25.4% 25.8% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 1,263 12.0% 14.7% 14.0% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 873 8.3% 7.3% 7.4% 9.0%
Female 16-64 yrs 3,108 29.6% 27.3% 27.8% 31.8%
Female 65+ yrs 1,587 15.1% 17.3% 16.4% 10.2%

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Source : Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics


94.1%

White British

5.9%

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 47.4%
% Non-Christian 2.3%
% No religion 45.3%
% Religion not stated 5.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

81.5% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 48.7%
% Good Health 32.8%
% Fair Health 13.8%
% Bad Health 3.7%
% Very Bad Health 1.0%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

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

6.5%

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

2.5%

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


0.9% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Vintage Value (17.0%)

Followed by
Senior Security (16.9%)

And then
Aspriring Homemakers (13.4%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,377
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 25.5%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.6%
% of households lone parents* 10.8%
% all others** 20.8%

* 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 63.2%
% Public Rented 19.2%
% Private Rented 17.6%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 28.8%
Semi-Detached 19.8%
Terraced 20.5%
Flats/Maisonettes 30.7%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household16.9%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household39.7%

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

4,101

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

51.1%

High skill occupation

35.9%

Intermediate skill occupation

13.0%

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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