Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 72,652 - 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 36,229 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 36,423 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 11,563 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 41,848 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 19,241 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 5,915 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 21,181 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 9,133 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 5,648 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 20,667 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 10,108 13.9% 15.8% 10.1%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics

Change Birth Rate per 1,000
2003 - 9.6
2004 -4.2% 9.2
2005 8.7% 10
2006 -4% 9.6
2007 8.3% 10.4
2008 3.8% 10.8
2009 -1.9% 10.6
2010 2.8% 10.9
2011 -1.8% 10.7
2012 -4.7% 10.2
2013 -5.9% 9.6
2014 6.2% 10.2
2015 -7.8% 9.4
2016 8.5% 10.2
2017 -6.9% 9.5
2018 -3.2% 9.2
2019 -12.0% 8.1
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2003 - 11.7
2004 0.9% 11.8
2005 -9.3% 10.7
2006 -0.9% 10.6
2007 5.7% 11.2
2008 -1.8% 11.0
2009 3.6% 11.4
2010 -6.1% 10.7
2011 1.9% 10.9
2012 0% 10.9
2013 3.7% 11.3
2014 -2.7% 11.0
2015 10.0% 12.1
2016 -3.3% 11.7
2017 0% 11.7
2018 10.3% 12.9
2019 -10.1% 11.6

Source: Office for National Statistics


93.8%

White British

6.2%

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 46.9%
% Non-Christian 2%
% No religion 44.9%
% Religion not stated 6.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

77.9% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 41.5%
% Good Health 36.4%
% Fair Health 15.9%
% Bad Health 4.9%
% Very Bad Health 1.3%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.2% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.9%

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

3.3%

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


2.2% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (16.1%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (12.3%)

And then
Vintage Value (10%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 33,127
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 29.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 27%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.4%
% of households lone parents* 9.7%
% all others** 22.5%

* 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 66.8%
% Public Rented 13.3%
% Private Rented 19.9%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 24.9%
Semi-Detached 22.7%
Terraced 28.6%
Flats/Maisonettes 23.2%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household20.9%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household35.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Total Percentage
Total businesses 2,170 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 370 17.05%
Accommodation and food services 315 14.52%
Construction 310 14.29%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 210 9.68%
Human heath and social work activites 150 6.91%
Administrative and support service activities 145 6.68%
Manufacturing 105 4.84%
Information and communications 80 3.69%
Transportation and storage 75 3.46%
Real estate activities 75 3.46%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 75 3.46%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 55 2.53%
Education 50 2.30%
Financial and insurance activities 35 1.61%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 20 0.92%
Water, sewerage and waste management 10 0.46%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2022), ONS


Business size bands

Total businesses 2,170 -
Micro (0 to 9 employees) 1,815 83.6%
Small (10 to 49 employees) 290 13.4%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) 60 2.8%
Large (250+ employees) 10 0.5%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2022), ONS


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 32,256 -
Accommodation and food services 4,500 13.95%
Wholesale, retail and repair 4,000 12.40%
Human heath and social work activites 3,000 9.30%
Manufacturing 2,500 7.75%
Education 2,000 6.20%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1,500 4.65%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 1,250 3.88%
Construction 1,000 3.10%
Transportation and storage 1,000 3.10%
Administrative and support service activities 1,000 3.10%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 925 2.87%
Information and communications 300 0.93%
Water, sewerage and waste management 225 0.70%
Real estate activities 225 0.70%
Financial and insurance activities 125 0.39%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 50 0.16%
Mining and quarrying 20 0.06%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Claimant unemployment

These figures refer to the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit who are out of work.

Date RangeAvg. Number of ClaimantsAvg. Rate of Claimants
Jan - Mar 20201,5153.6%
Apr - Jun 20201,3453.2%
Jul - Sep 20201,3203.2%
Oct - Dec 20201,4553.5%

Source: Office for National Statistics


Skills

32,256

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

39.2%

High skill occupation

43.6%

Intermediate skill occupation

17.2%

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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