Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 47,094 - 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 23,151 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 23,943 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 7,485 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 26,116 55.5% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 13,493 28.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 3,822 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 13,084 27.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 6,245 13.3% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 3,663 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 13,032 27.7% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 7,248 15.4% 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 - 7.3
2004 13.7% 8.3
2005 -13.3% 7.2
2006 8.3% 7.8
2007 -3.8% 7.5
2008 13.3% 8.5
2009 -1.2% 8.4
2010 3.6% 8.7
2011 -4.6% 8.3
2012 2.4% 8.5
2013 3.5% 8.8
2014 -6.8% 8.2
2015 2.4% 8.4
2016 -1.2% 8.3
2017 -4.8% 7.9
2018 8.9% 8.6
2019 -5.8% 8.1
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2003 - 10.5
2004 5.7% 11.1
2005 -6.3% 10.4
2006 1.9% 10.6
2007 1.9% 10.8
2008 -10.2% 9.7
2009 10.3% 10.7
2010 -4.7% 10.2
2011 -5.9% 9.6
2012 1.0% 9.7
2013 8.2% 10.5
2014 -2.9% 10.2
2015 14.7% 11.7
2016 -8.5% 10.7
2017 4.7% 11.2
2018 4.5% 11.7
2019 -5.1% 11.1

Source: Office for National Statistics


94.2%

White British

5.8%

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 51.6%
% Non-Christian 1.5%
% No religion 40.6%
% 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

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

% Very Good Health 45.2%
% Good Health 35.3%
% Fair Health 14.3%
% Bad Health 4.1%
% Very Bad Health 1.1%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.0% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.1%

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

2.9%

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


1.6% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (24.6%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (19.7%)

And then
Senior Security (13.2%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 20,123
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.5%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 31.7%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.5%
% of households lone parents* 8.1%
% all others** 17.2%

* 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 70.1%
% Public Rented 12.7%
% Private Rented 17.2%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 39.7%
Semi-Detached 25.5%
Terraced 17.9%
Flats/Maisonettes 14.7%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 2.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household12.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household46.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Total Percentage
Total businesses 2,965 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 535 18.04%
Construction 370 12.48%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 345 11.64%
Accommodation and food services 285 9.61%
Information and communications 215 7.25%
Administrative and support service activities 215 7.25%
Manufacturing 190 6.41%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 185 6.24%
Real estate activities 110 3.71%
Human heath and social work activites 95 3.20%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 85 2.87%
Transportation and storage 80 2.70%
Education 60 2.02%
Financial and insurance activities 45 1.52%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 20 0.67%
Water, sewerage and waste management 15 0.51%
Mining and quarrying 10 0.34%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 5 0.17%

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


Business size bands

Total businesses 2,965 -
Micro (0 to 9 employees) 2,570 86.7%
Small (10 to 49 employees) 345 11.6%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) 45 1.5%
Large (250+ employees) 5 0.2%

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


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 20,462 -
Accommodation and food services 3,000 14.66%
Manufacturing 2,250 11.00%
Wholesale, retail and repair 2,000 9.77%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 1,750 8.55%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,500 7.33%
Construction 1,250 6.11%
Education 1,250 6.11%
Human heath and social work activites 1,250 6.11%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1,000 4.89%
Administrative and support service activities 800 3.91%
Transportation and storage 500 2.44%
Information and communications 500 2.44%
Water, sewerage and waste management 350 1.71%
Mining and quarrying 250 1.22%
Real estate activities 225 1.10%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 175 0.86%
Financial and insurance activities 75 0.37%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 10 0.05%

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 20206302.4%
Apr - Jun 20205852.2%
Jul - Sep 20206302.4%
Oct - Dec 20206502.5%

Source: Office for National Statistics


Skills

20,462

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

43.1%

High skill occupation

41.1%

Intermediate skill occupation

15.7%

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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